victim envy 

When one professional victim sees another getting attention in the media, and starts posting messages to try and draw attention back to themselves.

Suey Clark started tweeting her victim envy as soon as she saw Anna Sokozian talking about internet harassment on the Colbert Report.

victim envy by qzz November 1, 2014

Victim Envy 

When a member of a group that has historically oppressed others sees the general public having empathy for oppressed people, they become jealous of that attention and they engage in mental gymnastics so that they can see themselves as some type of victim

People like to pretend there’s a war on Christmas because they have victim envy

“Why can’t I be proud to be white?”

Victim Envy by Posternutbag811 November 16, 2023

Victim envy 

When a person who doesn’t encounter discrimination pretends they are being oppressed because they wish they could tell a personal story about overcoming oppression

There’s no war on Christmas, they just have victim envy

Victim envy by Posternutbag811 December 7, 2023