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> Some people have zero self preservation. I wouldn't go deliver something to a terrorist group for any amount of money. Is this victim blaming, or am I misrea
by Rd6n6 5y ago
> Some people have zero self preservation. I wouldn't go deliver something to a terrorist group for any amount of money.
Is this victim blaming, or am I misreading it?
- netcan 5y agoYes, but no. You need the ability to distinguish between a bad social cliche like "short skirt, asking for it" and this.
- Supermancho 5y agoIn some cases, a victim is to blame. There are even awards for this sort of thing.
- zdragnar 5y agoSelf preservation is a concept which extends beyond scenarios with a victim and a perpetrator. Don't pet feral animals. Don't run with scissors. Don't wear a fur coat in the desert. Don't drink bottles labelled "poison". So, it should reasonably follow: Don't hand yourself over to violent, hostile people.
- 55555 5y ago"She shouldn't have worn such a short skirt" is not quite "He shouldn't have gone unarmed and alone to a meeting with ISIS in ISIS-held territory."
- vmception 5y agorelevant exhibit for anyone that is merely avoiding victim blaming because they were told not to, without addressing why victim blaming is often based in mythology: https://today.tamu.edu/2019/11/19/what-were-you-wearing-exhibit-explores-sexual-violence-myth/ https://today.tamu.edu/2019/11/19/what-were-you-wearing-exhi... so, in human interactions, its always the person that does the harmful, nonconsensual and/or illegal action that should have the focus
- MattGaiser 5y agoThe victim is not to first to be blamed, but the result is predictable and avoidable.