Essence workers are not immune to this common response. ... In our personal lives, blaming the victim most often arises from the need to deny that we ourselves could be vulnerable. In order to avoid confronting our own fear of powerlessness, we assume that the victim had the power to prevent what happened.
www.floweressencemagazine.com/aug02/blame.html www.floweressencemagazine.com/aug02/blame.html
A more general theory to explain victim-blaming is the belief in a just world. The "just world" hypothesis is the tendency to believe that the world is a fair and just place and that good things happen to good people and bad things happen to bad people.
www.ibiblio.org/rcip/vb.html
Victim blaming - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Victim blaming is holding the victims of a crime, an accident, or any type of abusive maltreatment to be entirely or partially responsible for the unfortunate incident that has occurred in their life...
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When Rihanna was beaten by Chris Brown, many people blamed Rihanna for enraging him.   Laura McDe sent in another example of victim-blaming in a case of domestic violence.  This time a man killed his five children, ... The other two stories merely attempt to explain the reasons the murderer had in mind,
contexts.org/socimages/2009/04/21/victim-blaming-and-do... contexts.org/socimages/2009/04/21/victim-blaming-and-domestic-violence/
Councilman Lombardi Asks Police Chief Esserman to Address Criminal Activity at Mall, Explain Blaming Victim for Crime ... In correspondence dated March 5, Councilman John J. Lombardi (Ward 13) has asked Colonel Dean Esserman, Chief of the Providence Police, to disclose how his department will address criminality at...
www.providenceri.com/CityCouncil/article.php?id=154
Until our society can grasp the concept of male responsibility for the rape culture we live in, then any other conversations amount to victim blaming. ... Can you explain to both of us (1) why and how exactly is this a “rape society” (with special attention to how I, a very successful professional 60 year old woman,
www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2005/11/10/on-victim-bla... www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2005/11/10/on-victim-blaming-and-control/
 Why can’t you explain to women that rape is not their fault? Why can’t you use ...  I feel sorry for the thousands of women you’ve hurt with your victim-blaming remarks and attitude.  You should be ashamed of yourself, but at least now we all know another dude to avoid when we go out looking for “The One.”...
heartoffalsehood.wordpress.com/2009/04/15/tough-loves-s... heartoffalsehood.wordpress.com/2009/04/15/tough-loves-steve-ward-on-victim-blaming/
Blaming the victims is a Repuke tactic. ... DARVO = DENY, ATTACH, REVERSE VICTIM & OFFENDER ... Come on Dale, explain to us why your *friends* in the Conservative ranks are a bunch of heartless punks! Come on, we’re waiting on you to condemn your fellow conservatives for their outrageous remarks!
thinkprogress.org/2007/04/17/more-blaming-the-victim/ thinkprogress.org/2007/04/17/more-blaming-the-victim/
The common aftermath of harassment, and complaints of harassment, and reasons the dynamics can occur. ... The combination of retaliation, backlash, and victim blaming can turn even a mild transgression into a major political event within an institution.
www.sexualharassmentsupport.org/Backlash.html
You’re completely right–There is way too much victim blaming here and while we have heard several rumors about Rihanna and people talking about her decisions but completely disregarding what Chris Brown did. It is such bullshit.
www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2009/03/14/more-chris-ri... www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2009/03/14/more-chris-rihanna-this-time-with-extra-victim-blaming/