I think what this really comes down to is that Bobby Fingers is an idiot for contributing to sensationalist journalism that tries to shame a woman for her age.

That doesn’t sound very different from 20 something predatory dickwads. There is so much incoherence in these comments.

You do realize that “power imbalances” exist at any stage of life and age isn’t a reliable representation of power, right? The belief of uniform experience that runs through these comments is sorta mind-blowing. I’m not even sure how any of you would define a “proper relationship” without diving into some regressive…

Why are you replying to someone who replied to someone else commenting on something that isn’t her/his business in the first place?

Does it matter?

She’s making a comment about attitudes towards women in general. And as a woman, it has relevance to her life.

No. This claim is totally goofy and the unstated claim that people over 25 are more wise than under 25 is not going to go very far.

Why is it pathetic?

Has it ever occurred to you that people don’t all have the same life experiences? And that when people get into relationships, they approach them with different desires and expectations that may not conform to the way you have experienced life?

It sounds like you have a maturity age gap of your own to deal with.

Yeah, there’s this bubble from people who are college educated, lived a programed life, do dumb stuff they are “supposed to do”, and then totally neglect that not everyone lives that life and has a totally different approach to assessing experiences.

You have a really naive understanding of life. This has nothing to do with your age, whatever it might be.

Have you tried to convince everyone in the past that age differences are gross? You’re gross.

I feel like Bobby Fingers has never actually listened to the song in question.

The discussion about power difference in relationships between adults based on age is totally faulty and sorta stupid.

Wait, there are awards that aren’t made up? I always thought awards were transcendent objects that existed before time.

The guy flipping out sounds like a piece of garbage.

No. The “good music is subjective” argument in the sense you are trying to use it is totally hollow. And then the claim that all pop, rock, folk, electronic, etc is low brow is totally false.

Are good songs ever discussed on Jezebel? This place has the refined tastes of middle school children.

Sigh. Just another article that shows how much people play make believe to make things more interesting than they really are. Sigh. Sigh. Sigh.