keira knightley was born in 1985 and thomas brodie sangster in 1990, which means she is only 5 years older than him. In 2003 they starred together in love actually
this is what she looked like
and this is what he looked like
5 years
i thought this was a shitpost but apparently keira knightley was just a flipping teenager when she was cast in Love Actually as a married adult woman? Like she was literally 17/18? That is all kinds of messed up.
this is what sangster looks like in 2018 btw. he’s 28:
tldr: stop sexualizing young girls
In the UK you are an adult at the age of 18 .You can vote, smoke, and Drink in bars at 18 .You can get married at 18 its not against the law in the Uk. The age of consent in the Uk is 16 .so where is the problem?
Just because there is some democratic responsibility to allow people autonomy over their life choices, doesn’t mean everyone is utilising it. Most 18-year-olds are still pretty much kids. It is extremely rare for a 17y/o to be married. Bear in mind also that in modern times it is common for people to get to know and build a relationship before marriage, meaning they’d likely be at least 16 or even underage at the start. Were her love interests also teenagers? If not, that’s arguably inappropriate. Being realistic, the character is not intended to be that age. In which case, it is a curious choice to cast someone so young, at the very least. I think it’s fair for people to point that out and question/be dubious about it. Healthy, even. After all, ‘It’s not technically illegal’ is not mutually inclusive with ‘It’s not at all weird’. In fact, justifying things like that is usually an indication there’s something unsavoury going on.
her character’s male love interests were played by a 30-year-old and a 27-year-old. this is an extremely common casting practice in major films.
to reiterate, keira knightley was significantly closer in age to her 13-year-old co-star than to the actor portraying her husband.
Actresses VS Actors : the sexualization of young women is true (and the difference of age encourages pedophilia)
