So Was X

A Stock Phrase that uses an analogy to make a point. Someone has tried to make a point about something; in response, someone points out something obvious that contradicts it in this fashion:

""Nothing can possibly go wrong. We're in love!"

"So were Romeo and Juliet.""

Often makes correct use of something commonly used in an Analogy Backfire and/or Lampshades Tempting Fate. Thus, it is usually the territory of the Genre Savvy and Deadpan Snarkers.

Super Trope to Hitler Ate Sugar. Hitler Ate Sugar is supposed to argue that doing something is evil because someone else who was evil did it, too. So Was X is supposed to argue that someone or something could be incorrect or just as dangerous as something else (the X).

See also Appeal to Obscurity.

Comic Books
"Daveez: ...And smoking's still illegal, creep.
 * In Watchmen, an astonished Nite Owl doesn't understand . Rorschach points out.
 * In the Judge Dredd Spin Off The Simping Detective, Jack Point lights up a cigar in Sector Chief Daveez's office and makes it clear that he knows Daveez played a significant role in a criminal case he was investigating and covered it up. Daveez responds by grabbing Point by his jacket lapels and threatening him to drop the case, the exchange ends,

Jack: (points to the martini glass on his desk) Yeah. Heh, so's alcohol."

Film
"Jane: So is the Yakuza."
 * In Johnny Mnemonic, Johnny insists that trying to make a deal with the evil corporation is a good idea, explaining that they'd be willing to make a deal because they're corporate.

"Miss Honey: She can multiply large numbers instantly in her head.
 * In Matilda, Miss Honey tries to show Miss Trunchbull how smart Matilda is:

Miss Trunchbull: So can a calculator."

"Russell Ziskey: Do the words "Act of war" mean anything to you?
 * In Stripes, when thinking of how to rescue their platoon from Czech soldiers:

John Winger: I have a plan.

Russell: Great. Custer had a plan, too."

"The Metatron: I am to charge you with a holy crusade.
 * Dogma:

Bethany Sloan: For the record, I work in an abortion clinic.

The Metatron: Noah was a drunk, and look what he accomplished--and no one's asking you to build an ark!"

Literature
""Don't do it." said Mr McKinnon, a stout bachelor. "You're too young to marry."
 * From P.G. Wodehouse's "Honeysuckle Cottage":

"So was Methuselah," said James, a stouter."

Live Action TV
"Stottlemeyer: Relax, the guy is clearly guilty.
 * From an episode of the last season of Monk, where the prosecutor is worried the Suspect of the Week will walk:

Prosecutor: So was OJ."

"Hurley: Do not open that! There's dynamite and it's mega-unstable.
 * From Lost:

Richard: I know that.

Hurley: Well, so did Dr. Arzt. And I was wiping him out of my shirt two days later."

Web Original
"Professor X: You're The Chosen One.
 * From the Marvel/DC Harry Potter Parody:

Spiderman: Yeah, so was Anakin Skywalker! And look how well that turned out!"

Real Life
"Hemlock is both natural and organic."
 * Seen on various message boards:

"Heroin is natural. Nicotine is natural. A pack of wild wolves is natural! Natural doesn't mean safe!"
 * From comedian Matt Kershen: