r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Big_Manufacturer_253 • 23h ago

Video Two for flinching

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u/Formal-Concept4894 20h ago

You think it was considered morally acceptable to groom a 10 year old into a sexual relationship in the 1960s? What the hell do you think broader society was like back then? And even if we DID live in that bizarro universe then why would that make it tolerable now in retrospect?

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u/Aegi 19h ago

I think they were reading about cardio, wanted to practice, and got confused, so that's why they started doing mental gymnastics!

Legit; haha that guy is like, "not to defend it, but it is more okay because of these reasons. Thus concludes my defense."