First, the replication of syntax is irrefutably an instance of plagiarism—which is just plain shotty, especially coming from a Pulitzer Prize winner—he can cite all he wants—he copied exact syntax from the article. An undergrad could go to the honor's council for that. I'm not saying this should call into question…

Some of the language in George Will's Op-Ed on Campus Rape and Progressivism is too close to the material he is citing, namely, a blog by Mark Perry (linked below).Will writes: "for a sexual assault rate of approximately 2.9 percent— too high but nowhere near 20percent."

This is a *great* blog on how bad George Will's math is. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/science-sushi/…

George Will should not be silenced. He is bequeathed, justly, with freedom of speech. But his ideas are, plain and simply, bad. His ideas lend voice to a culture that shames victims of rape. He attempts to justify his ideas with flawed statistics and invalid logic. Further, in mounting his "ideas," he mocked a…

But, for the record, I would also like to say that I don't think the other commenters were out of hand. Victim blaming is sincerely infuriating and I can see why people were very frustrated with you. I would still admit to being a douche in my last comment myself, and I apologize for that. But I don't think anyone…

You're right. That was really mean of me and counter-productive. Please don't judge the entire Jezebel community based on my comment.

This is way too tedious. Read some articles. Do some thinking. Or just go on giggling with your wife. I'm outta here.

LOL and duly noted! You're right: he's not worth it. It's like trying to explain gravity to a fucking gold fish. . . .

So, "dressing provocatively" is one of the most obvious ways to blame a victim, because it is one of the most frequently cited. But victim-blaming can be much more insidious than that—and, in fact, even victims of assault sometimes implicitly blame themselves, without recognizing that they are doing so. (I'm saying…

I will refer you to #5 and #9 on this list of victim blaming examples:

If you are really a feminist, I think you should read an article/blurb on what constitutes victim-blaming, which is what you are participating in, intentionally or not. Here's a pretty good one:

Brilliant!

Your "Similar Story" is not, in fact, a similar story. And all of your words just blame the victim.

And you seem like a bad person! Cheers!

Many victims of crime react very differently. Comparing one woman's responses to your wife's hypothetical responses in a similar situation is unproductive.

Hi there. I am so sorry for your experiences. The feelings you describe are very common amongst victims. You are not alone. Your feelings are very natural. As cdubs24 said before me, I would encourage you to find a venue or a person to talk to this about—only if you wanted to, of course. I waited 8 years after…

People like you are the reason sexual assault victims so often do not come forward. Classic victim-blaming, pure and simple. Stop being a part of the problem.

So, since you asked, it is very frequent for a single person to be repeatedly victimized. Here is a statistic from one study:

Hi there. . . . in your original response you do blame the victim—even if this was not your intention. You imply that she should have fought back. Saying that a victim should have behaved in some different fashion before/during/after an assault is definitely blaming the victim. You also said: "Don't be a…

Someone may have already said this. . . in which case I apologize for being redudant. .. . But, many people go into a state of shock or freeze up when they are being assaulted or are in fear of being assaulted. Some people fight—but some people freeze. Both are naturally human responses.