Janie, you wrote:

"Lox, I agree with Amos that the difference between blame and responsibility is not one of semantics."

Sorry, but what thread have you been reading?

Where have I said this?

I have referred you to the definition of the word "responsibility", and clarified which definition is relevant to a thread in which we a discussing whether to blame a rape victim for the rape committed against them.

It is definition 2 below.



re·spon·si·bil·i·ty
   /rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlɪti/ Show Spelled[ri-spon-suh-bil-i-tee] Show IPA
–noun,plural-ties.
1.
the state or fact of being responsible.

2.
an instance of being responsible: The responsibility for this mess is yours!
3.
a particular burden of obligation upon one who is responsible: the responsibilities of authority.
4.
a person or thing for which one is responsible: A child is a responsibility to its parents.
5.
reliability or dependability, esp. in meeting debts or payments.
—Idiom
6.
on one's own responsibility, on one's own initiative or authority: He changed the order on his own responsibility.