Historical Normality Bias

The fallacy of judging past societies, actions, or norms by the standards of the present, or conversely, of justifying outdated, harmful practices by arguing "that was normal at the time." In its dismissive form, it's used to invalidate modern moral critiques of historical figures by claiming a lack of historical context. More perniciously, it's used to defend the persistence of antiquated injustices by appealing to their historical commonality.

Example: Defending a founding father's slaveholding by saying, "It was normal then, you can't judge him," commits the Historical Normality Bias. It uses historical descriptivism ("it was common") to avoid moral judgment, implying that collective moral failure excuses individual participation in atrocity.

by Dumu The Void February 4, 2026

dumb and normal

Girl on IMVU who has the username Pedal

Pedal is a synonym for dumb and normal

by Muzania October 23, 2020

not.so.normal.cosplays

A tok toker and a gacha tuber. They are a very cool person and i wish I could tell them it 😃 but they wont ignolish it

Do you know who not.so.normal.cosplays is..?

by Unknown Follower 😗 July 23, 2021

The opposite of normal

A bkitch with a mold on his face name blueduke

I’m normal but anybody name blueduke is the opposite of normal

by A mfc roccstar December 10, 2021

just.your.normal.loser

A gacha TikToker who likes swings a little too much

just.your.normal.loser just flinged a kid of the swing ._.

by Just.your.normal.loser October 9, 2022

I’m so normal about

When you want to express your excitement or obsession over a topic, but you say you don’t really care. You’re showing how hyped you are but in a very calm manner. You’re definitely not insane.

I’m so normal about the new Loki show coming out..
Sooooo so normal.

by giant_enemy_spider January 5, 2024

Appeal to normalcy

A weak evasion of the actual topic. The question isn't whether it normal for a 25 year old girl to sleep with 100 guys. It's whether or not it's ethical. And you either know that and are being avoidant because you're a soy-ass shit-lib who LITERALLY ISN'T ALLOWED to tell women what they ought or ought not do OR... OR... You're dumb as dog-shit. It's one or the other.

Hym "Appeal to normalcy is not an argument I would ever make there. Because I'm not a pussy social-centrist. Is it fine for a woman to fuck 100 dudes? Yes. Even better if she's discreet and takes cash. Why are you such a sissy? And where is your wife? Ex-wife. Where's you ex-wife? I saw her pick up a spider once and it was both gross and adorable."

by Hym Iam March 10, 2024