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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am writing this just after reading it today and have not read the thread yet because I don't want to be influenced until I get out my thoughts.

If you have had a falling out with a narcissistic friend in your life you can pick it up immediately in Dawn - attention seeking with a victim complex masking their low self esteem, also an overwhelming need for revenge when exposed.

Larson and friends are totally relatable. And of course she wasn't going to give an inch to her face because people like Dawn take a mile when you do so.

That said, she did cross the line into plagiarism with the letter. However, she did change it repeatedly, which shows she didn't intend to plagiarize. It's possible some pride stopped her from changing it more, but the crux of the letter is that 'celebrating you' because it was really the opposite of what that was all about. It was celebrating Dawn. I also understand that Larson had to hold the line for the sake of artistic expression.

I also openly admit that I was triggered by Dawn bc of the own narc in my life. They ruin lives. [/quote]

I too am interested to hear where you land on this when you catch up.

One thing I will say is that this situation has illustrated for me that sometimes when a woman gets labeled as “a narcissist with a victim complex masking their low self esteem, and an overwhelming need for revenge” a LOT of that characterization may be driven by things like misogyny and classism (or just plain old in group/out group dynamics) and I now have a strong skepticism of anyone describing someone this way.

Bad Art Friend has really shown me how easily facts can be twisted to make someone look crazy or obsessed, and also how the desire of bystanders to fit in or curry favor with one side or another can lead to a pile on that really warps them situation.

There is a lot of harmless or justified behavior in this situation that got painted as needy, obsessive, and unreasonable. And there is a lot of truly harmful and offensive behavior that got painted as normal ands reasonable. If you can get all the way through the follow up on this and not take a second to question why women who simply had a “friend falling out” are described regularly as sociopaths, I am surprised and disappointed.[/quote]

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