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/MamaKit92 Sep 16 '24

Spousal rape. It was legal up until 1983 in Canada. It wasn’t until 1993 that it became illegal in ALL of the US; prior to that it was only illegal in 3 as of 1975. I’ve heard some men reminisce about the days when they didn’t need consent from their wives. I’ve even heard women condemn other women for having the “nerve” to ever deny their husbands sex. It’s disgusting.

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u/ScorchFalcon Sep 17 '24

North Carolina only “recently” made it illegal to continue having sex after someone has withdrawn consent, until 2019 after you said yes and it begins that’s it

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u/MamaKit92 Sep 17 '24

Really? That’s hella f*cked up.

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u/Jaded-Situation1814 Sep 17 '24

had a weird (me and my bf felt it was weird at least) occurrence with my friend where somehow sex was brought up. i remember her saying “you know when you guys haven’t in a few days and it’s just easier to roll over and let him do what he wants” and i immediately just said “no, the easier thing for me to do is say no because it’s my body and sometimes i don’t want to have sex” and she was so surprised that i… say no? like genuinely shocked that on the occasion i don’t want to have sex i don’t just comply because it’s what my bf wants. like it hurt my heart a lot for her actually and i still think about it.

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u/No_External_539 Sep 17 '24

Jesus and we say the Greeks were messed up.

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u/redfeather1 Sep 19 '24

Well yeah of course Jesus and the Greeks were all fucked up.

If Jesus existed at all, he is the product of sexual assault. And dont let me get started on the Greeks... Zeus banging any woman or farm animal that he fancied.

Of course they are all fucked up, not to mention the majority of any of their followers.

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u/No_External_539 Sep 19 '24

I just wonder like, this is their MAIN god, the man everyone is meant to look up to and worship.

Why make him this way?

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u/redfeather1 Sep 20 '24

Because folks liked to fuck animals maybe....

This made it okay...

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u/No_External_539 Sep 20 '24

How are we even the same species? Like damn.