# Where's the line between advising someone to take steps to protect themselves and victim-blaming?

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**Created:** [December 3, 2019, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-line-between-advising-someone-to-take-steps-to-protect-themselves-and-victim-blaming/844322 "2019-12-03T19:55:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-line-between-advising-someone-to-take-steps-to-protect-themselves-and-victim-blaming/844322/588 "2019-12-16T21:05:07Z")

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> [@puddleglum](#):
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> We don’t know if SmartAleq meant to be insulting in her analogy, maybe she just had not thought it through. Give her a chance to apologize before comparing her to Italians.

That sort of nonsense earns you a warning, puddleglum. Do not denigrate other posters nor distort their intent to score points.

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