Comments on: When the stalked blame themselves

By: Cowicide

Cowicide — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 22:36:00 +0000

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9-Xatk0ajM

By: C W

C W — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 22:08:00 +0000

Well, context is generally important there. It’s possible for some people to draw flamewars upon themselves in a way that’s completely independent from “stalkers”.

By: Preston Sturges

Preston Sturges — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 19:25:00 +0000

At the moment you find yourself wallowing in righteous indignation STOP, just STOP.

Whatever comes next will have consequences, usually immediately.

By: Shane Simmons

Shane Simmons — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 19:18:00 +0000

Not bad advice. We all see the world through our own lens. One contemporary popular example I can think of is one of the only 30 Rock episodes I’ve ever seen where Liz is dreading going to her high-school reunion because she remembers being picked on mercilessly, only to learn later that she was a vicious bully.

It took me years to realize the same thing about myself.

And yes, sometimes I’ll find myself in the middle of an argument, feel like I’m the victim, resist putting blame on myself because I think, “No, I’M the victim,” only to realize the argument started with me being a raving asshole.

Not always true, of course, but a little self-examination wouldn’t hurt anyone.

By: Xof

Xof — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 18:31:00 +0000

My Google-fu is not strong enough today, but one of the first FAQs ever on how to handle flame wars on Usenet started off with, in nearly the first point, “Consider what you have done to bring it on yourself” (I paraphrase).

By: Joseph Francis

Joseph Francis — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 17:01:00 +0000

If in the Just World Hypothesis you must have done something to provoke him, why doesn’t that also apply from his POV? Surely he must have done something to provoke your provocation.

By: Romeo Vitelli

Romeo Vitelli — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 16:38:00 +0000

Nothing new about stalking or victim blaming. The Internet just makes it easier.