The fact that its a repeated pattern and he doesnt show interest in women his own age is moderately sketchy to me but I don’t have a problem with age gaps between consenting adults and I dont like infantilizing young adults like moral crusaders on reddit and twitter are always doing. I have a much younger partner (adult obvi) personally and I know that she chose me and is capable of doing so. I also have another partner closer to my age. The only reason I think its weird with Leo is that its a repeated pattern, and also his power because of his fame and wealth.
And while the 48/19 thing is a little :fidel-wut:, doesn’t he mostly date women in their mid-20s? Most of whom have their own more-than-decent careers?
I know this is an ancient anxiety
Historically it isn’t even that much of an anxiety. I know orientalists like to point out these age gaps when they’re trying to be racist/colonial/islamophobic, but even in the west this wasn’t that big of a deal until recently. I’m not sure what caused the sudden switch. Maybe a historian here can answer?
