Why do people blame rape victim?

And why do rape victims feels guilty believing its their fault? As a survivor i used to suppress my abuse. Now I'm coming forward speaking out to get stronger some people are supportive, some said its my fault and some don't believe me. Here are the things that I was told:
Why did you go there?
You shouldn't have been there?
You cause that on yourself
I don't know what to believe
Didn't you push him off?
What were you wearing?
You were supposed to know better
We knew him too long to believe he would do something like that
You know something like that is a big accusation
You must like how he touched you
It's unbelievable to believe you have been abused so many times. Are you living in the jungle?
Your stories are different leading people to believe none of this is true.

We live in a world where 5 year old are being raped did they cause that on their self?
I feel guilty because I'm ashamed what happened. Its something I don't like or want to talk about or remember. I feel degraded because I was humiliated, controlled and powerless someone used my body against my will. Because of that I lost my self confidence, self esteem, I feel broken like damaged goods, I failed in school, I suck at work, I feel suicidal, sometimes I wonder who will want me? I don't think I can recover from this, I still want revenge. What have I ever done to deserve this? I feel valueless and a disgrace despite me telling myself its not my fault. I don't believe in myself anymore... I can't do anything right.
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  • Duh! Because it’s their fault !!
    If they weren’t female, it wouldn’t have happened!

  • who are those people? do you know their name? or may be any links?

  • Wow you're in a family of dicks. They’re wrong on all accounts.

  • Innocent till proven guilty, people can lie

  • i mean, if you don't get help for it

  • That is how society looks at it. People will say she was asking for it by the way she was dressed. It does not make it right, but it is what it is.

  • You are human, and you can be loved. First love yourself.

    • you are not to blame

    • did your rapist pay

  • Men domination

  • can you kill the rapist or cut of his thompson? Will than they leave you alone?

  • When a 5 year old gets raped it is NEVER their fault, period.

    But between adults, details and facts matter. Talking about "victim blaming" implies the alleged perpetrator is 100% at fault and the alleged victim is 100% innocent, which is not always the case. Saying the alleged victim never shares any blame and the alleged perpetrator is always 100% at fault is wrong because it is obviously unfair to the accused.

  • Asking questions to investigate a crime accusation is NOT blaming the victim and since 40+% of claims are bullshit... yeah we need to ask questions.

  • 90% of them are liars that's why.

    Most was whores who wanted to fuck but then got mad at a guy or regretted it or trying to black mail.

    • And this up here, is why men terrify me 😃^^

    • Same thing lady.