Victim Blaming: Difference between revisions

This page is an overview of the concept of "victim blaming," for those who want to know more about victim blaming in a meta sense for their own writing (and for possibly avoiding it [[Unfortunate Implications|if it's unintended]] or being more aware in its use if it's intended) or for understanding the concept of victim blaming in [[Real Life]] to some extent. If you want to see ONLY fictional examples or examples of how victims are blamed in fiction, please go to [[Good Victims, Bad Victims]].

 

"Victim blaming" is, simply put, the concept of blaming victims of any misfortune for their misfortune. When the person has actively hurt someone else, it is covered by tropes such as [[Asshole Victim]] and [[Hoist by His Own Petard]]. That said, when "victim blaming" is referred to, it almost always refers to when someone hurt by someone or something ''did not actively hurt someone else first'' and is still being blamed for their own misfortune.

 

 

== Obvious Victim Blaming ==

 

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[[Category:Victim Blaming]]