I agree, and any time people say if the genders were reversed and it was a man with a teenage girl, I’m thrown because i feel like that was/is far more the norm
@@kiimimo_9833no no, George was significantly older. She was in high school and he a grown man. Meemaw talks about it in some episode. Maybe the age gab wasn't quite that big but definetely more than a year
The age gap isn’t the problem, the problem is one of them is underaged. Like if the dude was 18 and the chick was 38 so making the age gap wider, it wouldn’t be an issue.
@@chi7818 yeah, I understand that just fine. Do you not understand the concept of acting? Or are actors somehow morally responsible for the actions of the characters they portray?
@@masterjedi8072 see this is the thing, if a tv series had a 17 year old girl get knocked up by a 20+ year old guy, that show would get so much backlash and hate and no amount of “it’s just acting” or “we are trying to show uncomfortable situation” would excuse it. That’s what people are trying to say, but instead they are trying to move the focus to the age difference when in all honesty no one gives a shit when an older women hooks up with a younger guy. Look at Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore for example. As for it being acting, of course people know which is why we aren’t calling the actress a pedo but questioning the decision of why they added it.
@@chi7818 it's pretty accurate. I went to a small school (about 300 total students) and there were two girls that got pregnant by guys that were in their early 20s. There was also a senior girl that was knocked up by an 8th grade boy. None of them faced charges. So it's not a matter of morality in the show, but a recognition of reality. In fact, the show is downplaying it by making his age a deception. I'm not saying these are good things, just that they're real.
@@masterjedi8072 see I get the argument that it’s showing the darker side and sadly things like that happen but your not getting the point that they are only doing this because it’s an underaged boy and an older women. They won’t do this for literally any other situation but it’s okay in this specific case because no one gives a shit about guys and a 17 year old guy shouldn’t be complaining about getting laid. For example, they will never show a grown man in his 20’s knocking up a high school girl and nothing happening to him like you’ve seen, but it’s okay showing the 20+ year old women getting knocked up by a man underaged boy. Both of these happen but one is okay to show and one isn’t.
I actually thought the same.. even if the roles were reversed, I wouldn’t see it as gross. Also, I don’t think it would’ve been uncommon anyway during that time in the 80’s 😅 lol
@@windstar120025 Because she actually told him the truth about her age before getting intimate. He had the perfect opportunity to do the same but chose not to because he knew she wouldn't sleep with him. So yeah, he more than deserved the harsher treatment.
People must not understand they didn’t glorify the relationship they showed Georgie being a selfish lying idiot teenager (very realistically) lying about his age to get laid, which women do all the time as well. So they are showing how they handled a young man doing something stupid and stepping up to handle the responsibility of his mistakes and becoming a father at a young age
@@ebelesaurus2 I think if a women lied to a man about her age and it happened the same outcome should be upheld even tho I know it wouldn’t, but we have to be honest almost everyone thinks women mature faster than men mentally and physically so if that’s true why do we protect younger women from older men so much more than vise versa?? I personally don’t believe women mature mentally faster than men which is why I think that are more easily manipulated by men than the other way around most young boys that are 17 can handle the emotional things that come with sleeping with and older women why younger women/girls cannot and it’s much more psychologically traumatic for a younger girl to hookup with an older man when all he wants is sex. Society and women want it both ways… they want us to believe that they mature faster but when something like that happens they want all The protection and non of the personal responsibility
@@ebelesaurus2 shure, a 17 year old teen mom lies about her age gets pregnant and how since she is religious want to mary the man who she lied to. Its not a comedy its a tragedy.
Still rape if you follow the laws someone that is 17 can't give concent to have sex whit a 29 year old, if it was a 29 year old male and a 17 year old girl it would have been outrage and the actors would not try to defend the problem.
I mean, that’s essentially what you’re doing when you berate employees for not having more registers or lanes open. I remember working retail, busting my butt on busy days, and having to tell customers, “I didn’t make a conscious decision to have less coworkers”. Lol
@@80PercentAshamedOfU dude those people just chainsmoke and eat like shit and enable themselves to act like their organs. Shitty and self destructive.
For those who don't know. He lied about his age, she didn't just purposefully go after a 17-year-old. She thought he was closer to her age. Edit to clarify: He ordered alcohol because they were at a bar. Also, others have clarified that the age of consent in Texas was 17 years old. The age of consent is different dependent on the state or country they take place in.
That doesn't matter she as the adult should have asked for an id or something. If a girl lies about her age with an older man it would still be on the older man.
@@ElJoseMasReal EXACTLY, thank you for answering for me. They were at a bar if I remember correctly. But he definitely ordered alcohol. So a person seeing them order and receive alcohol at a bar could typically assume they were at least 21+. And I think he lied and said he was close to her age, I think she asked as well. But again it's been quite a while since I saw the clip. I've never watched the show but I saw literally just the clips of this scenario, because people were freaking out over the age gap a bit ago as well.
@brbgboxing5738 honestly in the 80s it was more common for girls of 17 to get pregnant than this and fo we need to remind you its a tv show even if roles were reversed its still a tv show AND YOU REALLY THINK people in the 80s asked for id 😂
Don’t forget that Georgie lied about his age when he met her. Therefore, she thought she was sleeping with someone much older. Then she gets pregnant and learned the truth.
If the roles were reversed this would be passed off as a poor excuse and it’d be stated that the adult man should be responsible enough to verify her age. So… let’s keep the same energy here
The same goes for a teenager woman lying about her age because usually, girls prefer older boys instead of the same age. Edit: and honestly, 14yo boys are much easier to identify, as they are usually skinny, and with no body proportions defined. Girls, on the other hand, due to makeup and other stuff, can easily look older.
This isn’t even illegal even if she did know his age; the age of consent in Texas is 17. Also, he lied about his age, so it’s 100% his fault. She has no way of knowing he was that age. Also why aren’t people questioning the writers about this? The actress had nothing to do with this
Context is important.... In the show, she did not know that he was 17 because he lied about his age. She got mad at him once she found out that he lied.
Age of consent is 16 in most countries- I was 18when I got together with my then 24 year old bf- I dont think a few month would have made too much difference😂. Huge age gap relationships are more prone to unequal power but they can be healthy nonetheless. I am now 23 and have no regrets😂
@@beansandrunningI agree. I was 17 (and already graduated from high school) and my BF was 24. I moved in with him on my 18th birthday and we got married at 19 with baby one at 20. And we have been married for over 25 years. It’s really not creepy to me if a late teen dates a young 20 something. Everyone is always so keen to make young adult men who it to be creeps and teens as being little children to protect. 😂. I knew exactly what I was doing by age 17.
Thats right. She stopped speaking to him when she found out and only reached out again because she discovered she was pregnant and needed his help. Also while i dont love or encourage this age difference age of consent in Texas is 17 and has been for a while so they cant really do anything about it legally
The show doesn’t pretend that her relationship with an underage boy is normal or good, but she fully believed that he was of age and he went to great lengths to convince her. In the show, it’s portrayed as something that’s wrong, but also something that they move past from. And ultimately in no small part due tot he fact they’re raising a child together, they do fall in love and decide to stay together. It’s a complicated story that doesn’t really put the start of the relationship in a positive light, but shows that things can change between people over time.
Here, he repeatedly lied despite her coming clean. The point being she would have walked away if she knew the truth and he knew that. Meemaw also knew he was lying and didn't warn her.
She also feels a significant amount of guilt when she does find out and only reaches out again when she discovers she is pregnant. If she hadn’t gotten pregnant she probably wouldn’t have contacted him again
IDK why people are obsessed with an age gap. All of these people think their own relationships are perfect but in reality, most of them are far from perfect
Other than that, initially in the story, she did not know that she was going out with a 17 year old boy because Jordan's character (Georgie) lied about his age and she only found out when she was pregnant by him.
I mean he pursued her, lied about being an adult and got her pregnant 😭 I think the circumstances make it alright coz if she didn’t get pregnant or he didn’t lie it’d be a different situation
@@Dejusticed well I admit it’s a double standard but men are stronger and have more power over women so a younger woman and an older man would be more dangerous I think. But if a 17 year old lied about her age and got pregnant by a 29 year old that wouldn’t be his fault if she lied. But the younger one would be the pregnant one so it’s a bit more complicated it’s a complicated topic
@@Nataszawithaz Its not more complicated at all, the roles are simply reversed. The consequences change, but the situations that arise to such acts are the same. Its just hypocrisy. Truly the other way is actually the more natural way. Biologically and socially, the man being 30 and her 18 is always the better choice. The other way doesn't last, and the dude its a god awful deal over time.
But when girls lie to men about their age, the judge will literally tell them “you should have checked her ID” um, sorry I don’t go around checking every one I meets ID
Why do people give a fuck about an age gap when it comes to acting it’s acting the Internet issue full of people who care about the wrong shit is more important. Shit to worry about in this world.
Me and my partner have got a 16 year age difference between us. I was 18 he was 34. For the first year everyone gave both of us hell, calling him really disgusting names that I don't think I need to say and me a gold digger. We ignored them because I was legally an adult and he was broke asf, we didn't get together to use each other like everyone assumes cus we both had nothing. Even now I still get some people claiming he "groomed" me which I just roll my eyes at since I went after him not the other way around. Thankfully a few years later the comments stopped and we now got a baby boy who is turning 1 in July and we support and love each other
For the people saying if the roles were reversed there would be outrage. The roles have already been reversed in multiple shows before Young Sheldon without much backlash. Pretty Little Liars an incredibly bad show. Had a Teenage School going character called Aria who has a whole romance with her much older Teacher throughout the show and eventually marries him.
If Pretty Little Liars were real events, every single one of their parents and several teachers would be in jail. The girls would be kicked out of school for the amount of truancies. It’s a bonkers show that just keeps doubling down on how not okay the town and families are with these childrens actions.
@@hatleyhoward7193 The point is it showed a Teacher Student romance as a wholesome thing and got no backlash. Ofcourse it's a show not real life. Just like Young Sheldon is a show and not real life.
@@vickiebenson7980 I was just pointing out the absurdity of the terrible parenting and lack of adult intervention. It’s comical and could basically be a drinking game - drink every time an adult should be arrested for child endangerment, drink every time the kids just leave school and stroll around town, drink when people should be arrested. I know it’s fictional. It’s just crazy bonkers show that is a hell of a ride.
To be fair, this wasn't Emily's battle to fight. This was the producer's battle to fight. Also, I love Young Sheldon and I was never freaked put about it. I think it was done very well.
Im 11 yrs older than my husband. I met him when he was 21, but we didnt begin dating until he was 28. I dated a guy in high school, he was 17, I was 15. After me, his next girl was 35 and had two kids. They dated all throughout his senior year of high school and got married after he graduated. lol
I met my husband when I was about 19 and he was 30. We have an 11 year age gap but we both met as adults and he is the best thing that ever happened to me!! I'm now 22 and he's turning 33! ❤😍 as long as you are loving consenting adults age doesn't matter!
My grandma was 15 when she was pregnant with my mom, my grandpa was 21. She lied to him the entire time about her age and said she was 18, looked the part and everything. He didnt find out how old she was until she was pregnant and sayin he needed to marry her to make it proper, she was doin all of it to get out of her parents house cause she didnt like em, too pushy she said. All im sayin, yeah if a 29 year old knew, thats weird. But teenagers lie and everyone has to deal with the consequences. This is an incredibly southern occurance
Not even just southern, this happened to my sister. She lied about her age to a much older man. She never told anyone and we all found out much later after she was pregnant and decided to keep the baby. This happened just a few years back lol People are crazy
@@cryptid2923 I'm not. I'm talking about in general women like older men and men like younger women. It doesn't work most of the time the other way around.
@@Garett.1214 You said men are considered pedophiles if the roles were reversed. That is literally all you said. The 'other way around' is the relationship in Young Sheldon. People get with people irregardless of age all the damn time, it's a big world. Your view of things is small and doesn't even make sense.
People seem to forget what the point of "acting" is. We dont need some twitter peofessor explaining to us why murder is wrong because friday the thirteenth apparently glilorifies it
There is nothing wrong with an 11 year age gap if both people are out of their teen years. My man is 34 years old, while I am 45 years old. But, we got together a little over a year ago. I never would have dated him when he was 17! A seventeen year old boy is still adolescent who isn't legally, mentally, emotionally, or even physically an adult yet. People should leave adolescents alone and let them grow up in peace.
Yeah, that's actually weird. The age gap isn't even the issue here. Its the fact that she was his teacher as a kid. Makes me think there was some behind the seens stuff going on.
I think people missed the entire point. Her character was horrified to learn how old Georgie was. He lied to her about his age, and when she found out the truth she didn't want anything to do with him anymore. The only reason they stayed together was bc she ended up being pregnant. It's not her job to defend her character or the producers and writers choices.
It’s a show, idk why we even having to discuss this. Young Sheldon was awesome & the ending was great, can’t wait for this spinoff about his brothers life
Shit like that DID happen, alot, in reverse in the 80s when the show is set, and people barely used to bat an eyelid. People only got alot more upset about age gap relationships in the last decade or so. Not saying thats a bad thing, but we can't just only show morally correct things on tv when the real world isnt like that. Its funny because it used to be mary types trying to push their moral panic on the world and now the older generation are more chill and its the younger ones doing the same.
@@user-mx6wr8eo8p I think people are just not understanding nuance. Georgie fucked up and lied and got a woman pregnant. He claimed he was 23 I believe. People just don't understand it's not a "romance" between a minor and adult, it's a minor fucking up, taking accountability, and becoming more mature as he becomes an adult. And anyone saying it's grooming have never been groomed or never watched the show. It's not "now they are snowflakes" it's "people are praised online for not having critical thinking skills as idiots are now able to find each other in mass"
@@DrJazzyBonespHd I think the problem is they got together in the end. If someone lied to me about their age I would be disgusted. Yes I would be happy that they stepped up but I would NOT have a relationship with them. The writers didn't have to put them together.
The younger generation seems intent on turning everybody into a victim, which in the end turns nobody into a victim, and removes personal choice and agency from adult ppl.
Difference is they are underage and the implications they they didn't understand by putting themselves in that position. Here, Georgie deliberately refused to tell the truth as he was after sex and knew mandy would end the relationship if she knew he was 17
@@philwill0123 as did Paige and Missy though , they just never got too far because Missy told the guy Paige was leaving with that she was underage which annoyed Paige , then Missy was stopped when George walked in on her at the video store and got upset that he scared the guy off to which she started telling the male customers her age grade and that George was her dad. Also if I’m not mistaken the AOC was 17 at that time but you’re right once he found out she was way older than he expected he just kept going with the flow of his hormones yet my point still stands , all three kids knew they were too young and still pursued older people and hiding their age it’s just that Georgie ended up getting Mandy pregnant.
@@STAYATINYARMYSIN you forget that the missing element is the missy character is 14 years old. So there is the led astray/ corruption of a minor element with a 14 year old put in a sexially charged atmosphere. The point is to show that while missy thinks she's grown up, she's completely out of her depth. The Georgie situation is someone who we have seen lie repeatedly in situations, never wants to admit the truth( numerous situations where he wants adults to tell the truth on his behalf) and has already had a pregnancy scare in the show before he met mandy. He has already been warned by meemaw to tell the truth, and when mandy admits her age, he still deliberately witholds information that if she knew would potentially have her change her mind. This is despite viewers doing the simplistic " if the roles were reversed, he would be a paedophile" viewpoint. Point is Georgie lied to get his end away knowing the implications. He already had a pregnancy warning. He wasn't being led astray. He was very aware of the effects of his lies, despite warning and a get out clause. Missy was barely a teenager, and out her depth and not aware.
Its stuff like this why everything sucks in this world (Dating, Video games, comic books, etc). People easily get offended over everything. We can never have anything good anymore.
a lot of people and happy marriages wouldn't exist without things happening that were absolutely morally wrong. morality clashing with good outcomes. however that doesn't change much, even if the person didn't see themselves this way or consciously know this, 100% they only go after a 16-17 year old because they're attracted to the fact that they're young and inexperienced.
Mandy and georgie are the cutest couple though, and realistic for the most part since mandy was PISSSED he lied to her before the two began to settle and grow respect for eachother that turned to love. Georgie treats her so well and their daughter so sweetly 🥹
I was indifferent to the Young Sheldon show until this story line came along. It is really well written with real emotional development of the characters involved, especially MeMaw taking her under her wing to make sure she is valued as a part of the Cooper family.
@@cdjhyoung exactly! it was super well written. they didn't immediately go "oh well, what happened happened. you're kinda cute, let's get married for our baby's sake". it took time, a lot of buildup for each character and some good development from Georgie's end and Mandy's too!! with MeeMaw pushing both of them to communicate with one another.
@@enlightened7master They met when Georgie was still a minor??? That’s like saying it’s okay for a 11th grade teacher to date one of her students once they turn 18.
Georgie Cooper is 17 yes but the character that played Georgie Cooper was actually 21 when He said his actual age to Mandy/Emily so it's really not bad so it's a seven years age gap so it's not bad at all
It's crazy that people are so sensitive they can't handle fictional characters being imperfect for the sake of the plot, future character development, etc.
The problem is he told her he was 21, which appearance-wise isn't that different from 17. My sister was once asked for her ID to buy beer when she was 21 in Germany(where legal age of buying beer is 16). There are just people who look younger than their age.
@@kaoryakasaka6835 True. Other people (not you) watched the episodes of Young Sheldon not for context but just to critic using information that is not true. Georgie lied about his age and so did Mandy.
@@kaoryakasaka6835 i understand that there are people who look younger than their age. my point is that as a 30 year old woman, if you don’t look like you could conceivably be anywhere near my age, you’re too young lol. i don’t understand being attracted to someone that much younger than you in the first place, even *if* they are legal.
There has been another shows that made risky themes that are fictional but with men and they make so much backlash that they make the director or writers apologize with this nothing
It is usually cause it is a teacher student relationship and they romanticize it which is dangerous. It is not the case here. In fact they make a case why their relationship doesn't make sense.
@@MysteriousGhost378 so you are saying an older women having a relationship with a minor is less bad than a teacher with a student do you hear yourselves trying to excuse it🙄
@@cobrakaier238 having then a show of them being a romantic thing is not dangerous when is an adult that was with a minor do you hear yourselves trying to excuse what the other way you would have been screaming to all to cancel the writers ¡Sheesh!
Fr tho and people say ask for id, normal people don’t do that. I’ve never once asked for id. There are people that look way younger than they are and people that look way older. I’ve never been in the situation where I thought someone was lying to me about their age before. Most people about to get laid also aren’t gonna go oh wait can I see your id.
@@jessepinkman876plus fake id's exist. Im ashamed to say i was once that girl who lied about her age i had 3 fake id's I've fooled many people with its not as simple as "let me see your id"
Plus, they are not taking the time period onto consideration. 80/90s it was considered normal for boys/men to do whatever they could to get laid. There are all kinds of songs, movies, and such about it. Go back further and my mom and dad started dating in the 50s, mom was 16 and dad 22. That was concudeted normal then. The funny part was my mother was way more mature and prepared to be an adult than my father, since she was raised on a farm and taught how to run the household by time she was a teen. This silliness is as silly if they did a show about the deep south in the 1700's and all the blacks were free men who owned property and esteemed members of society. Complete fantasy.
People love the musical Brightstar. Jimmy Ray is 26 and Alice was 16, we all know about Pocahontas...this is not an uncommon situation where the roles are reversed. Plus its a lot more nuanced than people are making it out to be
Historically speaking, older male-younger female relationships were pretty common It took a man a bit of time to get to where he can take care of himself as well as a wife and children. And a younger woman would be preferred do to fertility and I’m sure a few other factors It is what it is. An older man is more likely to have the things that a woman might value in a man- a younger woman is mire likely to have the traits that a man might value in a woman
@@xmathmanxwdym it would be the same situation, I think both scenarios is weird fr but you know that if it was a 17 year old young lady lying about their age and getting pregnant by a 29 year old then the internet would have been on fire fr. Both is very weird but also very real scenarios that I’m glad are being covered because TV honestly shouldn’t be afraid to cover this type of stuff but it doesn’t make it less weird
What do you mean it already has been. Pretty Little Liars(A Shit Show) had a whole subplot of one of the teenage girls having romance with her teacher. A show called Switched At Birth had a similar subplot where the Deaf girl has a romance with her teacher.
People aren’t really accounting for the wider context. It’s not like they had Emily’s character ‘grooming’ Georgie, he bullshitted her into believing he was 23. It is far less common for women to smudge their age to be older to impress dudes, whilst it happens pretty often the other way around (half the dudes I know have tried to fake being 25 at 16 trying to get some uni girls at a bar). This was a situation where the dude was still the perpetrator of an ‘immoral act’, the girl was just clueless. It’s very different to the scenario which people have in their heads when they’re talking about this.
It’s still fugged no matter how you slice it. If you’re unsure, ask to see ID, you shouldn’t be embarrassed to ask such a thing if YOU ARENT SURE. Ignorance won’t hold up in a court of law, cut and dry. I’ve seen it happen to many people.
Women and men both lie about their ages all the time. And how many 16 year olds did you know that could make it into bars to chat up women? Maybe I lived a different life, but that seems less than plausible to me.
I think you’re very wrong about the idea women don’t lie about their age 😂 the number of women in gen Z who’ve admitted to being on dating apps in high school pretending to be in college has to be at least 50% in my experience. I would say MOST teenagers girls have dated an adult 😐
Girls use makeup and clothing to make themselves look older and they'll share tips on how to do that with each other. For boys the only chance they have is if they can grow a beard early.
@@sparklyplumbobthe point is not that it doesn't happen in real life, the point is that this is a STORY, carefully constructed and controlled by writers. they will convey what is appropriate for the story they want to tell and these characters living these things are not real, and any possibly insidious consequences are also not real, unless they are relevant to the story. there is literally no harm done. people need to lighten up fr.
While this age gap would be concerning irl, don’t forget that in the show, Georgie lied about his age to her and told her that he was 21 making him a legal adult. She only found out about his real age after she got pregnant.
Yes the relationship would not work on the principal of the “half plus seven theory”. 29/2+7=21.5. So basically it falls outside of socially acceptable limits being she has to date 21+ and the age difference is significant to the point where they would just be at much different places in life. The more you look into this theory the more it makes sense.
Interesting theory. Hubby is 9 years younger and I have wondered how it worked out for us as well as it has. The way I see it we meet in the middle, with him being more mature for his age and me being young at heart. I swear, I thought he was 25 when we met. 😅
absolute crock, love only works to a formula if everyone in the world is exactly the same, there are countless healthy long lasting relationships between couples with significant age gaps often above and beyond 11 years George and Amal Clooney 17 years Blake Lively and Ryan reynolds 11 years Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves 13 years Jason Statham & Rosie-Huntington-Whiteley: 20 Years Heidi Klum & Tom Kaulitz: 16 Years Michael Douglas & Catherine Zeta-Jones: 25 Years Emilie Livingston & Jeff Goldblum: 30 Years I could go on. even in my own life the longest lasting relationships have been with women significantly older than me so to say that relationships wont last because the maths don't add up is bunkum at its very best. as for the story its not real people no one need to defend anything, if people had to defend whatever there character did every time someone got offended the world would be awash with actors apologies.
@andrewwright6540 17-year-olds may be minors, but they are not children. Since when is it required that sexual congress be restricted to partners of the same "stage of life" (whatever that means)? 16 is the age of consent in 34 states. So yes, it is quite normal for late teens to have romantic relationships with partners over the age of 20. What isn't normal is this weird infantilization of people who have reached sexual maturity and are months away from being eligible to vote or being subject to compulsory military service, capital punishment, and other very adult risks and responsibilities.
All people do is say "now flip the roles" Georgies character *is* the problem, Amanda didn't do anything wrong except not ask to see ID. But if you were on a date would you ask to see ID?
Yeah but this wasn’t the time to do it. He lied to her about his age and it was a big issue in the show as well. They need to switch the genders when it’s treated normally.
My parents have an 11 year age gap. When I was born, my mom was 17 and my dad was about to turn 28 three weeks later. They were already married and nobody batted an eye. I think about this every time I hear someone say “if the roles were reversed,” because where I live, men being much older than their spouses is very common. And my dad isn’t someone who even goes after younger women. Since his divorce he’s dated closer to his age. But he was very much in love with my mother and he always wanted to protect her. When he found out how volatile her home life was, he knew he had to get her out of there and give her some stability. He protected her until she decided to leave him in 1994. I haven’t seen her since but I do understand that she was very emotionally damaged and she made bad decisions because of that. Sorry, I just told a whole story, but I don’t like everything being painted so negatively when everything isn’t black and white. There is grey area. And people just aren’t very understanding to nuance these days.
If that 17yr old girl lied about her age, and the father stepped up and cared for the child as much as Georgie Jr did.... that wouldn't be a horror story.
My parents are 11 years apart in same direction, but my dad was mid-20s when they met. And you’re on a faster timeline in that situation anyway. They should’ve waited til he was 21. Also, IF marriage is before sex, 17 girl with 29 man should be socially allowed. Similarly, ideally, the girl would graduate high school and work a 40 hour per week job to appreciate adulthood before she marries him.
Honestly you Americans need to get over this obsession with everyone having to be dating someone a week older than them. In England the legal age of consent is 16 and none of these weirdo problems happen over here. You guys judge a 18 year old for having relationships and it’s biologically backwards, it’s almost like you want to accuse anyone that isn’t above the age of 21 of well being a that very bad word. Teenagers have relationships people the sooner you guys understand this the sooner we are gonna stop having stupid accusations thrown about.
I live in the state of Michigan and the legal age of consent is 16 here to but yet if you are 18 you can be charged as a sex offender for dating someone who is 16.
In my country the age of consent is also 16. Although I see the problem, I don't think it's that bad for a 17 years old to date someone older. People also have a problem with 18 years old dating 20+ and it's a mindf*ck. They expect only 20 can date only 20, 30 should be with 30 and 40+ with 40+. This only happens in USA.
@@Koshrocreations No? People just want people to date people within their age range. Teenagers should date teenagers while adults should date adults. Is it not that hard to understand?
Okay, so in order: Georgie was over the age of consent for 1980's Texas so not a crime. Georgie lied repeatedly about his age. Bear in mind that this relationship is dooned to failure. Its not being held up as an example.
My wife is 53 and im 29, she was my teacher at one point. Never told anyone and we're still married to this day with a beautiful 5 year old daughter now. Shit happens. ❤
@@melissasylva6000 why would I be so well read on those laws like you are? Only someone who wants to get into a kid's pants would know so much about consent laws bud. Should we check your hard drives?
This is not all that uncommon. I had a relationship with a 34 year old woman when I was 17. I knew she was older she knew I was younger but age never came up. Things didn't work out though we remained friends for quite some time, only reason we found out about the age difference was because I knew her oldest son from school. A female friend of mine started dating 30 year old men by the time she was 13/14. She looked like a grown woman and was very mature. She'd get fake IDs and go drinking at bars or clubs in the hopes of meeting someone. And she did this with several of her friends who were all under 18. All of this was back in the 90s when there wasn't as much focus on this kind of thing. The internet wasn't what it is and no one age checked anyone else unless there was a reason
Thank you for giving us your experience. Some ppl blow this sort of thing out of proportion. Not every case is a active “predator/groomer” taking advantage of someone’s naïveté
As a young teen, my mom and all her friends did very similar things back in the 70's. The terms "grooming" and "predator" that dictate to the masses how we are to think and feel about this hadn't been invented yet, so naturally it wasn't a problem.
From my personal experience, I felt pretty invisible to women until my mid 30s, when I got a lot of gray hair. Both older and younger women will check me out, especially if I dress well. Since some women are pretty discreet when they look, I suspect someone is underage when they are not so discreet. In fact, they can be just as bad as a guys with the stares and head turns.
My father was 27 my mother was 17. My mother got consent by her parents to be with my father. They had been together for almost 35 years until my mother passed from a heart attack at 53. We dont know these people in real life, it not our actual issues.
I don't understand why people are so upset about the age gap between Emily and Montana. Their both are adults, and if they didn't feel comfortable with doing the tv series they wouldn't take the roles
its about the series dummy not abt irl actors. in the show he is 17 and hse is 29 .IN THE SHOW. so pedophilia and pregnancy shown as NORMAL AND FUNNY . ion rlly care abt it but i get why some ppl are
@@lilbottle9709you obviously never watched the show and if you did you didn’t get the point… he lied about his age, she didn’t knowingly jump the bones of a 17 year old. Once he told her about his age she ended the relationship, until She found out she was pregnant and he stepped up as a young man should to take responsibility for his actions, glad I could clear that up for a moron like you
@@lilbottle9709 The entire family was shamed and outcasted for it and other shows have done the reverse before without any backlash. You're just mad that the older person was a girl this time and people aren't rioting.
Asking an actress to defend a choice made by producers or writers is like asking an employee to defend a corporation. Come on.
Nice going
well said!
🙄 Not even. Because it’s fiction! It’s pretend. People shouldn’t be mad to begin with. It’s just outrage culture.
"Would you like fries with that"
Meh but that also means she’s comfortable with the role and whatever moral questions it raised.
Weirdly enough I feel like 17 year old girls getting pregnant the same way Georgie got her pregnant was actually significantly more common in the 80’s
Still now too. Ppl just seem to not be able to stick to ppl their age
I agree, and any time people say if the genders were reversed and it was a man with a teenage girl, I’m thrown because i feel like that was/is far more the norm
Pretty much the story of Mary and George
@@leniriethe9554true- only they were the same age - if not George was only a year or two older
@@kiimimo_9833no no, George was significantly older. She was in high school and he a grown man. Meemaw talks about it in some episode. Maybe the age gab wasn't quite that big but definetely more than a year
The age gap is literally part of the plot. This is like critising Heath Ledger for killing all those people as the joker.
The age gap isn’t the problem, the problem is one of them is underaged.
Like if the dude was 18 and the chick was 38 so making the age gap wider, it wouldn’t be an issue.
@@chi7818 yeah, I understand that just fine. Do you not understand the concept of acting? Or are actors somehow morally responsible for the actions of the characters they portray?
@@masterjedi8072 see this is the thing, if a tv series had a 17 year old girl get knocked up by a 20+ year old guy, that show would get so much backlash and hate and no amount of “it’s just acting” or “we are trying to show uncomfortable situation” would excuse it.
That’s what people are trying to say, but instead they are trying to move the focus to the age difference when in all honesty no one gives a shit when an older women hooks up with a younger guy. Look at Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore for example.
As for it being acting, of course people know which is why we aren’t calling the actress a pedo but questioning the decision of why they added it.
@@chi7818 it's pretty accurate. I went to a small school (about 300 total students) and there were two girls that got pregnant by guys that were in their early 20s. There was also a senior girl that was knocked up by an 8th grade boy. None of them faced charges. So it's not a matter of morality in the show, but a recognition of reality. In fact, the show is downplaying it by making his age a deception. I'm not saying these are good things, just that they're real.
@@masterjedi8072 see I get the argument that it’s showing the darker side and sadly things like that happen but your not getting the point that they are only doing this because it’s an underaged boy and an older women. They won’t do this for literally any other situation but it’s okay in this specific case because no one gives a shit about guys and a 17 year old guy shouldn’t be complaining about getting laid.
For example, they will never show a grown man in his 20’s knocking up a high school girl and nothing happening to him like you’ve seen, but it’s okay showing the 20+ year old women getting knocked up by a man underaged boy. Both of these happen but one is okay to show and one isn’t.
they just portrayed something that was common and didn't romanticize it. The characters themselves actually criticized it a lot.
I actually thought the same.. even if the roles were reversed, I wouldn’t see it as gross. Also, I don’t think it would’ve been uncommon anyway during that time in the 80’s 😅 lol
The really only criticized Georgie, Mandy more or less stopped getting slammed within like an episode or 2
@@windstar120025 Because she actually told him the truth about her age before getting intimate. He had the perfect opportunity to do the same but chose not to because he knew she wouldn't sleep with him. So yeah, he more than deserved the harsher treatment.
People must not understand they didn’t glorify the relationship they showed Georgie being a selfish lying idiot teenager (very realistically) lying about his age to get laid, which women do all the time as well. So they are showing how they handled a young man doing something stupid and stepping up to handle the responsibility of his mistakes and becoming a father at a young age
But just reverse the genders
@@ebelesaurus2 I think if a women lied to a man about her age and it happened the same outcome should be upheld even tho I know it wouldn’t, but we have to be honest almost everyone thinks women mature faster than men mentally and physically so if that’s true why do we protect younger women from older men so much more than vise versa?? I personally don’t believe women mature mentally faster than men which is why I think that are more easily manipulated by men than the other way around most young boys that are 17 can handle the emotional things that come with sleeping with and older women why younger women/girls cannot and it’s much more psychologically traumatic for a younger girl to hookup with an older man when all he wants is sex. Society and women want it both ways… they want us to believe that they mature faster but when something like that happens they want all
The protection and non of the personal responsibility
@@ebelesaurus2 shure, a 17 year old teen mom lies about her age gets pregnant and how since she is religious want to mary the man who she lied to. Its not a comedy its a tragedy.
Still rape if you follow the laws someone that is 17 can't give concent to have sex whit a 29 year old, if it was a 29 year old male and a 17 year old girl it would have been outrage and the actors would not try to defend the problem.
@samolofsson2401 No if the 29 year old reasonably believed the other person was an adult they can't be charged.
This is like getting mad at McDonald's for raising their prices and then yelling at the teenaged cashier about it
Which people often do lol
I mean, that’s essentially what you’re doing when you berate employees for not having more registers or lanes open. I remember working retail, busting my butt on busy days, and having to tell customers, “I didn’t make a conscious decision to have less coworkers”. Lol
@@80PercentAshamedOfU dude those people just chainsmoke and eat like shit and enable themselves to act like their organs. Shitty and self destructive.
@@80PercentAshamedOfUfr they think I have the power to open more lanes 😂 get mad at my FE manager not me
@@p0pimp2004 every damn day
For those who don't know. He lied about his age, she didn't just purposefully go after a 17-year-old. She thought he was closer to her age.
Edit to clarify: He ordered alcohol because they were at a bar. Also, others have clarified that the age of consent in Texas was 17 years old. The age of consent is different dependent on the state or country they take place in.
That doesn't matter she as the adult should have asked for an id or something. If a girl lies about her age with an older man it would still be on the older man.
@@brbgboxing5738uhmmm actually 🤓, the 17 year old ordered a beer infront of the woman, so its reasonable for her to assume that he is of age
@@ElJoseMasReal EXACTLY, thank you for answering for me. They were at a bar if I remember correctly. But he definitely ordered alcohol. So a person seeing them order and receive alcohol at a bar could typically assume they were at least 21+.
And I think he lied and said he was close to her age, I think she asked as well. But again it's been quite a while since I saw the clip.
I've never watched the show but I saw literally just the clips of this scenario, because people were freaking out over the age gap a bit ago as well.
@@brbgboxing5738 Do you go around asking strangers you’re interested in for their id? I’ve never heard of someone doing that before.
@brbgboxing5738 honestly in the 80s it was more common for girls of 17 to get pregnant than this and fo we need to remind you its a tv show even if roles were reversed its still a tv show AND YOU REALLY THINK people in the 80s asked for id 😂
In defense of the character, she thought he was in his early 20s
Don’t forget that Georgie lied about his age when he met her. Therefore, she thought she was sleeping with someone much older. Then she gets pregnant and learned the truth.
To be fair, she also lied about her own age.
Thank you!
women lie about being over 18, but it's always the man's fault for not"knowing". this is not different at all.
@@sergioapolonythat’s the point of the show it’s so people don’t be sloppy
If the roles were reversed this would be passed off as a poor excuse and it’d be stated that the adult man should be responsible enough to verify her age. So… let’s keep the same energy here
It’s not that unbelievable that is 17-year-old kid would lie about his age to get with a pretty girl
Full transparency…
I was with a smoking hot 39 year old when I was 19 and lied I was 25.
She had a 10 year old kid who I talked about Pokemon with.
The same goes for a teenager woman lying about her age because usually, girls prefer older boys instead of the same age.
Edit: and honestly, 14yo boys are much easier to identify, as they are usually skinny, and with no body proportions defined. Girls, on the other hand, due to makeup and other stuff, can easily look older.
@@Charlesperalo damn, bro really went and did the one thing most boys dreamed of and won briefly 😭
She was the girl perving for her teacher in LOL too.
@@CharlesperaloYou better have tapped, we love older women
It's almost as if most of the world doesn't have parents with an age gap of 5-10 years average...
This isn’t even illegal even if she did know his age; the age of consent in Texas is 17. Also, he lied about his age, so it’s 100% his fault. She has no way of knowing he was that age. Also why aren’t people questioning the writers about this? The actress had nothing to do with this
Just because it’s not illegal doesn’t make it okay
@@madison12302🙄🙄🙄
@@mymlb1965 ????
@@mymlb1965 It's up to the adult to verify the minor's sayings.
@@evisluE in the 80’s in Texas no one gave a F. And just because you ‘know better than everyone else’ it still doesn’t make you God. Get over yourself
Context is important.... In the show, she did not know that he was 17 because he lied about his age. She got mad at him once she found out that he lied.
Age of consent is 16 in most countries- I was 18when I got together with my then 24 year old bf- I dont think a few month would have made too much difference😂. Huge age gap relationships are more prone to unequal power but they can be healthy nonetheless. I am now 23 and have no regrets😂
@@beansandrunningI agree. I was 17 (and already graduated from high school) and my BF was 24. I moved in with him on my 18th birthday and we got married at 19 with baby one at 20. And we have been married for over 25 years. It’s really not creepy to me if a late teen dates a young 20 something. Everyone is always so keen to make young adult men who it to be creeps and teens as being little children to protect. 😂. I knew exactly what I was doing by age 17.
@@beansandrunningAge of consent is 17 in Texas. Oddly enough, it's 16 in the majority of the US as well. Only 9 states have age of consent set at 18.
AND THEN STARTED DATING HIM
Thats right. She stopped speaking to him when she found out and only reached out again because she discovered she was pregnant and needed his help. Also while i dont love or encourage this age difference age of consent in Texas is 17 and has been for a while so they cant really do anything about it legally
The show doesn’t pretend that her relationship with an underage boy is normal or good, but she fully believed that he was of age and he went to great lengths to convince her. In the show, it’s portrayed as something that’s wrong, but also something that they move past from. And ultimately in no small part due tot he fact they’re raising a child together, they do fall in love and decide to stay together. It’s a complicated story that doesn’t really put the start of the relationship in a positive light, but shows that things can change between people over time.
Here, he repeatedly lied despite her coming clean. The point being she would have walked away if she knew the truth and he knew that. Meemaw also knew he was lying and didn't warn her.
@@philwill0123because she wanted him to step up and tell her himself, which eventually did.
and people saying “she still slept with him after she found out” no shit? she had his kid and they were raising her together as a family...
She also feels a significant amount of guilt when she does find out and only reaches out again when she discovers she is pregnant. If she hadn’t gotten pregnant she probably wouldn’t have contacted him again
Tell this to every single man who is in prison
Who cares, it's a TV comedy. And she definitely does a great job in her role.
IDK why people are obsessed with an age gap.
All of these people think their own relationships are perfect but in reality, most of them are far from perfect
hush
If its 2 adults then its fine
So… they’re making an ACTRESS… defend WRITERS choices… sounds like they’re attacking the wrong person
Other than that, initially in the story, she did not know that she was going out with a 17 year old boy because Jordan's character (Georgie) lied about his age and she only found out when she was pregnant by him.
I mean he pursued her, lied about being an adult and got her pregnant 😭 I think the circumstances make it alright coz if she didn’t get pregnant or he didn’t lie it’d be a different situation
So younger women don't pursue men? Lol if by this definition you must not have a zero problem with this in reverse.
@@Dejusticed well I admit it’s a double standard but men are stronger and have more power over women so a younger woman and an older man would be more dangerous I think. But if a 17 year old lied about her age and got pregnant by a 29 year old that wouldn’t be his fault if she lied. But the younger one would be the pregnant one so it’s a bit more complicated it’s a complicated topic
@@Nataszawithaz Its not more complicated at all, the roles are simply reversed. The consequences change, but the situations that arise to such acts are the same. Its just hypocrisy. Truly the other way is actually the more natural way. Biologically and socially, the man being 30 and her 18 is always the better choice. The other way doesn't last, and the dude its a god awful deal over time.
@@Dejusticed welp I disagree oh well
But when girls lie to men about their age, the judge will literally tell them “you should have checked her ID” um, sorry I don’t go around checking every one I meets ID
Why do people give a fuck about an age gap when it comes to acting it’s acting the Internet issue full of people who care about the wrong shit is more important. Shit to worry about in this world.
Me and my partner have got a 16 year age difference between us. I was 18 he was 34. For the first year everyone gave both of us hell, calling him really disgusting names that I don't think I need to say and me a gold digger. We ignored them because I was legally an adult and he was broke asf, we didn't get together to use each other like everyone assumes cus we both had nothing. Even now I still get some people claiming he "groomed" me which I just roll my eyes at since I went after him not the other way around. Thankfully a few years later the comments stopped and we now got a baby boy who is turning 1 in July and we support and love each other
For the people saying if the roles were reversed there would be outrage.
The roles have already been reversed in multiple shows before Young Sheldon without much backlash.
Pretty Little Liars an incredibly bad show.
Had a Teenage School going character called Aria who has a whole romance with her much older Teacher throughout the show and eventually marries him.
If Pretty Little Liars were real events, every single one of their parents and several teachers would be in jail. The girls would be kicked out of school for the amount of truancies.
It’s a bonkers show that just keeps doubling down on how not okay the town and families are with these childrens actions.
@@hatleyhoward7193 The point is it showed a Teacher Student romance as a wholesome thing and got no backlash.
Ofcourse it's a show not real life. Just like Young Sheldon is a show and not real life.
@@hatleyhoward7193 Young Sheldon is also fictional and not "real events" I honestly don't see the point of your comment.
@@vickiebenson7980 I was just pointing out the absurdity of the terrible parenting and lack of adult intervention. It’s comical and could basically be a drinking game - drink every time an adult should be arrested for child endangerment, drink every time the kids just leave school and stroll around town, drink when people should be arrested.
I know it’s fictional. It’s just crazy bonkers show that is a hell of a ride.
It's not the same though they knew ecahothwrs ages when it happened making it. Illegal mandy didn't knoe
To be fair, this wasn't Emily's battle to fight. This was the producer's battle to fight. Also, I love Young Sheldon and I was never freaked put about it. I think it was done very well.
And it's realistic, reminds me of one of my younger brothers
Im 11 yrs older than my husband. I met him when he was 21, but we didnt begin dating until he was 28. I dated a guy in high school, he was 17, I was 15. After me, his next girl was 35 and had two kids. They dated all throughout his senior year of high school and got married after he graduated. lol
I met my husband when I was about 19 and he was 30. We have an 11 year age gap but we both met as adults and he is the best thing that ever happened to me!! I'm now 22 and he's turning 33! ❤😍 as long as you are loving consenting adults age doesn't matter!
My grandma was 15 when she was pregnant with my mom, my grandpa was 21. She lied to him the entire time about her age and said she was 18, looked the part and everything. He didnt find out how old she was until she was pregnant and sayin he needed to marry her to make it proper, she was doin all of it to get out of her parents house cause she didnt like em, too pushy she said.
All im sayin, yeah if a 29 year old knew, thats weird. But teenagers lie and everyone has to deal with the consequences. This is an incredibly southern occurance
Not even just southern, this happened to my sister. She lied about her age to a much older man. She never told anyone and we all found out much later after she was pregnant and decided to keep the baby. This happened just a few years back lol People are crazy
The point is men are considered a pedo if the roles are reversed.
@@Garett.1214 ??? I am actively talking about scenarios where the roles are reversed, what are you on about?
@@cryptid2923 I'm not. I'm talking about in general women like older men and men like younger women. It doesn't work most of the time the other way around.
@@Garett.1214 You said men are considered pedophiles if the roles were reversed. That is literally all you said. The 'other way around' is the relationship in Young Sheldon. People get with people irregardless of age all the damn time, it's a big world. Your view of things is small and doesn't even make sense.
People seem to forget what the point of "acting" is. We dont need some twitter peofessor explaining to us why murder is wrong because friday the thirteenth apparently glilorifies it
There is nothing wrong with an 11 year age gap if both people are out of their teen years.
My man is 34 years old, while I am 45 years old. But, we got together a little over a year ago. I never would have dated him when he was 17!
A seventeen year old boy is still adolescent who isn't legally, mentally, emotionally, or even physically an adult yet. People should leave adolescents alone and let them grow up in peace.
I’m in the exact same relationship… except we’ve been together 3 years lol
Bro this is what makes the show more interesting like i do not care abt the age gap that doesn’t make me mad 🤦♀️
It’s not a glorified relationship and the character didn’t make her choice on a 17 yr old. Georgie lied about his age
French president Macron is 24 years younger than his wife. She was his teacher back in school.
That's low key kinda weird
😬
Good for him. Everyone else's opinion is just noise.
Yeah, that's actually weird. The age gap isn't even the issue here. Its the fact that she was his teacher as a kid. Makes me think there was some behind the seens stuff going on.
@@adamjutras7024Exactly.
I think people missed the entire point. Her character was horrified to learn how old Georgie was. He lied to her about his age, and when she found out the truth she didn't want anything to do with him anymore. The only reason they stayed together was bc she ended up being pregnant. It's not her job to defend her character or the producers and writers choices.
It’s a show, idk why we even having to discuss this. Young Sheldon was awesome & the ending was great, can’t wait for this spinoff about his brothers life
Shit like that DID happen, alot, in reverse in the 80s when the show is set, and people barely used to bat an eyelid. People only got alot more upset about age gap relationships in the last decade or so. Not saying thats a bad thing, but we can't just only show morally correct things on tv when the real world isnt like that.
Its funny because it used to be mary types trying to push their moral panic on the world and now the older generation are more chill and its the younger ones doing the same.
Plus wasn't it being bad like a plot point?
Because people have become soft balled snowflakes
@@user-mx6wr8eo8p I think people are just not understanding nuance. Georgie fucked up and lied and got a woman pregnant. He claimed he was 23 I believe. People just don't understand it's not a "romance" between a minor and adult, it's a minor fucking up, taking accountability, and becoming more mature as he becomes an adult. And anyone saying it's grooming have never been groomed or never watched the show. It's not "now they are snowflakes" it's "people are praised online for not having critical thinking skills as idiots are now able to find each other in mass"
@@DrJazzyBonespHd I think the problem is they got together in the end. If someone lied to me about their age I would be disgusted. Yes I would be happy that they stepped up but I would NOT have a relationship with them. The writers didn't have to put them together.
The younger generation seems intent on turning everybody into a victim, which in the end turns nobody into a victim, and removes personal choice and agency from adult ppl.
They literally had two scene where Paige and Missy were presenting themselves to be older and trying to get with older guys
Difference is they are underage and the implications they they didn't understand by putting themselves in that position. Here, Georgie deliberately refused to tell the truth as he was after sex and knew mandy would end the relationship if she knew he was 17
@@philwill0123 as did Paige and Missy though , they just never got too far because Missy told the guy Paige was leaving with that she was underage which annoyed Paige , then Missy was stopped when George walked in on her at the video store and got upset that he scared the guy off to which she started telling the male customers her age grade and that George was her dad. Also if I’m not mistaken the AOC was 17 at that time but you’re right once he found out she was way older than he expected he just kept going with the flow of his hormones yet my point still stands , all three kids knew they were too young and still pursued older people and hiding their age it’s just that Georgie ended up getting Mandy pregnant.
Show is realistic, those things happen
@@STAYATINYARMYSIN you forget that the missing element is the missy character is 14 years old. So there is the led astray/ corruption of a minor element with a 14 year old put in a sexially charged atmosphere. The point is to show that while missy thinks she's grown up, she's completely out of her depth.
The Georgie situation is someone who we have seen lie repeatedly in situations, never wants to admit the truth( numerous situations where he wants adults to tell the truth on his behalf) and has already had a pregnancy scare in the show before he met mandy. He has already been warned by meemaw to tell the truth, and when mandy admits her age, he still deliberately witholds information that if she knew would potentially have her change her mind. This is despite viewers doing the simplistic " if the roles were reversed, he would be a paedophile" viewpoint. Point is Georgie lied to get his end away knowing the implications. He already had a pregnancy warning. He wasn't being led astray. He was very aware of the effects of his lies, despite warning and a get out clause. Missy was barely a teenager, and out her depth and not aware.
I’m happy for Emily making that much an episode, she deserves it she’s honestly a great actress
Its stuff like this why everything sucks in this world (Dating, Video games, comic books, etc). People easily get offended over everything. We can never have anything good anymore.
Bro the “horror story” version is literally how I came to be 😂
Your moms a victim
Omg hahahah, roasted by a UA-cam short
Bruh call the police
a lot of people and happy marriages wouldn't exist without things happening that were absolutely morally wrong. morality clashing with good outcomes. however that doesn't change much, even if the person didn't see themselves this way or consciously know this, 100% they only go after a 16-17 year old because they're attracted to the fact that they're young and inexperienced.
Same!!! 😅
Mandy and georgie are the cutest couple though, and realistic for the most part since mandy was PISSSED he lied to her before the two began to settle and grow respect for eachother that turned to love. Georgie treats her so well and their daughter so sweetly 🥹
I was indifferent to the Young Sheldon show until this story line came along. It is really well written with real emotional development of the characters involved, especially MeMaw taking her under her wing to make sure she is valued as a part of the Cooper family.
@@cdjhyoung exactly! it was super well written. they didn't immediately go "oh well, what happened happened. you're kinda cute, let's get married for our baby's sake". it took time, a lot of buildup for each character and some good development from Georgie's end and Mandy's too!! with MeeMaw pushing both of them to communicate with one another.
That doesn’t make the age gap any better 💀
@@KaelyWaely So what? They are both adults in the story now, so people’s thoughts about the gap does not matter.
@@enlightened7master They met when Georgie was still a minor??? That’s like saying it’s okay for a 11th grade teacher to date one of her students once they turn 18.
Georgie Cooper is 17 yes but the character that played Georgie Cooper was actually 21 when He said his actual age to Mandy/Emily so it's really not bad so it's a seven years age gap so it's not bad at all
The whole plot is that there’s a big age gap because Georgie lied about his age
It's crazy that people are so sensitive they can't handle fictional characters being imperfect for the sake of the plot, future character development, etc.
my thing is, man or woman, why even date someone whose age needs to be clarified? if you’re having to ask if they’re 18, they’re too young lmao.
Very true
I look 14 even though im a adult though 😢
The problem is he told her he was 21, which appearance-wise isn't that different from 17. My sister was once asked for her ID to buy beer when she was 21 in Germany(where legal age of buying beer is 16). There are just people who look younger than their age.
@@kaoryakasaka6835 True.
Other people (not you) watched the episodes of Young Sheldon not for context but just to critic using information that is not true. Georgie lied about his age and so did Mandy.
@@kaoryakasaka6835 i understand that there are people who look younger than their age. my point is that as a 30 year old woman, if you don’t look like you could conceivably be anywhere near my age, you’re too young lol. i don’t understand being attracted to someone that much younger than you in the first place, even *if* they are legal.
I feel like people don't understand what an actors job is. I also feel like people don't understand what a producer is.
Omg your British accent when you’re talking as Harry cracked me up
There has been another shows that made risky themes that are fictional but with men and they make so much backlash that they make the director or writers apologize with this nothing
It is usually cause it is a teacher student relationship and they romanticize it which is dangerous. It is not the case here. In fact they make a case why their relationship doesn't make sense.
It’s because those are teacher student relationships
@@MysteriousGhost378 so you are saying an older women having a relationship with a minor is less bad than a teacher with a student do you hear yourselves trying to excuse it🙄
@@cobrakaier238 having then a show of them being a romantic thing is not dangerous when is an adult that was with a minor do you hear yourselves trying to excuse what the other way you would have been screaming to all to cancel the writers ¡Sheesh!
@@jesusgaston3457 no i think it’s bad im just saying why people don’t think it’s bad i agree with you
If you're offended, don't watch and run to your safe place.
Simple!❤😅
$200,000💰💵 each episode wtf🤯
20k an episode?!... She deserves more
People be acting like 17 year olds dont know what they are doing 😂
Fr tho and people say ask for id, normal people don’t do that. I’ve never once asked for id. There are people that look way younger than they are and people that look way older. I’ve never been in the situation where I thought someone was lying to me about their age before. Most people about to get laid also aren’t gonna go oh wait can I see your id.
@@jessepinkman876plus fake id's exist. Im ashamed to say i was once that girl who lied about her age i had 3 fake id's I've fooled many people with its not as simple as "let me see your id"
Plus, they are not taking the time period onto consideration. 80/90s it was considered normal for boys/men to do whatever they could to get laid. There are all kinds of songs, movies, and such about it.
Go back further and my mom and dad started dating in the 50s, mom was 16 and dad 22. That was concudeted normal then. The funny part was my mother was way more mature and prepared to be an adult than my father, since she was raised on a farm and taught how to run the household by time she was a teen.
This silliness is as silly if they did a show about the deep south in the 1700's and all the blacks were free men who owned property and esteemed members of society. Complete fantasy.
@@kylaluv8453 your dad is a straight up predator lmfao. that's weird as fuck bro
They definitely don't, atleast not the bigger picture of consequences
29 year old guy and 17 year old girl FELONY
29 year old girl and 17 year old guy 😏
it’s also pretty important to note that her real life fiance is 10 years older than her so clearly she’s fine with age gaps in the first place.
When people care more about the numbers than the potential lack of harm
People love the musical Brightstar. Jimmy Ray is 26 and Alice was 16, we all know about Pocahontas...this is not an uncommon situation where the roles are reversed. Plus its a lot more nuanced than people are making it out to be
Historically speaking, older male-younger female relationships were pretty common
It took a man a bit of time to get to where he can take care of himself as well as a wife and children. And a younger woman would be preferred do to fertility and I’m sure a few other factors
It is what it is. An older man is more likely to have the things that a woman might value in a man- a younger woman is mire likely to have the traits that a man might value in a woman
@@desmonidesplease don’t make this gross and sexist.
Wait.... who the f*** was complaining???
I feel that the complaints are almost non-existent and are probably being exaggerated for a "story"....
I don't see anything that needs defending. This kind of stuff happens in real life. Its not like she actually did anything with a 17 year old
This happened in the Southern states during the 80’s. Don’t think older women aren’t attracted to younger men. Cougars
"Strange" is an odd way to pronounce "illegal"
Welp they said that but little did they know the actor would be a actual young dad in real life
Fans have a point though l, if the roles were reversed it would not be taken so lightly
Good point, if it were a different situation people would see it differently 😁
@@xmathmanx It's not a different situation. It's the same situation with just the roles and sеxеs swapped.
@@xmathmanxwdym it would be the same situation, I think both scenarios is weird fr but you know that if it was a 17 year old young lady lying about their age and getting pregnant by a 29 year old then the internet would have been on fire fr. Both is very weird but also very real scenarios that I’m glad are being covered because TV honestly shouldn’t be afraid to cover this type of stuff but it doesn’t make it less weird
@@xmathmanx how would it be a different situation?
What do you mean it already has been.
Pretty Little Liars(A Shit Show) had a whole subplot of one of the teenage girls having romance with her teacher.
A show called Switched At Birth had a similar subplot where the Deaf girl has a romance with her teacher.
People aren’t really accounting for the wider context. It’s not like they had Emily’s character ‘grooming’ Georgie, he bullshitted her into believing he was 23. It is far less common for women to smudge their age to be older to impress dudes, whilst it happens pretty often the other way around (half the dudes I know have tried to fake being 25 at 16 trying to get some uni girls at a bar). This was a situation where the dude was still the perpetrator of an ‘immoral act’, the girl was just clueless. It’s very different to the scenario which people have in their heads when they’re talking about this.
Women smudge their age all the time lol
It’s still fugged no matter how you slice it. If you’re unsure, ask to see ID, you shouldn’t be embarrassed to ask such a thing if YOU ARENT SURE. Ignorance won’t hold up in a court of law, cut and dry. I’ve seen it happen to many people.
Women and men both lie about their ages all the time. And how many 16 year olds did you know that could make it into bars to chat up women? Maybe I lived a different life, but that seems less than plausible to me.
I think you’re very wrong about the idea women don’t lie about their age 😂 the number of women in gen Z who’ve admitted to being on dating apps in high school pretending to be in college has to be at least 50% in my experience. I would say MOST teenagers girls have dated an adult 😐
Girls use makeup and clothing to make themselves look older and they'll share tips on how to do that with each other. For boys the only chance they have is if they can grow a beard early.
"Quit the show in 1883"😂
The people that were complaining probably complain daily ,on Twitter, for attention.
Jesus people, it’s a fictional tv series, lighten up. No actor should be forced to defend their fictional storylines.
This stuff happens in real life and people like you tell this excuse just to make it seem like it doesn’t.
@@sparklyplumbob because usually they dont have to deal with incompetent people like you
It's not even accurate she didn't know his age because he lied in the show. And they didn't start dating until he was 18.
@@sparklyplumbobthe point is not that it doesn't happen in real life, the point is that this is a STORY, carefully constructed and controlled by writers. they will convey what is appropriate for the story they want to tell and these characters living these things are not real, and any possibly insidious consequences are also not real, unless they are relevant to the story. there is literally no harm done. people need to lighten up fr.
well she didn’t defend the relationship girl defended her job lol
It’s a wonderful
Part for her to play. They Really love each other and are good parents.
It's a show. She didn't do anything wrong by Playing a character
People need to stop pointlessly defending themselves. Tell people to F off, and call it a day 🤷♀️
Best comment of the day ❤️💯💁🏾♀️
HOW DID I NOT REALIZE SHE WAS ON HANNAH MONTANA 😂
People are also neglecting the fact that Georgie lied to her and said he was 21. Once he told her his real age she was furious
While this age gap would be concerning irl, don’t forget that in the show, Georgie lied about his age to her and told her that he was 21 making him a legal adult. She only found out about his real age after she got pregnant.
As a 21 YO Female dating a 31 YO…. Yes.
They are the cutest pretend couple!
Lol, can't even disagree tbh
Exactly!
Stop normalizing pedophilia just because you think it's "cute"
She's being asked when she didn't write the script lol. Its a good show
On the show Georgie lied about his age and she only found out after she was pregnant. There’s no comparison to a predator
"strange" is putting it lightly
She is an awesome actress.
Question Eye Trek, do you plan on dropping any merch?? I'd def buy a shirt to show my love for this channel! No cap!
If you're 18 19 20. W.e anf the other person is 11 years older. There is no problem at all. Your morals don't hold up in court. Period.
Yes the relationship would not work on the principal of the “half plus seven theory”. 29/2+7=21.5. So basically it falls outside of socially acceptable limits being she has to date 21+ and the age difference is significant to the point where they would just be at much different places in life.
The more you look into this theory the more it makes sense.
Interesting theory. Hubby is 9 years younger and I have wondered how it worked out for us as well as it has. The way I see it we meet in the middle, with him being more mature for his age and me being young at heart. I swear, I thought he was 25 when we met. 😅
absolute crock, love only works to a formula if everyone in the world is exactly the same, there are countless healthy long lasting relationships between couples with significant age gaps often above and beyond 11 years
George and Amal Clooney 17 years
Blake Lively and Ryan reynolds 11 years
Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves 13 years
Jason Statham & Rosie-Huntington-Whiteley: 20 Years
Heidi Klum & Tom Kaulitz: 16 Years
Michael Douglas & Catherine Zeta-Jones: 25 Years
Emilie Livingston & Jeff Goldblum: 30 Years
I could go on. even in my own life the longest lasting relationships have been with women significantly older than me so to say that relationships wont last because the maths don't add up is bunkum at its very best. as for the story its not real people no one need to defend anything, if people had to defend whatever there character did every time someone got offended the world would be awash with actors apologies.
The theory goes as such age cut in half and seven so that said 61 m and 37 f not a damn thing wrong a very good match
The theory goes as such age cut in half and seven so that said 61 m and 37 f not a damn thing wrong a very good match
@andrewwright6540 17-year-olds may be minors, but they are not children. Since when is it required that sexual congress be restricted to partners of the same "stage of life" (whatever that means)? 16 is the age of consent in 34 states. So yes, it is quite normal for late teens to have romantic relationships with partners over the age of 20. What isn't normal is this weird infantilization of people who have reached sexual maturity and are months away from being eligible to vote or being subject to compulsory military service, capital punishment, and other very adult risks and responsibilities.
I'm just glad people are starting to flip the roles
All people do is say "now flip the roles"
Georgies character *is* the problem, Amanda didn't do anything wrong except not ask to see ID. But if you were on a date would you ask to see ID?
You obviously didn’t watch the show
Reversing the genders doesn't work when they HAVE been reversed and nobody cared.
Yeah but this wasn’t the time to do it. He lied to her about his age and it was a big issue in the show as well. They need to switch the genders when it’s treated normally.
the issue is literally the boy lol, straight out lied about his age
The difference is he lied to her. She thought he was of age. She was already pregnant when she found out.
My parents have an 11 year age gap. When I was born, my mom was 17 and my dad was about to turn 28 three weeks later. They were already married and nobody batted an eye. I think about this every time I hear someone say “if the roles were reversed,” because where I live, men being much older than their spouses is very common. And my dad isn’t someone who even goes after younger women. Since his divorce he’s dated closer to his age. But he was very much in love with my mother and he always wanted to protect her. When he found out how volatile her home life was, he knew he had to get her out of there and give her some stability. He protected her until she decided to leave him in 1994. I haven’t seen her since but I do understand that she was very emotionally damaged and she made bad decisions because of that.
Sorry, I just told a whole story, but I don’t like everything being painted so negatively when everything isn’t black and white. There is grey area. And people just aren’t very understanding to nuance these days.
If it were 17-year-old girl getting pregnant by 29-year-old guy, it would be more true to life
I’m sure such instances are more common or if not- then definitely more scrutinized. But the situation depicted kn the show definitely occurs
If that 17yr old girl lied about her age, and the father stepped up and cared for the child as much as Georgie Jr did.... that wouldn't be a horror story.
My parents are 11 years apart in same direction, but my dad was mid-20s when they met. And you’re on a faster timeline in that situation anyway. They should’ve waited til he was 21. Also, IF marriage is before sex, 17 girl with 29 man should be socially allowed. Similarly, ideally, the girl would graduate high school and work a 40 hour per week job to appreciate adulthood before she marries him.
There's also the fact that Georgie lied to her about his age
Honestly you Americans need to get over this obsession with everyone having to be dating someone a week older than them. In England the legal age of consent is 16 and none of these weirdo problems happen over here. You guys judge a 18 year old for having relationships and it’s biologically backwards, it’s almost like you want to accuse anyone that isn’t above the age of 21 of well being a that very bad word. Teenagers have relationships people the sooner you guys understand this the sooner we are gonna stop having stupid accusations thrown about.
I live in the state of Michigan and the legal age of consent is 16 here to but yet if you are 18 you can be charged as a sex offender for dating someone who is 16.
In my country the age of consent is also 16. Although I see the problem, I don't think it's that bad for a 17 years old to date someone older. People also have a problem with 18 years old dating 20+ and it's a mindf*ck. They expect only 20 can date only 20, 30 should be with 30 and 40+ with 40+. This only happens in USA.
@@Koshrocreations No? People just want people to date people within their age range. Teenagers should date teenagers while adults should date adults. Is it not that hard to understand?
Bro is PROUD the age of consent is 16 💀💀 ew. That's a dumbass child still 🤡
@@SaraMoustamandi-my8otsounds like controlling personality types are mad that other ppl see the world differently than they do
A “normal relationship wouldn’t cut it” sounds like BS for everyone in Hollywood is a creep. 🙄
Sick Hollywood trying to normalize this sick stuff! 😡
Okay, so in order: Georgie was over the age of consent for 1980's Texas so not a crime. Georgie lied repeatedly about his age.
Bear in mind that this relationship is dooned to failure. Its not being held up as an example.
Shout out to all the women in their 20s who gave my 17-year-old ass a chance.
You’re a victim
@@leicanelight that’s why I want to build a time machine so I could go back and she can victimize me all over again
Young milf hunter
@@leicanelight If you have to tell someone they're a victim, they aren't.
I almost completely stopped watching the show cuz of the age gap but decided to still finish it
That's a really stupid reason to almost stop
@@tycemo707YT I guess😅
@@tycemo707YT For real does this person only watch sesame street 😂
Girl yes, I never watched it. Now I can pretend that’s the reasons. I’m so moral!
Damn that’s really stupid
Nobody talking about how later on in the show, Mandy and Georgie continue their relationship after he turns 18.
My wife is 53 and im 29, she was my teacher at one point. Never told anyone and we're still married to this day with a beautiful 5 year old daughter now. Shit happens. ❤
They only glorify it and excuse it when a woman is doing it.
Don’t watch much tv or read do you?
You aren’t updated on current Texas laws are you? The age gap wouldn’t matter even today regardless of gender because the age of consent is 17
Bullshit, there are plenty of sitcoms with middle-aged men picking up women barely into their 20s
A lot of cope I see. We are talking about teen stuff here. Not legal adults
@@melissasylva6000 why would I be so well read on those laws like you are? Only someone who wants to get into a kid's pants would know so much about consent laws bud. Should we check your hard drives?
This is not all that uncommon. I had a relationship with a 34 year old woman when I was 17. I knew she was older she knew I was younger but age never came up. Things didn't work out though we remained friends for quite some time, only reason we found out about the age difference was because I knew her oldest son from school.
A female friend of mine started dating 30 year old men by the time she was 13/14. She looked like a grown woman and was very mature. She'd get fake IDs and go drinking at bars or clubs in the hopes of meeting someone. And she did this with several of her friends who were all under 18.
All of this was back in the 90s when there wasn't as much focus on this kind of thing. The internet wasn't what it is and no one age checked anyone else unless there was a reason
Thank you for giving us your experience. Some ppl blow this sort of thing out of proportion. Not every case is a active “predator/groomer” taking advantage of someone’s naïveté
As a young teen, my mom and all her friends did very similar things back in the 70's. The terms "grooming" and "predator" that dictate to the masses how we are to think and feel about this hadn't been invented yet, so naturally it wasn't a problem.
From my personal experience, I felt pretty invisible to women until my mid 30s, when I got a lot of gray hair. Both older and younger women will check me out, especially if I dress well. Since some women are pretty discreet when they look, I suspect someone is underage when they are not so discreet. In fact, they can be just as bad as a guys with the stares and head turns.
Honestly it really is a weird concept but also I will say thier chemistry is just flawless
My father was 27 my mother was 17. My mother got consent by her parents to be with my father. They had been together for almost 35 years until my mother passed from a heart attack at 53. We dont know these people in real life, it not our actual issues.
I don't understand why people are so upset about the age gap between Emily and Montana. Their both are adults, and if they didn't feel comfortable with doing the tv series they wouldn't take the roles
its about the series dummy not abt irl actors. in the show he is 17 and hse is 29 .IN THE SHOW. so pedophilia and pregnancy shown as NORMAL AND FUNNY . ion rlly care abt it but i get why some ppl are
@@lilbottle9709you obviously never watched the show and if you did you didn’t get the point… he lied about his age, she didn’t knowingly jump the bones of a 17 year old. Once he told her about his age she ended the relationship, until
She found out she was pregnant and he stepped up as a young man should to take responsibility for his actions, glad I could clear that up for a moron like you
@@lilbottle9709its not pedophilia and they don't glorify Georgie lying about his age to get laid you see him step up to his responsibilities
@@lilbottle9709 The entire family was shamed and outcasted for it and other shows have done the reverse before without any backlash. You're just mad that the older person was a girl this time and people aren't rioting.
There has been under age girls with older men on screen and no one cared… 😅