'That's not even your trash, Karen': Entitled lady accuses local artist of stealing trash from a dumpster, artist gets petty payback

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Sep 20, 2025 2:00 PM EDT

Some people in this world enjoy stirring up trouble everywhere they go. It doesn't matter if they're causing conflict on their own property or in the middle of nowhere. These entitled individuals seem to walk through the world ready to be difficult.

One has to wonder what people like this gain from such a toxic worldview. It's not like studies show that being embittered leads to a better life. In fact, it's quite the opposite. Of course, we can empathize with people who seem to feel like they have always gotten the short end of the stick in life. That likely contributes to having a negative view of the world. However, that simply does not reflect the attitude of people like this. 

This woman went out of her way to accuse a local artist of stealing trash from a literal dumpster. The artist's work involved collecting recycled materials, and they had already confirmed with several workers at nearby establishments if it was okay for them to sift through the dumpster for potential props. They had also vowed to leave the area more pristine than they had found it. Still, this woman could not get over her unsubstantiated opinion that this person was a thief, despite numerous attempts to explain the situation to her. 

At the end of the day, this was not a lady whose mentality was justified because of what she had been through. This was someone who walked through her neighborhood and community with a profound sense of entitlement. Keep scrolling below for the full story and for the best reactions from members of this online community!

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  • "That's not even your trash, Karen"

    A dumpster is filled with overflowing garbage.
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  • We have to hand it to the artist for finding a way to stay petty despite this lady's antics. After their hostile encounter, the artist decided to leave the skate that the woman assumed was stolen right in front of the dumpster. Hopefully, the lady comes across it the next time she passes by, since she seemed to inexplicably care so much!

  • I was dumpster driving outside a thrift shop. I'm an artist who works with reclaimed materials, so I'm a semi-regular garbage picker. When I do, it's always bins
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  • on public property, and I always leave the site cleaner than when I found it as a way to say thank you.
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  • Many businesses discourage dumpster diving for liability reasons. If I'm asked to leave, I leave. At least 3 thrift shop employees saw me digging
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  • through their dumpster, and did not care. I even chatted with one guy, and he helped me out by finding me a box to carry my stuff.
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  • Just as I'm packing up to leave, Karen comes out and says "you can't put stuff in our dumpster!" I say "I'm not," and I carry on gathering my things. She starts to go off on me that I'm stealing.
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  • She points to a skate I had in my pile and says "those are skates we could be selling." It was a single skate that I had found in someone else's garbage, and I
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  • told her as much. I informed her that my pile contained trash that I had collected from around the neighbourhood. She continued to [falsely] accuse me of stealing, and how the dumpster was on private property...it's not.
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  • She went back inside in a huff. I put a bunch of stuff back in the dumpster...which she technically explicitly told me not to do. But I clean up as I always do, making sure to not leave any trash outside the dumpster.
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  • But before I left, I placed the single skate de d center in front of the dumpster.
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  • A woman with red hair and wearing a black and white striped shirt lifts her hands to her face in anger.
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  • CoderJoe1 • 21h ago . She's just a hater, boi. Go be a sk8er boi
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  • • HeSnoring 21h ago That is petty
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  • HerfDog58 • 20h ago . But before I left, I placed the single skate de d center in front of the dumpster. Very artistic!
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  • Alexis_J_M 20h ago True revenge would have been leaving the skate behind one of her tires.
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  • Expert_Slip7543 • 15h ago From hate to skate is masterful upcycling
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  • Solin_Dra 3h ago Karen needs to chill tf out Dumpster diving ain't a crime, and you're doing the environment a solid tbh.
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  • You'd think she'd appreciate the fact that you're not only cleaning up, but also creating art. Sounds like she's just jelly she didn't find that lone skate first.
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  • Stick to your g dude Don't let the Karens of the world get you down. Might even make a sick sculpture outta that skate to flex on 'em.
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