Victimhood works.

djwork · 2011-02-18T11:37:28+00:00

and don't forget to demand others "check their privilege" if you get caught

rantgrrl · 2011-02-18T12:07:54+00:00

Gray suggests that the explanation for these findings is our tendency to divide the world up into moral agents -- those who do good and evil -- and moral patients -- those who receive good or evil. "Psychologically, the perceived distance between a hero and a villain is quite small, whereas there's a wide gap between a villain and a victim. This means that heroes are easily recast as evil doers, whereas it's very hard to turn a victim into a villain."

men = moral agents (heroes and villians)

women = moral patients (victims)

If you look at feminist language you see them trying to work both sides of this dialectic. Feminists want to preserve the moral immunity of women associated with their status as 'moral patients', while reaping the rewards of being the hero. They will play up the accomplishments of their heroine, such as a politician or a female soldier, but as soon as something goes wrong they run back to the protection of victimhood. Dalrock had a good post on this subject a couple of days ago.

2011-02-18T12:17:21+00:00

Good post. It explains why women get off so easy in court. Claiming victimhood is like a 'get out of jail free' card, even if the victimhood is unrelated or fabricated.

It also explains why it is so easy for feminists to demonize men. It's a short jump from hero (father knows best) to vilian (wife beater). It's easier to tear down men than to make women heroes.

hopeless_case · 2011-02-18T17:40:17+00:00

WHat an ingenious experiment! Thanks for posting it.

Liverotto · 2011-02-18T19:03:58+00:00

There more this society become feminist and the more victimhood will work.

getter1 · 2011-02-18T16:29:47+00:00

implying that men cannot employ this strategy as well?

Why not go into an islamic 'trial' and see which way the pendulum swings.

Oh look, this study on human psychology explains the way some people behave!! Quick! Lets limit this data and only apply it to the western culture and then claim that all women only use this.

Logic.

Title	Victimhood works.
Author	EvilPundit
Upvotes	15
Comments	22
Date	February 18, 2011 9:17 AM UTC (15 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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