you do know there are countries out there where girls are married at age 13 and 14 let alone 16. you do know that in the past most people started sexually reproducing in their mid-teens. this whole idea that 16 and 17 year old are "kids" is a MODERN invention of our post-industrial society.
in the past 30 year olds were grandparents rather than young adults. and kids were having kids at 15.
there is a reason we are able to reproduce at such young ages. we biologically evolved to reproduce at that time. the idea that a 16 year old is a "kid" and not mature enough to handle being involved with another person sexually is a MODERN invention.
You do know we are in America right? You do know that those men in those country are savages and not people we should emulate right? You do know that young girls married that young are doomed to a life if subservience with no chance to truly live out their childhood right?
You do know that we are MODERN and our lifestyles reflect that beyond just the age of consent right?