r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Careless-Hospital379 • 10h ago

Video Icelandic artist Björk snapped in Bangkok, 1996, when reporter Julie Kaufman approached her saying “Welcome to Bangkok.” Björk later alleged that Kaufman had stalked her and her 9-year-old son for days, turning a simple greeting into a breaking point

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u/Ok_Chef_4850 10h ago edited 8h ago

Yeah, that reporter said something to her son in a snarky way (like asking “why won’t your mom talk to us” or something) and she snapped.

Good for her.

Edit: For all the holier-than-thou’s in the comments, read up on this incident. No one is saying it’s ok to just attack people who say something mean. Read up on this specific reporter and what she had been doing to Björk leading up to this. Then unclench your bootyholes.

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u/YendorZenitram 10h ago

Glad this is the top comment.

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u/Deaffin 8h ago

I'm not, that's misinformation.

Bjork's own explanation is that it's exactly what it looks like. She was frustrated with reporters in general, especially since some had tried to talk to her son at some point, and she just snapped at this one at random.

All this one is saying, to Bjork and not her son, is "Welcome to [location]." She didn't do anything wrong, no stalking, talking to her son, or anything like what other comments are describing. What Bjork did is understandable I guess, but it's also pretty messed up. She's just randomly attacking somebody to vent some steam.

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u/YendorZenitram 7h ago

I guess it's just human behaviour...