I think blaming the victim is something people do to make themselves feel better and safer, by assuming that such a thing could never happen to them because they wouldn't be as clueless, careless, or provocative as the person who it did happen to.
It's also completely asinine. I stand by my declaration that anyone who makes such a statement deserves to be punched. The only way they should be avoid to avoid the punch would be to agree to wear a t-shirt for a month - no, make that a year - with the words, "I am a self-righteous jerk who speaks without thinking." Any day during that year that they don't wear the shirt means that they get punched, and STILL have to wear the shirt for an additional year. :P
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carisma_sensei
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Date: 2010-08-18 02:32 pm (UTC)It's also completely asinine. I stand by my declaration that anyone who makes such a statement deserves to be punched. The only way they should be avoid to avoid the punch would be to agree to wear a t-shirt for a month - no, make that a year - with the words, "I am a self-righteous jerk who speaks without thinking." Any day during that year that they don't wear the shirt means that they get punched, and STILL have to wear the shirt for an additional year. :P