News Videos about victim blaming in everyday situations

[Justmehere]

This is brilliant! And funny!

This Is How Victim-Blaming Logic Would Play Out In Everyday Scenarios | HuffPost

I especially like the example of the woman and the cake.

 

[scout86]

I think I like the art one the best. :D

 

[shimmerz]

These videos feel like the story of my life. I don't even know what to say/do with people who behave this way. T and I touched on this and will most likely be exploring in the near future.

 

[Recovery4Me]

Awesome teaching tool! Thank you for this.:notworthy:

 

[The Albatross]

I guess the issue I have with it is that it says "the logic of" when really to me it ain't logic whatsoever... it's hedonistic opportunism. But I did like the vid for other reasons than the title. But maybe I'm missing some subtle point?

Blaming the victim

Victim, Unashamed and Unsilenced | Dani Bostick | TEDxColoradoSprings - I largely, though not entirely, agree with Dani though also.

 

[shimmerz]

it's hedonistic opportunism.

Yeah, I think that that is patterned behaviour, which by nature has a logic to it. It just isn't my type of logic, you know?

 

[The Albatross]

With ya Shim on the patterned behavior but naw... it doesn't have a logic to it. It is an impulse control/regulation/or subtle or even not so subtle mental health issue at worst, ego/self serving at best. When you value your wants/needs/desires and have no respect or care or value for others... it isn't logic at all... it's hedonistic opportunism driven by little to no impulse control.

 

[Justmehere]

Victim blaming does have a logic to it. Not a healthy or accurate one.

This video focuses on perps who victim blame but even when we widened it to other types of victim blaming, there is a twisted logic.

There are people who have been victims of trauma who then blame themselves. Some psychologists think this is done to find a way to make "sense" of what happened. Self-victim-blaming is really saying, "bad things happened because I'm bad. I did something bad..." - and etc. It's a convoluted way to try to find safety.

It can be much scarier to accept the reality that sometimes we are truly helpless to stop horrible people from doing horrible things.

People who victim blame others are falling into the same trap. Instead of dealing with reality, they rather blame someone. "That bad thing happened to them because it's their fault..." The unspoken statement is, "I'm safe because I don't do that thing."

Take women who get blamed for being raped because they worse that skirt or whatever... that makes the person usually saying it feel less scared it could happen to them.

When it's a perp doing the victim blaming, which is what this video focuses on - it's them deflecting their responsibility to change... trying to justify their perpetration of harm on another. It's sick. Evil.

It is hedonistic too.

 

[Deleted member 12723]

The videos were good. The information that @The Albatross shared I actually learned a few things. Interesting thread, thank you.

 

[The Albatross]

Not by the first definition but if you stretch a bit for the second I suppose? Or perhaps the topic here in the op would be a good example of "destructive logic"? Never read or heard of that term before... anybody else?
LOGIC:
1. reasoning conducted or assessed according to strict principles of validity:
"experience is a better guide to this than deductive logic" ·
reasoning · line of reasoning · rationale · argument ·
argumentation

• a particular system or codification of the principles of proof and inference:
  "Aristotelian logic"
• the systematic use of symbolic and mathematical techniques to determine the forms of valid deductive argument.
• the quality of being justifiable by reason:
  "there's no logic in telling her not to hit people when that's what you're doing"
  synonyms: reason · judgment · logical thought · rationality ·
  wisdom · sense · good sense · common sense · sanity · horse sense
• (logic of)
  the course of action or line of reasoning suggested or made necessary by:
  "if the logic of capital is allowed to determine events"

2. a system or set of principles underlying the arrangements of elements in a computer or electronic device so as to perform a specified task.

 

[Gamera3000]

It can be much scarier to accept the reality that sometimes we are truly helpless to stop horrible people from doing horrible things.

People who victim blame others are falling into the same trap. Instead of dealing with reality, they rather blame someone. "That bad thing happened to them because it's their fault..." The unspoken statement is, "I'm safe because I don't do that thing."

Thumbs up. Great post.

 

[New]

This is brilliant! And funny!

This Is How Victim-Blaming Logic Would...

Love these!!!