This is one of those things that always drives me crazy with this case, and beautifully illustrates how and why KC got away with so much for so long. (And I appologize Lambchop, I don't mean to pick on you for this. Everyone does it).
The big problem that most normal people have, is they do not immediately dismiss any information that originates with or comes exclusively from KC. Even when we know she is a "diabolical" liar, we still ferret away her statements and try and in some way blend them into reality.
In this case that statement to Kio, by KC that her mother hates Hispanic people, or didn't want them in the house. Now CA may or may not have her own personal petty bigotries. But attributing anything coming out of KC's mouth is just not a sign of such. KC used that particular lie as a way of keeping her various groups of friends compartmentalized. No one friend ever saw the entirety of her life,a nd therefore her lies. She could be a diferent person with each group. It was part of maintaining her fantasy life. It had no basis in reality.
But we normal people are not wired like sociopaths. So when we encounter one, our brains don't know quite how to respond. We are wired to default to believing what people say. And even when it is complete bs, our brains still record it,a t least in part, as fact, and it shapes our ideas and impressions. Marketing folks and Politicians use this failing in humanity all of the time in order to get what they want or encourage people to buy what they are selling. A sociopath cuts right through normal people like a hot knife through butter because of this. Even when you know the sociopath is lying, normal people do not dismiss the information. This is why we still see arguements around here over whether George and Lee molested KC, over whether Cindy hates hispanics, who "Zanny" really is, the list goes on. These are all things that were 100% made up by the murdering sociopath behind all of this in order to feed her fantasy. But our brains just can't let go of them.
