What is victim blaming?
Q: What is victim blaming?
A: Victim blaming is holding the victim of a crime responsible for that crime.
Q: When was the term "victim blaming" commonly used in the United States?
A: The term "victim blaming" was commonly used in the United States starting in the 1970s.
Q: What was the context in which the term "victim blaming" was mainly used in connection with trials for rape?
A: The term "victim blaming" was mainly used in connection with trials for rape.
Q: Who defined "blaming the victim" in 1947, and how did he describe it?
A: Theodor W. Adorno defined "blaming the victim" in 1947 as "one of the most sinister features of the Fascist character."
Q: What did Adorno and three other professors at the University of California, Berkeley create in 1950?
A: Adorno and three other professors at the University of California, Berkeley created their influential and highly debated F-scale in 1950.
Q: What did the F-scale include among the fascist traits of the scale?
A: The F-scale included among the fascist traits of the scale the "contempt for everything discriminated against or weak."
Q: What is a common example of victim blaming?
A: A common example of victim blaming is the "asking for it" idiom, e.g. "she was asking for it" said of a victim of violence or sexual assault.
