Victim blaming Archives - Empoword Journalism https://www.empowordjournalism.com/tag/victim-blaming/ Led by women. Uniting and empowering journalists across the globe. Fri, 20 Oct 2023 08:28:03 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 The ‘Perfect Victim’ Myth https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/the-perfect-victim-myth/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/the-perfect-victim-myth/#respond Fri, 20 Oct 2023 08:28:03 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=49097 The idea of the perfect victim is a patriarchal concept that is typically used when discussing victims of sexual assault. 

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/the-perfect-victim-myth/feed/ 0 Backlash as Italian PM’s partner makes victim blaming rape comments https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/backlash-as-italian-pms-partner-makes-victim-blaming-rape-comments/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/backlash-as-italian-pms-partner-makes-victim-blaming-rape-comments/#respond Thu, 07 Sep 2023 07:42:39 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=46963 Italian media personality and partner of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Andrea Giambruno, has come under fire for comments suggesting that women could avoid being raped by not getting "too drunk".

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