Oh Karen, What Have You Done? A Star is Born for All the Wrong Reasons.

​Have you ever watched those videos about people behaving badly?

TikTok and YouTube provide them free of charge for your viewing pleasure. How amusing and addictive. Phrases such as “Entitled Woman Gets Owned” and “Karen’s Instant Karma” are the headlines that draw you in and you just know they are not talking about you.

Drunk, drugged, disorderly, and out of control — screaming at the top of their lungs trying to get some incoherent point across. You watch horrified and shake your head at their ridiculous antics.

And just like a car crash, you can’t turn away.

Fifteen Minutes of Infamy Can Turn into a Lifetime of Shame
I too am not immune.

I got sucked into watching one of these YouTube videos the other day. An attractive fiftyish, immaculately coiffured businesswoman was at the airport, having a drunken meltdown. Ms. Drunk and Disorderly (DD) was lashing out at anyone near her, even those trying to help. Her crime had been assaulting three flight attendants after being refused boarding. Yikes!

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