So random memories just pops up when I was thinking about the concept of acting in films/tv.

I remember my mother once getting an unfavorable decision in court (civil trial) and faked crying in court to attempt to reverse the decision. (I’m not gonna explain the details of the lawsuit, because that’s kinda a bit too personal) She wasn’t even “in the right”, she also messed up a lot of legal procedures. And I’m just like: wtf?!? I know the crying is fake. I was trying to get her to leave and stop being so embarassing, so we were leaving and the crying already stopped (I mean it is fake crying), but then she try to go back in and resumes fake crying, zero actual tears btw, complaining to the staff (who aren’t even judges btw) that works in the courtroom.

She have always tried the “speak to a manager” trick before, like everywhere she goes. Restaurants, dealing with the utility company, retail returns, attempting to haggle in a store, banking; and like 90% of the time, she isn’t really “in the right” and like a majority of the time, “speaking to a manager” didn’t change anything. And then even after the they said “no” on a customer service phone call, she still stays on the phone for like half an hour repeating the same demand and hearing the same response.

What’s bizzare to me is that, I never thought she’d try this in a courtroom. Like that’s not how the world works. It isn’t a restaurant, you can’t just cause a scene or demand to “speak to a manager” and have problems solved like she always tried to do before. Its a fucking courtroom, and she did not follow legal procedures, and, as a (small) bussiness owner, is reluctant to get a lawyer. Like jesus christ lol.

The same manipulative tactics that she uses on me and like I see though the bullshit.

Anyone just witness such bizzare instances of “karen-ing”?