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: