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Practice of singling out any party for unmerited negative treatment or blame
identified patient, or fall guy are forms of scapegoat. Scapegoating is distinct from buck passing. While scapegoating mainly centers around blame, buck passing
Scapegoating
Animal which is ritually burdened
are widely attested in the Ancient Near East. Ancient Greeks practiced scapegoating rituals in exceptional times based on the belief that the repudiation
Scapegoat
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up scapegoat in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A scapegoat is a goat used in a religious ritual or the victim of scapegoating, the singling out
Scapegoat_(disambiguation)
Theory of human desire by René Girard
order for the violence of scapegoating to end. However, the model for this desire must somehow rise above the tendency to scapegoat. In more recent years
Mimetic_theory
2007 book on transgender issues by Julia Serano
Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity is a 2007 book by the gender theorist, biologist, and writer Julia Serano
Whipping_Girl
Mountain in Montana, United States
Scapegoat Mountain is a summit in the Scapegoat Wilderness of Lewis and Clark County, Montana, in the United States. With an elevation of 9,202 feet (2
Scapegoat_Mountain
Type of balanced binary search tree
In computer science, a scapegoat tree is a self-balancing binary search tree, invented by Arne Andersson in 1989 and again by Igal Galperin and Ronald
Scapegoat_tree
Biblical figure identified with fallen angel
Samael Samyaza Scapegoating Watcher (angel) Zazel (spirit) Fallen (1998 film) Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Azazel (Scapegoat, Lev. xvi.,
Azazel
1991 studio album by Green on Red
Scapegoats is an album by the American band Green on Red, released in 1991. They supported it with a European tour. "Little Things in Life" and "Two Lovers
Scapegoats_(album)
British mystery by Robert Hamer
The Scapegoat is a 1959 British mystery film directed by Robert Hamer and starring Alec Guinness, Nicole Maurey and Bette Davis. The screenplay was by
The_Scapegoat_(1959_film)
2023 film directed by Yûta Shimotsu
victim: A childhood friend whose family had refused to participate in the scapegoating practice. Because of their refusal, the friend's family has struggled
Best_Wishes_to_All
Painting by William Holman Hunt
The Scapegoat (1854–1856) is a painting by William Holman Hunt which depicts the "scapegoat" described in the Book of Leviticus. On the Day of Atonement
The_Scapegoat_(painting)
British television film
The Scapegoat is a British film adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's 1957 novel of the same name. The drama is written and directed by Charles Sturridge
The_Scapegoat_(2012_film)
2000 book by Andrea Dworkin
seeks to expose, 'scapegoating' all men for all injustice in every period of history." Nicci Gerrard of The Guardian described Scapegoat as presenting Dworkin’s
Scapegoat: The Jews, Israel, and Women's Liberation
Scapegoat:_The_Jews,_Israel,_and_Women's_Liberation
Human settlement in England
Scapegoat Hill is a small village 5 miles (8 km) west of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. It is near to the villages of Slaithwaite and Golcar.
Scapegoat_Hill
American hip hop group
Scapegoat Wax is an American hip hop and breakbeat band from Chico, California that was started by Marty James and Jonny Z (AKA J.DeVille). The band was
Scapegoat_Wax
1997 EP by Modest Mouse
– 0:52 "Dirty Fingernails" – 3:20 "Sunspots in the House of the Late Scapegoat" – 2:42 "The Fruit That Ate Itself" – 3:17 "Way Down" – 0:43 "Summer"
The_Fruit_That_Ate_Itself
French anthropologist and philosopher (1923–2015)
origin of language is also related to scapegoating. After the first victim, after the murder of the first scapegoat, there were the first prohibitions and
René_Girard
South Korean multinational conglomerate
company. Kim said that Samsung lawyers trained executives to serve as scapegoats in a "fabricated scenario" to protect Lee, even though those executives
Samsung
Ethnoreligious group of the Levant
Druses revolted against Ibrahim Pasha, and once more the Jews were the scapegoat. The Moslems joined the Druses in repeating the slaughter and plunder
Druze
Australian army officer
he had fired at an escaping Boer to keep him away, although later in "Scapegoats of the Empire," he admitted that he had shot an escaping Boer prisoner
George_Witton
Queen of France from 1774 to 1792
and a controversial figure of the French Revolution. Some used her as a scapegoat to blame for the events of the revolution. Thomas Jefferson, who had served
Marie_Antoinette
2017 studio album by Takuto
Scapegoat (スケープゴート) is the debut studio album by Japanese singer and songwriter Takuto. It was released on February 8, 2017, through the Being label.
Scapegoat_(album)
1941 Japanese attack on the US
Naval History, retrieved December 8, 2007 Beach, Edward L. Jr. (1995), Scapegoats: A Defense of Kimmel and Short at Pearl Harbor, Naval Institute Press
Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
Islamic law
4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2015. Thomas, Jeffrey L. (2015). Scapegoating Islam: Intolerance, Security, and the American Muslim. ABC-CLIO. pp. 83–86
Sharia
coup is thwarted, the Guy from Vought betrays Bradley by making her VA's scapegoat while appearing at Congress as a whistleblower. Her subsequent realization
List_of_The_Boys_characters
British author and scholar (1832–1898)
recent paedophiles. This attempted link could be considered an act of scapegoating inspired by the press's reactions to the U.K.'s early 2010 Yewtree investigations
Lewis_Carroll
Any of several events in which widespread fear of communism or leftism develops
socialism. Historically, red scares have led to mass political persecution, scapegoating, and the ousting of those in government positions who have had connections
Red_Scare
Movement originating within radical feminism
views on transgender topics Reactionary feminism Sex-gender distinction Scapegoating Social construction of gender Sociology of gender TERF (acronym) Transmisogyny
Gender-critical_feminism
American slasher film
the final three weeks of production. Irwin believed he had been made a scapegoat for the production falling behind schedule and jeopardizing Craven's salary
Scream_(1996_film)
Vines, Dexter (i). Civil War #1 Christos N. Gage (w), Mike Mayhew (a). "Scapegoat, Part 2 of 7" Fear Itself: The Home Front, vol. 1, no. 2 (July 2011).
List of Marvel Comics characters: S
List_of_Marvel_Comics_characters:_S
British television drama series
Robert is sent as Pierpoint's representative, realizing he is their scapegoat. Aurore, however, takes responsibility for Lumi's failure and resigns
Industry_(TV_series)
general secretary Matthias Miersch described Djir-Sarai as "a transparent scapegoat" to protect Lindner and called it "unimaginable" that the party leader
2025_German_federal_election
British socialite and child sex trafficker (born 1961)
Ian Maxwell exclusive - 'My sister Ghislaine is being used as Epstein's scapegoat'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 11 April 2026. Patterson, James (2016). Filthy
Ghislaine_Maxwell
American sociologist (born 1950)
Transition. Males wrote Scapegoat Generation, a book that analyzes statistics to dispel myths about young people in the 1990s. The Scapegoat Generation: America's
Mike_A._Males
American broadcast television network
Retrieved May 14, 2011. Consoli, John (May 28, 2007). "Analysis: Is Reilly a Scapegoat for NBC's Failures?". Mediaweek. Archived from the original on October
NBC
American science fiction television series
office, tells Juliette to find Marnes's killer before Judicial picks a scapegoat. Juliette discovers that Doug Trumbull, who works for Judicial, planted
Silo_(TV_series)
German breed of dog
Willis (1976), p. 5. Sax, Boria (2000). Animals in the Third Reich: Pets, scapegoats, and the holocaust. Foreword by Klaus P. Fischer. New York, NY & London
German_Shepherd
Dutch exotic dancer (1876–1917)
failures had nothing to do with her: "They needed a scapegoat, and she was a notable target for scapegoating." The British historian Julie Wheelwright stated:
Mata_Hari
American broadcast journalist (born 1931)
accused the network and its ownership and management of making him a "scapegoat" in the Killian story. An intermediate New York state appeals court dismissed
Dan_Rather
2023 American comedy-drama television anthology series
mother, Marta Díaz, so he can repay his debts, with Ashley as a potential scapegoat. Ashley staffs Chairwoman Park as she surveys the club for operational
Beef_(TV_series)
Ancient Greek religious ritual
Ancient Greek religion was the ritualistic sacrifice or exile of a human scapegoat or victim. A slave, a disabled person, or a criminal was chosen and expelled
Pharmakos
English-language idiom meaning "to shift blame onto another"
it remains on the sidelines. Buck passing is not to be confused with scapegoating, the act of blaming. The expression is said to have originated from poker
Buck_passing
2025 assassination in Orem, Utah, U.S.
death and had hidden a blood bag under his shirt, that Robinson was a scapegoat for the actual assassin, that Kirk was killed by shrapnel from an explosive
Assassination_of_Charlie_Kirk
2010 song by D'banj
"Scapegoat" is a song by Nigerian singer D'banj, released on September 16, 2010. Produced by Don Jazzy, it was included in the track listing for the unreleased
Scapegoat_(song)
American attorney and politician (born 1958)
considered a slow response; White House officials said that Becerra sought to scapegoat the states rather than take responsibility for the subpar response. In
Xavier_Becerra
American television series (2005–present)
Washington using a homophobic slur on set. Mainstream media coverage scapegoated this scandal as "black masculinity for perpetrating homophobia, thus
Grey's_Anatomy
Religious persecution Religious terrorism Religious violence Religious war Scapegoating Selective enforcement Selective prosecution Sentencing disparity Sexual
Anti-transgender movement in the United Kingdom
Anti-transgender_movement_in_the_United_Kingdom
Ideologies and cultural movements forming the basis of fascism
some of the common characteristics of fascist ideology, such as the scapegoating of ethnic or religious minorities, the glorification of violence, and
Proto-fascism
Religion established by Baháʼu'lláh
were invented by the Iranian government in order to use the Baháʼís as scapegoats. In 2019, the Iranian government made it impossible for the Baháʼís to
Baháʼí_Faith
Probabilistic link between public rhetoric and ideologically motivated violence
attacks on competence, sanity, or motives. Other common techniques include scapegoating, dehumanization, and the use of implicature or "joking" references to
Stochastic_terrorism
Brazilian footballer (born 1992)
Neymar" (the Crucifixion of Neymar) and subtitled: "the Brazilian ace turns scapegoat in a sport where everyone plays dirty". In April 2013, Brazilian cartoonist
Neymar
American sci-fi TV series (2015–2019)
shot the Crown Prince. Ed is caught with Frank's gun and is used as a scapegoat for the attempted assassination of the Crown Prince, to avoid the need
The Man in the High Castle (TV series)
The_Man_in_the_High_Castle_(TV_series)
American telecommunications company
could prevent the acquisition from going through, he was fired as a "scapegoat" by company executives. He also claimed that the executives had known
AT&T
Existence of multiple, distinct cultures within a single country
as looters, were killed. The Chinese Indonesians were treated as the scapegoat of 1997 Asian financial crisis, a result of ongoing discrimination and
Multiculturalism
British politician (born 1980)
criticized by Amnesty International, who accused the Tory party of "scapegoating people fleeing persecution" in order to strip civil rights protections
Kemi_Badenoch
2013 French film
The Scapegoat (French: Au bonheur des ogres) is a 2013 French comedy film directed by Nicolas Bary. As attention-grabbing and controversial incidents
The_Scapegoat_(2013_film)
Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni dispute since 2024
"Justin Baldoni Says Blake Lively's Publicist Leslie Sloane Made Him Scapegoat For Client's "Woes" And Shouldn't Be Permitted To Exit Case". Deadline
It_Ends_with_Us_controversy
1957 novel by Daphne du Maurier
The Scapegoat is a 1957 novel by Daphne du Maurier. In a bar in France, a lonely English academic on holiday meets his double, a French aristocrat who
The Scapegoat (Du Maurier novel)
The_Scapegoat_(Du_Maurier_novel)
2024 House bill introduced by Nancy Mace
Religious persecution Religious terrorism Religious violence Religious war Scapegoating Selective enforcement Selective prosecution Sentencing disparity Sexual
United States Congress transgender bathroom dispute
United_States_Congress_transgender_bathroom_dispute
Intense hostile emotional state of mind
example of widespread deflection of anger from its actual cause toward scapegoating, Fiero says, was the blaming of Jews for the economic ills of Germany
Anger
Governor of Colorado since 2019 (born 1975)
"ridiculous and trumped-up" and that "It's absurd that he was made a scapegoat. I would hope that this doesn't happen to anyone else." Polis has been
Jared_Polis
Terrorist attacks in California, U.S.
October 8, 2024. Elizabeth Williams, Mary (May 27, 2014). "The media scapegoating of Rodger's childhood crush". Salon.com. Retrieved May 10, 2024.{{cite
2014_Isla_Vista_attacks
Mental or emotional harm inflicted on a person
Personality disorders Playing the victim Psychopathy in the workplace Scapegoating Self-esteem Social dominance orientation Suicide among LGBTQ people Victim
Psychological_abuse
1999 mass shooting in Colorado, U.S.
irresponsible coverage, which he said facilitated the placing of blame on a scapegoat. After concluding the European and Japanese legs of their tour on August
Columbine High School massacre
Columbine_High_School_massacre
French political coalition
to "retain its most motivated and mobilized base of activists, adopt a scapegoat posture, and fuel conspiracy thinking—a significant element of far-right
Republican Front (French Fifth Republic)
Republican_Front_(French_Fifth_Republic)
1997 studio album by Chumbawamba
album. All tracks are written by Chumbawamba. Notes "Tubthumping" and "Scapegoat" contain sampled excerpts from the 1996 film Brassed Off, as spoken by
Tubthumper
Annual anti-bullying event
Personality disorders Playing the victim Psychopathy in the workplace Scapegoating Self-esteem Social dominance orientation Suicide among LGBTQ people Victim
Pink_Shirt_Day
1828 U.S. campaign issue
or whether it was a convenient sentiment which made the slave-trader a scapegoat for much of the evil of slavery." Parton, apparently unbothered by the
Andrew Jackson and the slave trade
Andrew_Jackson_and_the_slave_trade
Michelle, Baroness Mone, said it "suits the agenda" of ministers to "scapegoat" him and his wife as a means of distracting from government "incompetence"
2024 in United Kingdom politics and government
2024_in_United_Kingdom_politics_and_government
Russian intercontinental ballistic missile
Scrag SS-11 Sego SS-12 Scaleboard SS-X-13 Savage SS-13 Savage SS-14 Scamp/Scapegoat SS-15 Scrooge SS-16 Sinner SS-17 Spanker SS-18 Satan SS-19 Stiletto SS-20
RS-28_Sarmat
Rhyming slang
"Joe Soap" is British rhyming slang denoting a foolish stooge or scapegoat, Joe being an ordinary person, with Soap as a rhyme for dope. The phrase appeared
Joe_Soap
Murderer of multiple people
could also be a cause leading to serial murder traits. A child used as a scapegoat will be deprived of their capacity to feel guilt. Displaced anger could
Serial_killer
Member of dysfunctional family
one member being identified as the cause of all the difficulties – a scapegoating of the IP. The identified patient – also called the "symptom-bearer"
Identified_patient
Japanese manga series
prohibition in the setting following from incidents of misuse her father was scapegoated for permitting. She meets Tōgo, whom she finds very peculiar, with even
The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World
The_Red_Ranger_Becomes_an_Adventurer_in_Another_World
Largest city in Turkey
Ece Işık Canpolat (20 October 2023). "Elite Universities as Populist Scapegoats: Evidence from Hungary and Turkey". East European Politics and Societies
Istanbul
Ethnocentric attitudes among ethnic Hoklo within Taiwan
Religious persecution Religious terrorism Religious violence Religious war Scapegoating Selective enforcement Selective prosecution Sentencing disparity Sexual
Hoklo_chauvinism
Curse brought by a malevolent glare
consequences of poverty, or virulent bacteria that invade his body. The scapegoat may be a visiting social worker who unwittingly 'cast the evil eye' .
Evil_eye
2006 fatal poisoning of Russian defector
Richard (20 November 2006). "Exile's contact in hiding after 'being made a scapegoat'". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved
Poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko
Poisoning_of_Alexander_Litvinenko
Irish actor, playwright and screenwriter (born 1969)
Henderson Presents Comic The Mighty Celt Ronan 2006 Middletown Ned 2009 Scapegoat Narrator Five Minutes of Heaven Michael Featured at Sundance Film Festival
Richard_Dormer
Wars in South West Africa, 1904–1908
allegedly too-lenient governing style. British influence was also used as a scapegoat, with Leutwein quickly joining those who claimed that British individuals
Herero_uprising
Russian city-state (1136–1478)
Janet Martin and Gail Lenhoff have recently argued that Boretskaya was scapegoated, probably by Archbishop Feofil (r. 1470–1480) in order to shift the blame
Novgorod_Republic
Protected natural area in Montana, United States
The Scapegoat Wilderness consists of 239,936 acres (971 km2) spread across two different National Forests in the U.S. state of Montana. Created by an
Scapegoat_Wilderness
American musician (born 1969)
societal issues, the media instead facilitated the placing of blame on a scapegoat. On May 4, Brownback chaired a congressional hearing of the United States
Marilyn_Manson
methods. Scott, not wanting Taggert to get in his way, set Taggert up as a scapegoat in Scott's sudden campaign to do away with "dirty cops". Offering Taggert
List of General Hospital characters introduced in the 1990s
List_of_General_Hospital_characters_introduced_in_the_1990s
Indian election
defeat, alleging that some party members were attempting to use her as a scapegoat to conceal their own failures. She maintained that Sasikala and her family
1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
1996_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_election
1890 book by James Frazer
thought, discussing fertility rites, human sacrifice, the dying god, the scapegoat, and many other symbols and practices whose influences had extended into
The_Golden_Bough
Arguments against the economic system of capitalism
era of slavery in the United States. Capitalists benefitted from the scapegoating of Jewish people as a way to divert attention from the real cause of
Criticism_of_capitalism
(1991) Scanners III: The Takeover (1992) Scanners: The Showdown (1995) The Scapegoat: (1912, 1959, 2011, 2012 & 2013) Scar (2007) The Scar: (1919 & 1976) The
List_of_films:_S
York and Peck still has a vendetta against the Ghostbusters and again scapegoating them for the city's renewed supernatural activities. In the end, despite
List of Ghostbusters characters
List_of_Ghostbusters_characters
King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1660 to 1685
Second Dutch War, Charles dismissed Lord Clarendon, whom he used as a scapegoat for the war. Clarendon fled to France when impeached for high treason
Charles_II_of_England
Species of bird
Reilly 1984, p. 586. Franklin, K. (2007). "The House Sparrow: Scourge or Scapegoat?". Naturalist News. Audubon Naturalist Society. Archived from the original
House_sparrow
1999 music festival in Rome, New York, U.S.
least, the predator media that turned a blind eye to real violence and scapegoated the quarter of a million music fans at Woodstock '99, the vast majority
Woodstock_'99
American pop rock band
claiming that Nickelback were "passing the baton of being rock and roll's scapegoat" to Imagine Dragons. Matty Healy of the 1975 described "Radioactive" as
Imagine_Dragons
1978 book by René Girard
which individuals copy one another in escalation, leading to conflict Scapegoating, a process by which collective guilt is transferred onto victims and
Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World
Things_Hidden_Since_the_Foundation_of_the_World
Intersection of transphobia and misogyny, experienced by transfeminine individuals
Julia (2016). Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity. Basic Books. ISBN 978-1-58005-623-6. OCLC 944012152. "Why
Transmisogyny
English footballer (born 1994)
14 June 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2018. "From villain, to hero, to scapegoat – Jordan Pickford in the spotlight as Newcastle fight back to stun Everton"
Jordan_Pickford
English diplomat and secretary to Queen Elizabeth I
involved in the 1587 execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, and was made a scapegoat for this event. According to James Melville of Halhill, Davison claimed
William_Davison_(diplomat)
American minister and civil rights activist (1929–1968)
never had. Ray died in 1998 at age 70. Ray's lawyers maintained he was a scapegoat similar to the way that John F. Kennedy's assassin Lee Harvey Oswald is
Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
Leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011
by making the senior officials, close aides, and their relatives the scapegoat for the economic crisis and famine. Some 25,000 people are thought to
Kim_Jong_Il
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Australian, British, English, French, German, Italian, Latin
Mildness; Gentle; Merciful
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Hebrew
(× ï¬µ×¨Ö°×™Ö¸×) Hebrew form of Aramaic Nura, NURYA means "illumination, wisdom (of God)."
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Italian
Italian form of German Hedwig, EDVIGE means "contending battle."
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Australian, British, Christian, English, French
Right-hand Son; Similar to Benedict; Blessed
Male
Egyptian
, the keeper of the beasts of Amen Ra.
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Hindu
Vimal meaning pure and Ish meaning God . - the pure Lord
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Indian
A literary person, Cultured, Civilized
Surname or Lastname
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English : from the personal name Larry, a pet form of Lawrence.
Girl/Female
Indian
Blessing of God
Boy/Male
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