"Boys don’t like it if you’re too smart." ⁠ —Mother to daughter about taking calculus class, from Stand & Deliver. “The chubby girl? I think there’s a pretty sizable ass there, yes, sir. Huge thighs.” ...

“Humans don’t like injustice, and when they cannot easily fix it, they often engage in mental gymnastics to make the injustice more palatable. Blaming victims for their suffering is a classic example.