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Definition of DARVO
DARVO refers to a reaction perpetrators of wrong doing, particularly sexual offenders, may display in response to being held accountable for their behavior. DARVO stands for "Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim and Offender." The perpetrator or offender may Deny the behavior, Attack the individual doing the confronting, and Reverse the roles of Victim and Offender such that the perpetrator assumes the victim role and turns the true victim -- or the whistle blower -- into an alleged offender. This occurs, for instance, when an actually guilty perpetrator assumes the role of "falsely accused" and attacks the accuser's credibility and blames the accuser of being the perpetrator of a false accusation.
"Donald Trump and his supporters clearly exhibit DARVO habits. Rather than accept blame for anything they do, they turn around and accuse those blaming them of creating the problem."
We see this behavior also in members of the right-wing on matters of race and other issues associated with the "culture wars". Examples of this is the claim of anti-white racism/discrimination, the opposition to various topics taught in school and the complaints about whiteness studies. In these situations whites want to portray themselves victims because things are showing historic wrongs committed by members of the white community. Meanwhile, they are content with every other community being diminished relative to history and society.
DARVO refers to a reaction perpetrators of wrong doing, particularly sexual offenders, may display in response to being held accountable for their behavior. DARVO stands for "Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim and Offender." The perpetrator or offender may Deny the behavior, Attack the individual doing the confronting, and Reverse the roles of Victim and Offender such that the perpetrator assumes the victim role and turns the true victim -- or the whistle blower -- into an alleged offender. This occurs, for instance, when an actually guilty perpetrator assumes the role of "falsely accused" and attacks the accuser's credibility and blames the accuser of being the perpetrator of a false accusation.
"Donald Trump and his supporters clearly exhibit DARVO habits. Rather than accept blame for anything they do, they turn around and accuse those blaming them of creating the problem."
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We see this behavior also in members of the right-wing on matters of race and other issues associated with the "culture wars". Examples of this is the claim of anti-white racism/discrimination, the opposition to various topics taught in school and the complaints about whiteness studies. In these situations whites want to portray themselves victims because things are showing historic wrongs committed by members of the white community. Meanwhile, they are content with every other community being diminished relative to history and society.