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Textbook example of victim blaming.

• kthejoker2 9y ago
  What? Victim blaming is saying they deserve their treatment. This is just asking victims to stop "playing nice" with a system that really doesn't reward them as much as they think it does when justifying not taking action.
  • galactus 9y ago
    No, victim blaming is holding the victim at least partially responsible for the abuse, which is exactly what the comment does.
    • imartin2k 9y ago
      Well then you are a text book example of someone with a very binary worldview, which consists exclusively of perpetrators and victims, and nothing in between. This is not how the world looks like, however, even if some are working hard in painting it that way. You are disqualifying yourself with your simple-minded approach of using a label instead of actual arguments. "Victim blaming" is one of the most problematic labels that are being thrown around nowadays, but it also is a nice way to filter out the people who are not able to have a rational, fact-based discussion. But to factually approach your accusation: Saying "It's the person's fault that she/he has been attacked" would possibly be justified to be called "victim blaming" (although even then I personally think there are better ways to challenge a line of argumentation than these highly charged labels. They make people lazy and to disengage with nuanced view points). In my comment, I wasn't doing anything close to that, though. My point is a completely different one.
    • mcguire 9y ago
      If you see something like this taking place but do not say anything, you are a victim?