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

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. Miss Trunchbull: So can a calculator."
 * In Matilda, Miss Honey tries to show Miss Trunchbull how smart Matilda is:

"Russell Ziskey: Do the words "Act of war" mean anything to you? John Winger: I have a plan. Russell: Great. Custer had a plan, too."
 * In Stripes, when thinking of how to rescue their platoon from Czech soldiers:

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

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

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

"Hurley: Do not open that! There's dynamite and it's mega-unstable. Richard: I know that. Hurley: Well, so did Dr. Arzt. And I was wiping him out of my shirt two days later."
 * From Lost:

Web Original
"Professor X: You're The Chosen One. Spiderman: Yeah, so was Anakin Skywalker! And look how well that turned out!"
 * From the Marvel/DC Harry Potter Parody:

Western Animation
"Cartman: You guys, guess what? After I'm on television, I'm gonna be totally famous! Wendy: (walks by) Hitler was famous, too."
 * In South Park in the episode "Weight Gain 4000" Cartman had won an essay contest and was going to appear on television and receive a reward. Wendy, thinking she would win, was not pleased.

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: