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
Chad	CHAD	English
Sung-Jin	sung-jeen	Korean
Myrna	MUR-na	Irish
Tatum	TA-təm	English (Modern)
Noe	-	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Somporn	-	Thai