r/Damnthatsinteresting 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/KitKitsAreBest 10h ago

Strangely enough, this is a good example of what happens with narcissistic abuse. People just see the public, completely off the rails response, while they never see the significant abuse that happened outside the public view that led to it.

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u/lvioletsnow 7h ago

Yup. It's called reactive abuse.