Board Thread:Rant and Rave/@comment-28162607-20180220221000/@comment-31231929-20180221191241

Lady Junky wrote: Emillian Swanones wrote:

Lady Junky wrote: I love how all Emma "fans" keep acting like she was the dumbest character of the entire show just to prove their point x)

I'm sorry Emilian but: "Especially if the teenager in question is a homeless runaway with a low education level and possibly not knowing the full risks of unprotected sex." I just find that VERY insulting for Emma's character. Emma NEVER EVER proved or showed that she had a low education level or anything. She has always showed that she was very intelligent, very capable of, and knowing exactly what to do in some situations.

DeviousPeep explained everything. Emma was 17, she was completely able to know what she was doing and to take care of herself. She was completely able to leave by herself already. So, let's not act like she was dumb or not understanding what she was doing with Neal.

She clearly was happy with Neal, and seeing how the character was written, I just doubt that he would force her into sex. Neal always loved Emma. Deeply. He never hurt her by himself or on purpose. They were both in love with each other. I mean a low education level in that she is almost certainly a high school drop out based on her being under 17 when she ran away, not her maturity level. It's probable that Emma got a GED while in prison, but that was after her relationship with Neal so it doesn't count when we're talking about their relationship. I am a huge Emma fan and I would never ever insult her character. Of course Emma is very intelligent and capable, but we do not know how much sexual education she had in school and if she learned anything on the streets. I am not acting like she is dumb, I am simply of the opinion that Neal, who is at least 8 to 9 years mentally and physically older than her would also know about the risks of unprotected sex and possibly more than she does. Yes, they were happy together and she would have agreed to have sex with him, but I still find it weird because of their age difference. If your main problem between them is the age difference... Honestly, I hear it and respect it. It is your opinion, and you have the right to think like that. No problem here.

But, when the topic is about her "rape" by Neal... I can hear the unprotected sex stuff too.

But having unprotected sex does not mean rape. That's ABSOLUTELY not the same thing. I don't think unprotected sex is rape, I just think that if they didn't choose to use protection  (since the protection could have failed) despite knowing it was available and the possible risks, then that shows a bit of carelessness/immaturity from one or both of them. My problem with them having unprotected sex isn't that it was unprotected, it was that it was an adult have unprotected sex with a minor. I find a sexual relationship between an adult and a minor to be wrong and I find an unprotected sexual relationship between an adult and a minor to be more wrong. If they both chose to have unprotected sex, I have less of an issue with it because even though it was careless, it was their choice. But since we don't know the nature of the unprotectedness, it's equally possible that Neal convinced Emma not to use protection despite her wanting to. I'm not saying this is what is happened, though, just that it is a possibility I have a serious issue with. It's also just as likely that Emma convinced Neal not to use protection.