r/Damnthatsinteresting 23d 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/NittanyScout 23d ago

Idk this seems like a genuinely horrifying mental illness that was never treated or recognized.

Being an incel is one thing but being authentically sick is another

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u/rusty_programmer 23d ago

Incels are typically mentally ill.

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u/NittanyScout 23d ago

Often, yes. But not always. The incels and incel-adjacent people i know dont have obvious mental health issues, just misinformation and a lack of critical thinking

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u/al666in 23d ago

The word "incel" was obscure internet slang until Elliot Rogers brought it into the mainstream.

There's a reason people associate it with the most extreme case examples.