Babs Says She Ignores Kaley... Then Describes How She Deliberately Tries to Upset Her.

One of the more revealing moments in the ongoing YouTube drama came when Babs attempted to explain her attitude towards Kaley.

According to Babs, she has been "ignoring" Kaley. At least, that's the claim.

The problem is that what follows sounds very different from ignoring someone.

Babs explains that she still visits Kaley's channel regularly, roughly once a fortnight, where she leaves comments and keeps track of what is happening. She then proceeds to describe Kaley as boring, uneducated, and unworthy of her attention.

This immediately creates a contradiction. If someone genuinely bores you and has nothing of interest to say, why keep returning? Why continue commenting? Why continue monitoring their content at all?

The answer appears to emerge later in Babs' own words.

Rather than simply dismissing Kaley and moving on with her life, Babs openly admits that she enjoys doing things specifically because she knows they will upset her.

"I knew it would wind her up," she says.

Even more telling is the follow-up statement:

"The more things I know that wind her up, I'm happier to do."

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That sentence alone cuts through much of the usual online posturing. This is no longer about debate, discussion, truth, or principle. The stated motivation is clear: if something upsets Kaley, then that becomes a reason to do it.

Babs attempts to soften this by describing it as a joke and by claiming she has a "sick sense of humour." However, there is a difference between humour and provocation. Most people would recognise that deliberately targeting a person's sensitivities for the purpose of getting a reaction is classic trolling behaviour.

In fact, Babs practically provides a textbook definition of trolling herself. She identifies something she knows will upset Kaley, does it intentionally, then appears amused by the reaction that follows.

She even gives another example, explaining how she changed aspects of her online presence because she knew Kaley would dislike it.

Again, the motivation is not presented as conviction or principle. The motivation is Kaley's anticipated reaction.

This makes her criticism of Kaley all the more ironic. On one hand, Babs portrays herself as detached, uninterested, and above it all. On the other, she openly admits to taking pleasure in finding new ways to provoke the very person she claims to ignore.

You cannot simultaneously claim someone is beneath your notice while actively searching for buttons to press.

The picture painted by Babs' own words is not one of indifference. It is one of engagement.

Not engagement with Kaley's arguments. Not engagement with Kaley's evidence. Not engagement with Kaley's ideas. But engagement with Kaley's emotions.

The most honest part of the entire exchange may be the laughter and amusement that accompanies the admissions. Because beneath the claims of humour and harmless fun lies a straightforward reality: Babs appears to derive enjoyment from upsetting Kaley and provoking a reaction.

For someone who insists she is ignoring her, that is a rather strange way of showing it.