Someone complains of getting mugged, you say something about how they brought it on themselves... victim blaming.
But if that someone hunts down the mugger, dances a jig in front of him, starts mocking, "oh come on, I have a thousand bucks cash on me, point the gun at me already"... well, telling them that they're doing it to themselves isn't victim blaming. It's objective truth, the only truth that matters.
They're doing it right now. As we speak. We're having this conversation watching them while they try to throw themselves in front of the gun. It's time to stop worrying about whether or not we're insensitive when we describe what's happening in front of our eyes.
But if that someone hunts down the mugger, dances a jig in front of him, starts mocking, "oh come on, I have a thousand bucks cash on me, point the gun at me already"... well, telling them that they're doing it to themselves isn't victim blaming. It's objective truth, the only truth that matters.
They're doing it right now. As we speak. We're having this conversation watching them while they try to throw themselves in front of the gun. It's time to stop worrying about whether or not we're insensitive when we describe what's happening in front of our eyes.