Submitted 7 months ago by kbal@fedia.io to showerthoughts@lemmy.world
In light of certain recent government regulations redefining "child" to mean anyone under the age of 18, I would like to propose that we should adjust other terms for people of specific ages to match this new language regime:
Toddler: Ages 12-17
Infant: Ages 5-11
Newborn: Age 2-4
Foetus: Under 2 years old
In light of certain recent government regulations redefining “child” to mean anyone under the age of 18 […]
Do you mind citing a source for that?
And as they always should have been, 18-24 year old will be called “Big Kids”.
So I can finally abort those crying foetuses on my next plane flight depending on which state we’re over
It makes even less sense in the UK where 16 year olds can legally vote and consent to sex, but not listen to explicit songs on Spotify.
Or, in the US, you learn to drive first, at 16, but can’t drink legally until 21. So you get people who’ve been driving for 5 years and confident with their driving ability, learning what their alcohol limits are. Yes, plenty of teens drink illicitly, but I always thought Germany did it better: you get experienced with alcohol and have been drinking for 6 or 7 years by the time you get your license.
thermal_shock@lemmy.world 7 months ago
A fetus is unborn, not a child at all.