I will be floored if she remains anonymous forever.

White American middle aged women "deserve" whatever they want - just for existing.

Look a social media. These women tell each other "you deserve a relationship / husband that's rich, handsome, tall, pays for everything and never questions your behavior, even if you're out with your 'girlfriends' until 6am...." Etc...EVEN fat, out of shape, lazy women are told this. We all know this is true & see it everyday on Facebook.

Nobody ever tells young men "you deserve a hot, thin, sexy girlfriend / wife who will cater to your desires" just for existing.

And thus, we live in a society where white American women have carte blanche to be aggressive, rude, unconscionable with their selfish behavior - and rarely be forced to take accountability. Which is exactly why this happened the way it did - Karen just assumed "I deserve this, simply because I want it".

That's why this story resonates so much, & why we STILL see some white American women defending the indefensible. They will never cede their unmerited privilege no matter what - they will take whatever they can get, no matter who gets wronged.

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Anonymous wrote:The guy was a rude jerk. He RAN over to the ball to get it from a woman, who was obviously about to grab it. The ball came straight for her. He's like the guy who steals your parking spot while you're right there with the blinker on or takes the last item from a bin that you're standing in front of. Terrible behavior to model for his son. What a jerk. I'd be disgusted and pissed off too if I were her. We need less people like him in society.

I’m assuming you have never been to a baseball game

So it's like a free for all to get the ball?

Yes. Yes, yes, yes. There’s no dibs, there’s no “it was coming right at me so it’s mine” illogic. It’s whoever can get to it. And yes people run. What rock do you live under?

Civilized middle aged men with some sense and decorum aren’t running around to different sections trying to get a stupid ball. It’s pathetic. The dad has some screws loose too. And using his 10 year nonplussed boy as a shield is cowardly. If the boy wanted a ball so bad he would have gone to grab it. The boy didn’t care about that dumb ball.

Well middle aged Karen was also rushing towards the same ball since it landed in an empty row. It didn’t land in her lap or at her feet in her row. And she’s so worked up and pathetic about it she runs over to the man back in his other section, grabs his arm and starts yelling in his face. Her empty hands weren’t clean at all.

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Anonymous wrote:Her not being identified is very, very weird. Was this one of those manufactured viral psy ops?

Punted the Gaza holocaust off the top of every website. Interesting.

indeed

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Anonymous wrote:The guy was a rude jerk. He RAN over to the ball to get it from a woman, who was obviously about to grab it. The ball came straight for her. He's like the guy who steals your parking spot while you're right there with the blinker on or takes the last item from a bin that you're standing in front of. Terrible behavior to model for his son. What a jerk. I'd be disgusted and pissed off too if I were her. We need less people like him in society.

I’m assuming you have never been to a baseball game

So it's like a free for all to get the ball?

Yes. Yes, yes, yes. There’s no dibs, there’s no “it was coming right at me so it’s mine” illogic. It’s whoever can get to it. And yes people run. What rock do you live under?

The rock of civilized society where people don’t run around making fools of themselves over something like a baseball.

Anonymous wrote:Her not being identified is very, very weird. Was this one of those manufactured viral psy ops?

Punted the Gaza holocaust off the top of every website. Interesting.

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Anonymous wrote:The guy was a rude jerk. He RAN over to the ball to get it from a woman, who was obviously about to grab it. The ball came straight for her. He's like the guy who steals your parking spot while you're right there with the blinker on or takes the last item from a bin that you're standing in front of. Terrible behavior to model for his son. What a jerk. I'd be disgusted and pissed off too if I were her. We need less people like him in society.

I’m assuming you have never been to a baseball game

So it's like a free for all to get the ball?

Yes. Yes, yes, yes. There’s no dibs, there’s no “it was coming right at me so it’s mine” illogic. It’s whoever can get to it. And yes people run. What rock do you live under?

Civilized middle aged men with some sense and decorum aren’t running around to different sections trying to get a stupid ball. It’s pathetic. The dad has some screws loose too. And using his 10 year nonplussed boy as a shield is cowardly. If the boy wanted a ball so bad he would have gone to grab it. The boy didn’t care about that dumb ball.

Sit down, Karen.

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Anonymous wrote:The guy was a rude jerk. He RAN over to the ball to get it from a woman, who was obviously about to grab it. The ball came straight for her. He's like the guy who steals your parking spot while you're right there with the blinker on or takes the last item from a bin that you're standing in front of. Terrible behavior to model for his son. What a jerk. I'd be disgusted and pissed off too if I were her. We need less people like him in society.

I’m assuming you have never been to a baseball game

So it's like a free for all to get the ball?

Yes. Yes, yes, yes. There’s no dibs, there’s no “it was coming right at me so it’s mine” illogic. It’s whoever can get to it. And yes people run. What rock do you live under?

Civilized middle aged men with some sense and decorum aren’t running around to different sections trying to get a stupid ball. It’s pathetic. The dad has some screws loose too. And using his 10 year nonplussed boy as a shield is cowardly. If the boy wanted a ball so bad he would have gone to grab it. The boy didn’t care about that dumb ball.

Her not being identified is very, very weird. Was this me of those manufactured viral psy ops?

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Anonymous wrote:The guy was a rude jerk. He RAN over to the ball to get it from a woman, who was obviously about to grab it. The ball came straight for her. He's like the guy who steals your parking spot while you're right there with the blinker on or takes the last item from a bin that you're standing in front of. Terrible behavior to model for his son. What a jerk. I'd be disgusted and pissed off too if I were her. We need less people like him in society.

I’m assuming you have never been to a baseball game

So it's like a free for all to get the ball?

Yes! Batters don’t point out what fan is the intended recipient of the ball.

Actually, that's the job of the stadium stand umpires. They typically adjudicate seat disputes and other minor family quibbles. I don't know where he was that day.

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Anonymous wrote:It is SUCH a stretch to try to make the Dad out to be the jerk. Give me a break. It was his son's birthday and I'm sure he thought it would be very special to catch a ball for his kid to bring home. Who would begrudge him that? That ball has no value other than the sentimental value. And it is absolutely a first-come, first-serve situation! Any mature adult would have seen where he was going with it and been like "oh good--it's for his kid" and felt pretty good about the whole situation. She behaved badly.

ALL THAT BEING SAID, I completely agree that the online harassment and doxxing has become a terrifying cultural phenomenon and no one deserves it. But if you generally behave like a normal, respectful human being, it is unlikely to happen to you.

He was absolutely WRONG.. It was her ball. He could have asked for it after the fact explaining it was his son's birthday but it was not in his section and it was in hers. I can understand why she was upset and she had every right to be.

Why is it ok for a man to do this?

YOU’RE WRONG. The two of them were in the same section. No one caught the ball. The ball ended up in an empty seat. It was fair game for anyone. He got there first because he was in the same row where the ball had come to a rest in the seat. To get his hands on the ball first, he had to have left his seat before it was clear exactly where the ball was going to end up — which was perfectly fine because there were many empty seats in their section. The guy didn’t have to step over anyone. It would have been her ball if she’d caught it or been the one who picked it up after it landed. She did neither. The only reason she ever had any shot at getting the ball was because it landed near her, and she still couldn’t beat anyone else to it. She’s a sore loser, and as another poster put it, also a sore winner for flipping off the crowd after she was given the ball.

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Anonymous wrote:It is SUCH a stretch to try to make the Dad out to be the jerk. Give me a break. It was his son's birthday and I'm sure he thought it would be very special to catch a ball for his kid to bring home. Who would begrudge him that? That ball has no value other than the sentimental value. And it is absolutely a first-come, first-serve situation! Any mature adult would have seen where he was going with it and been like "oh good--it's for his kid" and felt pretty good about the whole situation. She behaved badly.

ALL THAT BEING SAID, I completely agree that the online harassment and doxxing has become a terrifying cultural phenomenon and no one deserves it. But if you generally behave like a normal, respectful human being, it is unlikely to happen to you.

He was absolutely WRONG.. It was her ball. He could have asked for it after the fact explaining it was his son's birthday but it was not in his section and it was in hers. I can understand why she was upset and she had every right to be.

Why is it ok for a man to do this?

Just own up and apologize already, this can’t be anyone other than the ball stealer.

Anonymous wrote:It is SUCH a stretch to try to make the Dad out to be the jerk. Give me a break. It was his son's birthday and I'm sure he thought it would be very special to catch a ball for his kid to bring home. Who would begrudge him that? That ball has no value other than the sentimental value. And it is absolutely a first-come, first-serve situation! Any mature adult would have seen where he was going with it and been like "oh good--it's for his kid" and felt pretty good about the whole situation. She behaved badly.

ALL THAT BEING SAID, I completely agree that the online harassment and doxxing has become a terrifying cultural phenomenon and no one deserves it. But if you generally behave like a normal, respectful human being, it is unlikely to happen to you.

He was absolutely WRONG.. It was her ball. He could have asked for it after the fact explaining it was his son's birthday but it was not in his section and it was in hers. I can understand why she was upset and she had every right to be.

Why is it ok for a man to do this?

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Anonymous wrote:The guy was a rude jerk. He RAN over to the ball to get it from a woman, who was obviously about to grab it. The ball came straight for her. He's like the guy who steals your parking spot while you're right there with the blinker on or takes the last item from a bin that you're standing in front of. Terrible behavior to model for his son. What a jerk. I'd be disgusted and pissed off too if I were her. We need less people like him in society.

I’m assuming you have never been to a baseball game

So it's like a free for all to get the ball?

Yes! Batters don’t point out what fan is the intended recipient of the ball.

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Anonymous wrote:Classy, normal women don't flip off a crowd and demand a ball back from a ten year old. This woman is rough and rude.

Never been to Philly, eh?

Actually, I have once for a long weekend about 10 years ago with my in-laws and loved it! Loved the food, restaurants, museums, historical places, old architecture, etc! Will admit I've always lived in the south and love the Atlanta Braves.