This is the point in the conversation where my parents would say, "If everyone jumped off the bridge would you jump too?"
Stupid stuff is stupid whether it is par for the course or not. And trying to pretend it is less stupid by spreading it around more doesn't make it any better.
Sort of like trying to fool my parents into thinking I'd eaten my peas by smashing them up a bit and spreading them around my dinner plate. Pretending it is something that it is not doesn't make it any better either.