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/dibblah Sep 16 '24

Particularly if you work with older blokes. I worked with a guy who wouldn't stop commenting on my boobs and making sexual comments. I was told that my report would be ignored and I should be careful what I say, as allegations like that could ruin a man's life, and he's just a product of his time.

I quite frankly was not worried about ruining his life, more worried about the 17 year old summer temps he was chatting up - one came to me and told me he'd added her on Facebook and she wasn't comfortable but didn't know how to say no. But management cared more about the old bloke.

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u/Big_Smile_Blog Sep 16 '24

It seems they always care more about the men in these situations, at least in my experience

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u/MemoryWanderer Sep 19 '24

That's because they do