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An American was just shot in the West Bank. The American press can't be bothered.
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this post was submitted on 13 Aug 2024
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That's a weird take. It sounds like you're implying the fact that she got shot was her fault. Which is victim blaming, the same argument as "if she didn't want to get raped, she shouldn't have worn such a short skirt."
What about the 250+ aid workers that Israel has murdered? They don't have to be there either; is it their fault they got killed, too? What about the 160+ Palestinian journalists who've been killed? Also their fault?
The 15,000+ children killed by Israel? Which is, by itself, more than ten times the total number of Israelis killed in the Feb 17th terrorist attack; it's their fault for being there?
Just wondering where you draw the line.
I think your heart is in the right place, but this is a false equivalence.
How does what GP said not satisfy the definition of victim blaming? And if it is victim blaming, then where's the false equivalence?
Have you ever been warned by several governments that where you plan to travel almost guarantees rape? I do know several countries where they've earned against war/travel because of war.
Absolutely. There are several international organizations that maintain travel advisories.
That said, they weren't tourists. They owned a family business there. And in any case, it's not right to blame victims for violence inflicted on them. It may not be smart to walk through Gary, Indiana at night, but if you get mugged it's still not your fault that someone inflicted violence on you. It's never a woman's fault that she got raped, despite how provocatively she dressed or which dodgy bar she chose to visit.
You said that it's a false equivalency to compare this case to the hypothetical rape case, and it is not. They are both examples of victim blaming, which is simply not justifiable.