Time is a funny thing. The first audible curse words in film occurred in 1929’s Glorifying the Girl, and those “curse words” were “damn” and “jackass.” It’s easy to see how the times have changed over the better part of a century, but as we’ve learned from this list, many more recent scandals that were once deemed, well, scandalous, are now commonplace in pop culture. Countless podcasts will tell you that censorship was once synonymous with “the right,” but more and more “the left” has been keeping the status quo in check. We’ll just stick to the sassy fun facts and opt out of torching the comment section with a political stance of our own.
Get to the list? Okay, okay, we’re on it. We just thought it was funny that a whole lot of “controversy” was drummed up over something that would be laughed off or eye-rolled today. While perusing, take a moment to think of the angry letters, the picket signs, and the raised blood pressure over these 12 massive scandals that look downright quaint by modern standards.
