(Also, they also view anything with even a potential age gap as "pedophillic". So USUK for example would already be "pedophillic" because "England raised America" and "has an age gap" with him.
This wank also occurs in YOI fandom, where Otayuri or Otabek/Yurio, a very popular ship, has a ton of antis because Otabek is 18 and Yurio is 16. An age gap of ~2 years, possibly even 1 or so, that stretches past the age of consent is apparently "pedophillic" now if they "met" when one was a "child". Yes, I'm serious.
For some reason, this reason absolutely does not apply to Klance in Voltron fandom, even though it'd also apply; and they go after Sheith for being "pedophillic" with a slightly larger age gap instead, and it seems many major shipwanks of the moment are a result of either Voltron fandom, or Reylo's popularity in Star Wars atm.)
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This wank also occurs in YOI fandom, where Otayuri or Otabek/Yurio, a very popular ship, has a ton of antis because Otabek is 18 and Yurio is 16. An age gap of ~2 years, possibly even 1 or so, that stretches past the age of consent is apparently "pedophillic" now if they "met" when one was a "child". Yes, I'm serious.
For some reason, this reason absolutely does not apply to Klance in Voltron fandom, even though it'd also apply; and they go after Sheith for being "pedophillic" with a slightly larger age gap instead, and it seems many major shipwanks of the moment are a result of either Voltron fandom, or Reylo's popularity in Star Wars atm.)