Victim blaming occurs when the victim of a crime or any wrongful act is held entirely or partially at fault for the harm that befell them. The study of victimology seeks to mitigate the prejudice against victims, and the perception that victims are in any way responsible for the actions of offenders. What we attempt to do, when victim blaming, is find a cause or a blame for the event happening which then makes the event somewhat controllable or avoidable and therefore enables us to protect ourselves from it. It suggests that if we think of a reason as to why a rape has been experienced by someone else, we could simply not do that one thing that caused it and we will be safe. The show 'Bridgerton' will also be discussed because a rape scene no one noticed was actually aired. 

Resources:

How to support BLM: https://www.timeout.com/things-to-do/how-to-support-black-lives-matter

Black mental health resources: https://twitter.com/testtubeplush/status/1337231680679993344

Therapy Sources: Primary Care Physician, IG: @Betterhelp, Employee assistance programs and therapyforblackgirls.com

Self defense: https://beyonddefense.net

OTHER LINKS:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_accusation_of_rape

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victim_blaming

https://www.starsdorset.org/blog/why-do-we-victim-blame

https://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/recognizing-the-distinction-between-blame-and-responsibility.html

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