Yesterday, a 21 year-old YouTuber and
Minecraft streamer named
CallMeCarson made news for revealing that he had sexted with a 17 year-old girl when he was 19. Much of the discussion about whether or not
Carson committed any crimes rests on a series of messages he exchanged with a girl, which could be read as two confused young people talking about their feelings, or as a slightly older guy exerting his influence over an impressionable, younger fan. A bunch of fellow video game
streamers came to his defense and had some valid points to make about exactly which wrongs Carson did or didn't commit. Here's the most worthwhile responses: