“It's our job to do everything possible to keep the international community's focus on MH17. That's our obligation to the victims and their loved ones.” JobsCommunityFocusVictimInternationalObligationLoved OnesInternational Community Author:Sergey Lavrov
“Most people focus on forgiving others, thinking there isn't a need for self-forgiveness, particularly if they see themselves as a victim.” PeopleIfsThinkingNeedsSelfFocusVictimForgivingSelf ForgivenessForgiving Others Author:Liane Holliday Willey
“I am arguing that it is a mistake for trans activists to focus our resources and attention on winning inclusion in legal equality frameworks, such as anti-discrimination laws and hate crimes laws, that will not provide relief from the life-shortening conditions trans populations are facing. Winning legal equality - getting the law to cast us as victims of discrimination who the state will protect - will not support our survival.” StatesLawHateWinningAttentionMistakeSupportFocusConditionsCrimeProtectSurvivalResourcesVictimCastsPopulationArguingDiscriminationReliefActivistInclusionFrameworkTransHate CrimeAnti Discrimination Author:Dean Spade
“I've been a government official. I've been dealing with another situation, another e-mail situation. The DNC was the victim of a cybercrime, an attack. And that has been my focus, not the focus of another round of e-mail controversies.” Has BeensGovernmentSituationFocusVictimRoundsOfficialsMailControversyGovernment OfficialsCybercrime Author:Donna Brazile
“The story is framed around [avid Petraeus] resignation. So many headlines that followed talked about his ruined career. They completely ignore the fact that my career was ruined, other peoples' careers were ruined. They focus on him as the victim.” FactsStoriesCareersFocusVictimRuinedHeadlinesResignationFramedAvid Author:Paula Broadwell
“It can't only be men who are the focus of assault prevention. Women should be too. To say that that puts the blame on victims to have to prevent their own assault is crap and has to be treated as crap.” MenShouldFocusVictimBlameTreatedCrapAssaultBe A ManPrevention Author:Laura Kipnis
“My focus on 9/11 was on the victims - in the towers, in the planes - and all that loss.” LossFocusVictimPlanesTowers Author:Kiefer Sutherland
“Yes I pay taxes... There are no ethics in the face of coercion, that is blaming the victim. Focus on the man with the gun, not the man in the crosshairs trying to survive.” MenTryingFacesPayFocusHe ManTaxesEthicsGunVictimBlameCoercion Author:Stefan Molyneux