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[-] velma@sh.itjust.works 22 points 9 hours ago

Before modern medicine, often people would have a ton of kids because they would frequently die.

Before modern medicine, birth control and abortions were much harder to come by, too.

[-] village604@adultswim.fan 28 points 8 hours ago

Also, women didn't really get much of a say in the matter.

[-] velma@sh.itjust.works 17 points 8 hours ago

God forbid you point that out though, there's a bunch of people who think this was all consensual.

[-] cabbagepatchcrabs@retrolemmy.com 7 points 7 hours ago

This is a really important factor here that it wasn't exactly "Grandma's" choosing (not to make the meme unfunny but...) Yeah, more often than not it was "Grandpa" with no choice in the matter.

[-] velma@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 hours ago

It's ok to not laugh at a meme like this.

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