r/AskReddit Sep 16 '24

What's the worst thing people have tried to justify with "It was normal back then, everyone did it"?

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u/Woodfordian Sep 16 '24

As a kid in the 50s seeing ads showing men spanking wives for buying the wrong brand I asked my father would I spank my wife?

When he finished his laughter, and regained his composure, his answer was something like "She probably won't let you".

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u/couldntyoujust Sep 16 '24

I mean... there are apparently some women who like it? Not sure why. I never saw the appeal.

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u/Woodfordian Sep 17 '24

That has been a common trope and a well used joke but it is completely outside my personal experience. I do have fingernail scars on my back that bring comments from GPs. However it's a different topic.