a whipping boy

someone or something that is blamed or punished for problems that are caused by someone or something else Television has been the favourite whipping boy of every social reformer in modern America.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
CİHan	-	Turkish
Wigberht	-	Anglo-Saxon, Ancient Germanic
DaphnÉ	-	French
Marcia	MAHR-shə (English), MAHR-see-ə (English), MAHR-thyah (Spanish), MAHR-syah (Latin American Spanish)	English, Spanish, Ancient Roman
Svarog	-	Slavic Mythology
Baldo	-	Italian, Spanish, Ancient Germanic