Victims’ aggression gets reframed as the victim’s own deviance
Evidence
Oppression, he notices, doesn’t make people saintly, it makes them potential killers; all victims are dangerous. — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 737 (
#corroborates, via linked claim)
Throughout history, people have used accusations of infanticide, cannibalism and sexual orgies to dehumanise the fellow mortals they hate and wish to destroy. — Lynley Hood, A City Possessed, 82 (
#corroborates, via linked claim)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Oppression does not confer virtue but breeds potential violence in victims — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 737; Sexual abuse of prisoners is reframed as prisoner deviance; Societal control culture responds differently based on stereotypes of deviance. — Cohen, Stanley, Folk devils and moral panics: the…, 339 (+23 more)
Related
- Oppression does not confer virtue but breeds potential violence in victims (similarity 0.83)
- Sexual abuse of prisoners is reframed as prisoner deviance (similarity 0.83)
- Dehumanizing portrayals can lead victims to be seen as less capable of suffering and less deserving of humane treatment. (similarity 0.78)
Broader Connections
- Sexual abuse of prisoners is reframed as prisoner deviance
#exemplifies(0.85) - Oppression does not confer virtue but breeds potential violence in victims
#corroborates(0.60) — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 737 - Accusations of extreme wrongdoing can dehumanize scapegoats.
#corroborates(0.55) — Lynley Hood, A City Possessed, 82 - Societal control culture responds differently based on stereotypes of deviance.
#complicates(0.50) — Cohen, Stanley, Folk devils and moral panics, 339