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One of life’s ironies is that when bad things happen to someone, many of us automatically blame the victim, at least to some degree. It can literally add insult to injury. Examples include ...

On social media, Misri has become a target of intense online harassment, with many netizens quick to assign blame without ...

In contrast, people who adhere more closely to values like loyalty, purity and obedience to authority are more likely to blame the victims. This difference holds after accounting for politics and ...

Blame the Itch, Not the Scratch Well-intentioned caregivers can have a catchphrase of “ stop scratching.” My message to them: Scratching is a symptom of atopic dermatitis, not a cause.

Kaseya’s Mike Puglia says we need to stop blaming victims of cybercrime, and treat attacks like other serious criminal ...

A new hashtag was created to address the problem of rape culture. And it's unlike any other response we've seen.

But much of the time, victim-blaming stems from an assumption that rape is the result of a breakdown in communication--some kind of misunderstanding or a drunken encounter gone wrong.

The most recent example of this form of victim-blaming, where the men who were falsely accused are the real victims, can be seen in the University of Virginia’s ham-handed response to an ...