tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316287167964751654.post1986825603181155117..comments2023-07-30T01:30:51.715-07:00Comments on Witch.Words: Let the Victim-Blaming Begin!Jadelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11119504965056881450noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316287167964751654.post-4536614701003988612010-01-18T16:43:56.302-08:002010-01-18T16:43:56.302-08:00Isn't it, though, Vinna? On the one case we t...Isn't it, though, Vinna? On the one case we thought, hoped, might be immune to this for the sheer egregious horribleness of this in the public eye...no, it's there anyway. Sigh.Jadelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11119504965056881450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316287167964751654.post-78916758674680124072010-01-18T11:27:05.950-08:002010-01-18T11:27:05.950-08:00Wow. That is FUCKED UP.Wow. That is FUCKED UP.Vinnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316287167964751654.post-77293071256733244332009-12-01T17:33:15.405-08:002009-12-01T17:33:15.405-08:00Which is the case, I think. The rest just get a lo...Which is the case, I think. The rest just get a lot more press.Kristen Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316287167964751654.post-27462688681721928232009-12-01T15:02:42.222-08:002009-12-01T15:02:42.222-08:00Ah, psychological principles that show that humani...Ah, psychological principles that show that humanity is doomed. I remember that one. <br /><br />All we can do is try to create a world where the good people outnumber the rest.Jadelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11119504965056881450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316287167964751654.post-55687579550811815832009-12-01T14:44:25.101-08:002009-12-01T14:44:25.101-08:00This makes me so sad. One of the most disturbing p...This makes me so sad. One of the most disturbing psychological principles I ever learned was the bystander effect. Essentially, the more people who witness an incident, the less likely the victim is to receive help. People get their cues from those around them as to what actions they should take, and if no one perceives the action as wrong they determine that it must not be. And even if they do think it's wrong, they don't call for help because they assume someone else already has. This contributes to the victim-blaming because people can't take responsibility for their own damned actions (or lack there of) and therefore assume that something must have been wrong with the victim.<br /><br />Humanity makes me sick sometimes...I just have to remember the people who pulled over to help me when I hydroplaned and almost ran my car off a freeway on-ramp, or the people who helped the girl who got stabbed on MUNI yesterday.There are good ones out there...they're just mixed in with the bad.Kristen Bnoreply@blogger.com