Do you think that society and the media encourages the "I am a victim" mentality?

I am not talking about the true victims—i.e. children that are abused, women that are raped, etc. I am talking about the people that are claiming to be victims because of transgressions of the past that we have no control over, people that are offended over every little thing, etc. People that blame everyone else for their own choices. It seems like the media and society (and don’t forget the ACLU) reward this. I am of the mind that you are responsible for your actions. Life is not fair and not perfect. What do you think?