Blame the Victim

You know this whole blame the victim mentality goes beyond annoying. A "study" was just released that attempts to explain why some kids get bullied:

Kids who get bullied and snubbed by peers may be more likely to have problems in other parts of their lives, past studies have shown. And now researchers have found at least three factors in a child's behavior that can lead to social rejection.

The factors involve a child's inability to pick up on and respond to nonverbal cues from their pals.

So the study is saying the reason some kids get beat up is because those kids don't pick up on nonverbal cues from their "pals." So it's obviously the victim's fault that they are victims. That makes sense. Let me paraphrase another potential situation here:

Women who get rapped by peers may be more likely to have problems in other parts of their lives, past studies have shown. And now researchers have found at least three factors in a women's behavior that can lead to being raped.

The factors involve a woman's inability to pick up on and respond to nonverbal cues from men.

That's only logical of course. Please note that last bit was sarcasm in the highest degree. Cripes!