https://twitter.com/StrewthQueen/status/1553253076009488384
Very normal country where the fash fucks are spreading news calling LGBTQ+ people as groomers but this is considered normal in their eyes.
does it vary by state like that? that’s sort of what I think too, but I’ve never seen a sign in any bar I’ve worked at or been to that said anyone under 21 could be allowed in even with their parents. I’ve worked at restaurant bars that were just sort of off to the side from the main dining areas with no physical separation, and kids had to stay like 10 feet away even if their parents were sitting at the bar.
It definitely varies by state, I’ve seen “unless with parent/guardian or spouse” posted at liquor stores in places.
)I’d love to come into this thread an emphatically call OP a dope cause it’s not like someone under 18 would be allowed to be married anyway so it obviously only pertains to people between 18-21, but that’s not true in all states so this sign is implicitly welcoming child brides if it’s in some states
I think liquor stores are different, my parents used to take me sometimes when I was a kid and I still see people with kids at liquor stores. you just have to be 21 to buy stuff there. but bars are actually serving alcohol and I’ve never seen a child in one, it doesn’t really make sense to allow minors in since they can’t legally drink anyway
I’ve been in bars on afternoons in Italy in which whole families were present.
This backwards ass country still holds onto that dumb puritanical notion that we can possibly make kids aware that alcohol exists. Which of course means by the time their 16 or 17 they’re primed to start overdoing the forbidden thing. How many more tragic multi-person car wrecks of drunk teenagers do we have endure before we understand this?
It explicitly is legal in many states for a minor to marry if they have the parent’s permission.
Anyone remember those A Series of Unfortunate Events books?
This was important to the plot of the first book. Count Olaf was trying to marry the oldest child to get her fortune, and it was only possible because her guardian- him- consented lmao. That overrode HER need to consent
When I was 18 there were three states that would let me drink in a bar if accompanied by a parent. One was Wisconsin, I don’t remember the other two. I had a White Russian.
was that pre or post 2000? just to understand the time frame
I used to order white Russians at clubs when I was a piece of shit 22 year old lmao
Technically the US has no federal drinking age, it’s just that every state has the same drinking age of 21. The federal gov will take away a big chunk of highway funding if they have it lower than 21 if I remember right.
This also leads to the exact specifics of the law being different in each state. Some states only the government can operate liquor stores, some you can buy liquor in grocery stores, sometimes bars let minors in, sometimes 18+, sometimes 21+.
In the US, you need a specific license that is more restrictive than the general one for serving alcohol if you want to be able to have attended minors on site. I think England has the same general framework (with different ages and requirements) but I have no idea about anywhere else. I’m dumb lol
to be able to have attended minors on site
sorry I’m confused lol. does that mean in a bar? or a restaurant that serves alcohol with a bar in it? I always thought that bars in the US were only for people of legal drinking age with no exceptions. and the biggest appeal of going to bar areas in restaurants for me is there’s no kids around
It might be a regional thing but my partners mom took her to bars when she was underage (18-20ish). Some of them even turned a blind eye to her mom buying her alcohol. this was in like suburbs of a city not even in the boonies
