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Victim Blaming

Why Didn't Ariel Castro's Victims Run Away? It's Simple

Jincey Lumpkin | Posted 05.09.2013 | Crime
Read More: Rape, Gina DeJesus, Amanda Berry, Michelle Knight, Ariel Castro, Victim Blaming, Sexual Abuse, Rape Shame, Slut Shaming, Rape Victim Blaming, Ariel Castro Victims, Crime News
Jincey Lumpkin

Over and over and over, women and girls receive the message to keep quiet, be sweet and not cause a fuss. It's a rigged system. And yet the public is shocked and dismayed when victims of violent abuse stay or defend the abuser.

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The 7-Step Guide to Misery

Margaret Paul, Ph.D. | Posted 05.18.2013 | Healthy Living
Read More: Food Addiction, Margaret Paul, Controlling Behavior, Miserable, Blaming Others, Perfectionism, Addictions, Victim Blaming, Inner Bonding, Misery, Fear of Failure, Inner Critic, Emotional Wellness, Healthy Living News
Margaret Paul, Ph.D.

Why would someone make the choice to be miserable? Because it is often a way of getting attention and of attempting to get someone else to be responsible for them. If this is what you want, here is a roadmap to make sure you accomplish your goal!

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Steubenville: We're Sick and Tired of Rape Being Treated Like an Unavoidable Joke

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 05.14.2013 | Crime
Read More: Victim Blaming, Steubenville, Rape Culture, Rape, Insitutionalized Tolerance, Campus Rape, Crime News
Soraya Chemaly

This isn't "just" about alcohol or teens or dashed football aspirations. It has much broader implications about consent and what we are failing to teach children.

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The Most Damaging Assumption About Divorce

Lisa Arends | Posted 05.11.2013 | Divorce
Read More: Blame, Divorce, Victim Blaming, Divorce Blame, Divorce Reasons, Life After Divorce, Divorce Causes, Divorce News
Lisa Arends

When people learn that my husband of ten years abandoned me with a text message, avoided any communication, committed marital fraud and carried out felony bigamy, the first reaction I get is often surprise and disbelief. The second? Blame.

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Heroes and Victims

Emmett Rensin | Posted 05.04.2013 | Politics
Read More: Slut Shaming, Leftwing, Slut-Shaming, Victim Blaming, Rape Culture, The Daily Mail, Julian Assange, Facebook, Wikileaks, Gender, Politics News
Emmett Rensin

The cause of government transparency in general, and even of WikiLeaks in particular, doesn't live or die with Julian Assange. If he's innocent, then I'm happy to let him keep his place at the head of this important movement. But if he's guilty, the world won't end.

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Why Do People Stay in Abusive Relationships?

Dr. Craig Malkin | Posted 05.01.2013 | Politics
Read More: Mark Warden Apology, Shame, Sara Naomi Lewkowicz, Guilt, Abusive Relationships, Violence Prevention, Victim Blaming, New-Hampshire-Legislature, Mark Warden, Assault, Emotional Intelligence, Mark Warden Domestic Violence, Domestic Violence, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Politics News
Dr. Craig Malkin

Mark Warden's recent comments about domestic violence reflect our shared confusion and impatience as a society. It doesn't matter whether we're conservatives or liberals, ignorant or well-informed, we all have an instant negative reaction when we see people return to or stay in abusive relationships.

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Parenting: The Ultimate Joke Killer (Why I Can't Laugh at Manti Te'o)

Christina Pesoli | Posted 03.21.2013 | Parents
Read More: Manti Te'o, Manti Te'o Hoax, Victims, Parenting, Cyberbullying, Hoax, Victim Blaming, Parents News
Christina Pesoli

The problem is this: Whenever I see someone young enough to be my kid in a difficult situation, I tend to imagine my own kid in the same spot.

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Jason Linkins

Jim Moran Is Not Exactly Helping His Embattled Son Out

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.12.2012 | Politics
Read More: Eat the Press, Video, Violence Against Women, Patrick Moran Guilty, Patrick Moran, Victim Blaming, Patrick Moran Attack, Jim Moran Patrick Attack, Jim Moran Son, Patrick-Moran-Assault, Jim Moran, Politics News

The Washington City Paper reports that the son of Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.), Patrick Moran, pled guilty Wednesday to simple assault stemming from an inci...

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Chronicling an Everyday Rape in Haiti

Athena Kolbe | Posted 01.20.2013 | Crime
Read More: Women's Rights, Sexual Violence, Violence Against Women, Rape, Haitian Women, Rape Stigma, Haiti Rape, Victim Blaming, Haiti, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Crime News
Athena Kolbe

We spoke with the police chief from the area where the assault took place. Since the medical report made no mention of the violent nature of the assault, and despite the fact that police had seen Wendy's bruises and cuts, the officer following her file said that there was nothing he could do.

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Overestimating Courage: Sexual Harrassment Study Suggests People Aren't As Brave As They Think

HuffPost Live | Posted 11.13.2012 | Science
Read More: Jacob Soboroff, HuffPost Live, Victims, HuffPost Live Clips, Victim Blaming, Sexual Harassment, Victim-Blaming, Assault, Harrassment, Video, Science News

A recent study suggests that people perceive they would respond more aggressively to sexual harassment compared to how people actually react in real-l...

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A Teen Girl's Response To Todd Akin's Comments

Venus Meets Isis | Posted 11.04.2012 | Teen
Read More: Todd Akin Rape, Rape, Todd Akin Legitimate Rape, Todd Akin, Rape Pregnancy, Victim Blaming, Teen News
Venus Meets Isis

From a teenager's viewpoint, I personally believe that this statement was repulsive and wrongly accuses women of having the ability to prevent pregnancies in the case of rape.

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Todd Akin's Irresponsibility Outweighs His Arrogance

Hayley Rose Horzepa | Posted 10.24.2012 | Politics
Read More: Healing, Rape, Sexual Assault, Todd Akin, Victim Blaming, Politics News
Hayley Rose Horzepa

Being raped is a difficult experience to endure and the recovery from this traumatic event is just as difficult. So difficult that some people never get over it. It is irresponsible for people like Todd Akin to question its validity.

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Sexual Assault More Prevalent Than Many Think

The Daily Collegian | Posted 06.05.2012 | College
Read More: Rape, Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Victim Blaming, Penn State, Pennsylvania State University, Penn State Sexual Assault, Sexual Violence, Incest, Rape Education, Binge Drinking, Sexual Assault Statistic, Rape Myths, Teen Drinking, College News
The Daily Collegian

April honors a lot of our friends, family members and colleagues, whether we know it or not. It is up to us to make sure we don't ignore their cry for help, even if a survivor never makes him or herself known to us.

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Shame And Blame: Facing The Unintended Consequences Of Health Messaging

Leah Berkenwald | Posted 03.24.2012 | Home
Read More: Sexual Assault Prevention, Health Communication, Strong 4 Life, Pennsylvania Liquor Control Commission, Victim Blaming, Childhood Obesity, Home News
Leah Berkenwald

Health communication professionals must be better trained to anticipate the unintended consequences of their campaigns and examine the stigmas and stereotypes they reinforce.

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WATCH: 13-Year-Old Explains Why Slut Shaming Is Wrong

Posted 01.11.2012 | Home
Read More: Video, Slut, Rape, Viral Videos, Teen Video, Slut-Shaming, Victim Blaming, Astrorice, Teen Girls, Slutwalk, Home News

You know when a girl walks down the hallway wearing a low-cut shirt or short skirt and people start whispering about her outfit? Or when someone start...

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Is This Ad About Teen Drinking Too Scandalous?

Posted 12.08.2011 | Home
Read More: Date Rape Ad, Rape, Anti-Drinking-Ads, Date Rape, Pennsylvania Liquor Board, Victim Blaming, High School News, Teen Drinking, Home News

A new ad campaign has caused a ton of controversy this week. It's called "Control Tonight" (see the image to the left of this piece) and it was recent...

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What Not To Wear

Ellie Williams | Posted 01.01.2012 | Home
Read More: Nypd, Rape Victim Blaming, Victim Blaming, Sexual Predators, Sexual Harassment, Home News
Ellie Williams

I believe that the people in power should be protecting my rights and creating a safer environment for everyone, not advising me on my wardrobe.

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Victim Blaming: An All-Too-Common Response To Sexual Assault

Hayley Rose Horzepa | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Crime, Rape Victim Blaming, Victim Blaming, Rape Myth Acceptance, Blaming the Victim, Sexual Assault Victim Blaming, Healthy Living News
Hayley Rose Horzepa

Healing from sexual assault is very difficult, especially when your friends and family not only invalidate your claims but blame you for being raped. Victim blaming, however, is a huge part of our culture.

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Laura Stampler

SlutWalks: Coming To A City Near You

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Stampler | Posted 06.20.2011 | Impact
Read More: Toronto, Women's Empowerment, Women, Rape, Women's Issues, Victim Blaming, Facebook, Sexual Assault, Slutwalk, Slut Walks, Slutwalks, Impact News

Toronto police constable Michael Sanguinetti thought he was offering the key to rape prevention. "I'm not supposed to say this," he told a group of st...

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Jason Linkins

In Wake Of Texas Gang Rape, Florida Lawmaker Proposes School Dress Code Legislation

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Eat the Press, Rape, Cleveland Texas, Floriida, Victim-Blaming, Kathleen Passidomo, New York Times, Media Criticism, Media News, Politics News

Last week, the world learned about the town of Cleveland, Texas, where 18 teenage boys gang-raped an 11-year-old girl and, according to The New York T...

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