Latest Viral Video Shaming - the Phillies' Karen

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do not support public online mob behavior. It's gross.

She made a very stupid mistake. She lost her cool. Maybe she was drunk, maybe something else. From what I've read here in this thread, public brawls are not uncommon at Phillies games. You never hear about them. But let a woman have a screaming meltdown and she is eviscerated online for it.

At this point it's mob behavior. You all want a good old fashioned lynching.

Most of the brawls at ball games don’t involve children. This got waaaay more attention than it would have otherwise because her intense reaction took place inches from a kid and the kid had to surrender the ball, which resulted in both teams showering the kid with consolation prizes. When the traditional media initially covered the story, they made it seem like a feel good story: poor kid didn’t get to keep the ball, but don’t worry; MLB made up for it! It went viral because people couldn’t believe this woman would accept the ball after it was taken from the kid. What gray haired adult cares that much?

A totally crazy, drunk ones do. Truly horrific behavior.

+1 Thankfully, I don't know any women who act like that one!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why did Dad give the ball to her?

To diffuse the situation. He didn’t want to fight over it. He just wanted his family left alone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why did Dad give the ball to her?

To diffuse the situation. He didn’t want to fight over it. He just wanted his family left alone.

Defuse, not diffuse

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why did Dad give the ball to her?

To diffuse the situation. He didn’t want to fight over it. He just wanted his family left alone.

What would she have done? He should have just took it and left.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why did Dad give the ball to her?

To diffuse the situation. He didn’t want to fight over it. He just wanted his family left alone.

The Karen was extremely lucky she harassed someone like him.
Many would have knocked the living S out of her once she made physical contact.

[Anonymous]

The least surprising part of all this is that *both* participants are Phillies fans. The aggressive Karen who demanded the ball, and the wuss father who gave it to her. She should have minded her own business, and he should have told her to eff off.

The whole fanbase is trash.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The least surprising part of all this is that *both* participants are Phillies fans. The aggressive Karen who demanded the ball, and the wuss father who gave it to her. She should have minded her own business, and he should have told her to eff off.

The whole fanbase is trash.

That's a good point. It isn't a good look for Phillies fans any way you slice it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The least surprising part of all this is that *both* participants are Phillies fans. The aggressive Karen who demanded the ball, and the wuss father who gave it to her. She should have minded her own business, and he should have told her to eff off.

The whole fanbase is trash.

They all are. Have you seen the new one with the 2 women fighting at the LA Rams game? One left bloody with a black eye.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why did Dad give the ball to her?

To diffuse the situation. He didn’t want to fight over it. He just wanted his family left alone.

What would she have done? He should have just took it and left.

Why? He stayed and his patience and de-escalation skills paid off for his kid. I’m pretty sure his kids learned that way the right and wrong thing to do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why did Dad give the ball to her?

To diffuse the situation. He didn’t want to fight over it. He just wanted his family left alone.

The Karen was extremely lucky she harassed someone like him.
Many would have knocked the living S out of her once she made physical contact.

Yes!! And you could tell he was caught off guard by this screaming crazed woman yet restraining himsrlf.

[Anonymous]

Dad was smart. You don't escalate things with a crazy person, especially if your kids are there. Also, in this day and age, he is way more likely to suffer negative feedback if he tried to go against her. I was recently in a situation where a video was edited to make a guy look like he was aggressive towards a female. I was there when it happened and she was the aggressor and he was trying to protect his wife. Eventually the full video went around and his name got "cleared" but the damage had already been done with all the false allegations and people reposting.

[Anonymous]

A Marlin fan would never behave that way

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why did Dad give the ball to her?

To diffuse the situation. He didn’t want to fight over it. He just wanted his family left alone.

What would she have done? He should have just took it and left.

Why? He stayed and his patience and de-escalation skills paid off for his kid. I’m pretty sure his kids learned that way the right and wrong thing to do.

Reward the whiner and hope someone else makes it right? I'm not sure that's a good lesson.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dad was smart. You don't escalate things with a crazy person, especially if your kids are there. Also, in this day and age, he is way more likely to suffer negative feedback if he tried to go against her. I was recently in a situation where a video was edited to make a guy look like he was aggressive towards a female. I was there when it happened and she was the aggressor and he was trying to protect his wife. Eventually the full video went around and his name got "cleared" but the damage had already been done with all the false allegations and people reposting.

+1 exactly

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why did Dad give the ball to her?

To diffuse the situation. He didn’t want to fight over it. He just wanted his family left alone.

What would she have done? He should have just took it and left.

Why? He stayed and his patience and de-escalation skills paid off for his kid. I’m pretty sure his kids learned that way the right and wrong thing to do.

Reward the whiner and hope someone else makes it right? I'm not sure that's a good lesson.

When you have children, don't engage with crazy.