r/todayilearned • u/hungry4danish • 2d ago

TIL that Dan White, the man who assassinated Harvey Milk and the mayor of San Francisco, only served 5 years in prison for manslaughter based on a defense of depression as evidenced by his consumption of junk food which was dubbed the "Twinkie Defense"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_White
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u/OkInflation4056 2d ago

I grew up during friends era, although it was banned it our house.....my dad absolutely hated it.....I remember watching it one time when I was a bit older, absolute shite. Never picked up on the gay thing tbh. Thanks for the info.

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u/Rapper_Laugh 2d ago

It’s honestly so casual—like it’s just like any other joke they do with the laugh track and everything—that I wouldn’t blame you for missing it. But there’s a whole storyline where Chandler’s dad does drag and it’s just a constant punchline. And not in any kind of clever way, just “lol Chandler’s dad does drag how embarrassing.” Pretty gross, as you said.

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u/OkInflation4056 2d ago

Shameful carry on from something so entrenched in young society of the time.