ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Victim blaming

Victim blaming is when someone thinks or says that it is the fault of someone who has been hurt or harmed that they were hurt or harmed. This means that they think the person who got hurt did something wrong or did not try hard enough to keep themselves safe. This is not fair or true. No one deserves to be hurt or harmed, and it is never the fault of the person who got hurt. It is the fault of the person who hurt them. We should always support people who have been hurt, and help them feel safe and heard.