scapegoat
noun
1.a person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others, especially for reasons of expediency.
2. one that is the object of irrational hostility
I didn’t read a manual on how-to-become a legendary scapegoat. I didn't know that being on the wrong side of the blame game could become a skill. But when you’re blamed for the failures of others over and over again, the process of being a scapegoat becomes a habit, whether you like it or not, and by default, I got so good at being blamed for other people’s shortcomings, I became an expert scapegoat…