I’m with you until this:

The fact other people were doing it too doesn't make their behaviour less abhorrent, it just means that abhorrent behaviour was more common.

Did something I posted indicate I think otherwise or was this just an additional thought?

For the record, I don’t care who the paedophile is, it’s disgusting and perverse regardless. I do question whether the behavior was more common or if it’s just gotten pushed further out of public view because of social norms changing.

We really didn’t. Though those expressions, while still wrong, come across a lot different from a 13 year old than they do from a 50 year old man. 🤮

Yeah this is the generation that brought us 4Chan and the Xbox gaming lobby.

I God damn wish there had been consequences for the hate some of my bosses had flung around back then. Just like constantly putting down anyone deemed lesser.

I always heard the reply, “a well used field grows no grass”. I don’t like to think about that though, it’s my friend’s dad who I heard it from most memorably.

Oh I'm sure they had an excused lined up for that too. I just don't want hear what it is.