It isn't enough to dismiss these details as a product of their time.
There's nothing wrong with silent movies except that they are very much a product of their time.
Ali was a product of his time which is long since past.
While all art is a product of its time, popular music doesn't pretend otherwise.
WE are all products of our time and place.
The albums, very much products of their time, sound fine.
A product of his time, Frank brought in a new era.
But Sasha is also a very specific product of his time and place.
But the choreographer is clearly a product of his time.
Strand was in every way a product of his complex time.