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To End Victim Blaming, Artist Draws Illustrations Explaining Why It’s Wrong
Victim blaming is a dangerous logical fallacy in which the victims are blamed for the actions of the people bullying or abusing. Katarzyna Babis, an art student in Poland, decided to tackle this issue with simple comics that illustrate the problems with different forms of victim blaming.
"Lots of my friends experience such situations in their [lives] and I wanted to help them," Babis told MTV. "I wanted to turn my social media popularity into something meaningful. I think it’s really, really important to know you’re not alone with your problem."
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JanMoore 9 years ago
I've been dealing with depression since my teens. I'm now 60, for awhile I was doing pretty OK, then the meds stopped being effective, they do that doesn't seem fair. But nothing seems fair right now. We, my Doctor and I as well as my husband who is a Board Certified Psycho- Pharmacist are trying to find to find a medication or medications that are as effective as what I was on. It's hard, I just want to be happy again, and this affects everyone in my family. Thank you for this, maybe it will help people understand that getting out and working or doing other stuff doesn't work. And you just can't "Cheer UP!"
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SunshineLliteras 9 years ago
I was raped when i was 18 after the incident, my parents would tell me to leave the room because i was a reminder of their embarrassment.
#3
PhyllisMartinez 9 years ago
I think the caption completely misses the point. Using 'girl' as an insult means there's something wrong with being a girl. Heads up, it's not about the wounded daddy. It's about his wounded daughter. It's about all females. A dad getting called a girl should be thinking about who's listening, not himself. Back up your daughter or wife or mom, teach your son a lesson.
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JadeEmmaNewton 9 years ago
Why are people correcting the spelling ? Get over the extra o, these images have a serious message to them !
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SvenWolfstrom 9 years ago
i have been dealing with depression for nearly fifteen years, and yet doctors have never been able to find anything wrong with me. . .
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DonnaHagen 9 years ago
Frankly, a lot of gay people have a lot better fashion sense than straights!
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SergioBicerraDescalzi 9 years ago
Sometimes I see people misunderstaking depression with sadness, so that's (I think) many times despression is underestimated. People sometimes take depression as a cry for attention and don't take it seriously. So... I think people should start to say 'Im sad' instead of 'Im depressed'.
ElizabethSexton 9 years ago
Amazing. Don't forget the make victims of sex assaults by female perpetrators are sometimes touted as "lucky" and not victimized. And gay couples are not immune to domestic violence.
RichWillson 9 years ago
Just love this piece, such wonderful emotive works that express the mood and message so wonderfully and heartfelt, been there..
JonathanAmos 9 years ago
people are judgemental pricks and there is nothing you can do except ignoring it.
blugeagua 8 years ago
I really hated the way #3 was made as ONLY an insult to men, when it is really even more of an insult to women. Insulting men by calling them females is basically saying that to be like a woman is the worst thing you could be. Which is just another damn think we have to deal with in this very misogynist world. As women we are made to feel "less than", like we are weak and worthless and inherently somehow inferior to the male sex. It's disgusting. We should be equals. Women are individual humans too.
JendaRoh 9 years ago
I actually think that depressed people should work hard. They should take shovel or something and work on the field or garden. Not because i think that they're lazy. Just because it works for me. Get out of office on fresh air. Work hard on simple manual tasks that do not involve much of thinking. Oxygenate brain, heat up body. Get tired as f**k and sleep really well after this. It's a good advice. I can reccomend it.
SusanMoore 9 years ago
Should add "She's so fat she must eat like a pig" many poor people are overweight because fattening foods are cheaper.
Emiko Kiyomi 3 years ago
That's so gay! Me: Why thank you! Also, as someone with anorexic history, it's not a body type! It's mostly a feeling of loosing control, being body shamed, feeling not good enough, and much more! Someone would see me and would say, you're too skinny to be anorexic
Agnes Auxiliatrix 8 years ago
I better print a couple thousand of these and keep them in my pocket... There are a lot of a******s in my school, even with the awareness programs
Sonia.Alexandra 9 years ago
These illustrations are perfect example. And these are only a few. Congratulations for your idea!
EricTanguy 9 years ago
Very nice drawings and pretty much spot on commentary about life stuff.
CaroleDose 9 years ago
Thank you, Katarzyna Babis. You have captured the bleakness of the diseases beautifully. I applaude your work and your style.
SergioBicerraDescalzi 9 years ago
Sometimes I see people misunderstaking depression with sadness, so that's (I think) many times despression is underestimated. People sometimes take depression as a cry for attention and don't take it seriously. So... I think people should start to say 'Im sad' instead of 'Im depressed'.
ElizabethSexton 9 years ago
Amazing. Don't forget the make victims of sex assaults by female perpetrators are sometimes touted as "lucky" and not victimized. And gay couples are not immune to domestic violence.
RichWillson 9 years ago
Just love this piece, such wonderful emotive works that express the mood and message so wonderfully and heartfelt, been there..
JonathanAmos 9 years ago
people are judgemental pricks and there is nothing you can do except ignoring it.
blugeagua 8 years ago
I really hated the way #3 was made as ONLY an insult to men, when it is really even more of an insult to women. Insulting men by calling them females is basically saying that to be like a woman is the worst thing you could be. Which is just another damn think we have to deal with in this very misogynist world. As women we are made to feel "less than", like we are weak and worthless and inherently somehow inferior to the male sex. It's disgusting. We should be equals. Women are individual humans too.
JendaRoh 9 years ago
I actually think that depressed people should work hard. They should take shovel or something and work on the field or garden. Not because i think that they're lazy. Just because it works for me. Get out of office on fresh air. Work hard on simple manual tasks that do not involve much of thinking. Oxygenate brain, heat up body. Get tired as f**k and sleep really well after this. It's a good advice. I can reccomend it.
SusanMoore 9 years ago
Should add "She's so fat she must eat like a pig" many poor people are overweight because fattening foods are cheaper.
Emiko Kiyomi 3 years ago
That's so gay! Me: Why thank you! Also, as someone with anorexic history, it's not a body type! It's mostly a feeling of loosing control, being body shamed, feeling not good enough, and much more! Someone would see me and would say, you're too skinny to be anorexic
Agnes Auxiliatrix 8 years ago
I better print a couple thousand of these and keep them in my pocket... There are a lot of a******s in my school, even with the awareness programs
Sonia.Alexandra 9 years ago
These illustrations are perfect example. And these are only a few. Congratulations for your idea!
EricTanguy 9 years ago
Very nice drawings and pretty much spot on commentary about life stuff.
CaroleDose 9 years ago
Thank you, Katarzyna Babis. You have captured the bleakness of the diseases beautifully. I applaude your work and your style.
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