On first impression I had no idea how to respond to this thread, or rather I really didn't feel like it. But after reading a bit of the thread that inspired this one I got to thinking.
How is something like age itself depicted?
Because I share the same sentiment as the one I posted there, cultural differences are weird...but they are different for a reason, because people are.
I'm not bragging or anything, but my university is pretty cosmopolitan, its top tier so we get people from around the world. So walking around campus I've often mistaken people ages by how they look. People I swear were children, might be my age are older, and many underage freshman might look like Juniors.
Fundamentally, this is why it is legitimate for authors to say something like "oh, she looks like that but she is 18." because its entirely plausible.
In fact, worse still, even if you could fault someone on looks alone, the very fact that looks don't directly correlate with age, that is perceived age and actual age can be quite different, means that the distinction isn't reliable. Their is no way to argue against the former claim. I mean you could, and I guess its a measure of judgement, but at that point its really just preferential.
Thusly, I wouldn't censor it. It's not my responsibility.
In this day and age, with the Internet, ignorance is a choice! And they're still choosing Ignorance! - Dr. Filthy Frank
