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
Romulus	RAWM-yə-ləs (English)	Roman Mythology
Eun-Ji	uwn-jee	Korean
ViltĖ	-	Lithuanian
Salvatrix	-	Late Roman
TadhgÁN	-	Irish
ŽOfia	-	Slovak