Warning labels aren't wrong, Boomer and Karen are warning labels.
People who don't want warning labels attached to them should rectify their actions and temperament since they actively put people in harms way with those actions and temperaments.
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WaPo Op-Ed Columnist: The ‘Karen’ memes and jokes aren’t sexist or racist. Let a Karen explain.
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People who don't want warning labels attached to them should rectify their actions and temperament since they actively put people in harms way with those actions and temperaments.
I was unaware that Karen was originally for white women calling the cops. I knew what Becky was because I've seen it used in that context a lot but I'd only seen Karen in the context of "let me talk to your manager." Learn something new every day.
I don't think it's sexist but I know I wouldn't want my name being used as an insult to refer to these types of people. People start to form negative associations and eventually Chad/Karen stops being a joke and people stereotype the fuck out of every Chad they come across
I don't think it's sexist but I know I wouldn't want my name being used as an insult to refer to these types of people. People start to form negative associations and eventually Chad/Karen stops being a joke and people stereotype the fuck out of every Chad they come across
They're all the same personality types. Minorities have been rotating through names like this as a representation of the people who call the cops over minor things like taking a walk, or people who snap and want to go to higher ups at service based establishments, and so on.
There were Becky's and Karen's before Becky and Karen just like there will be others after to represent the same.
This made me laugh. Thank you. I needed that tonight.
stick to games journalism, honey
real world matters aren't your forte
Damn, Karen. Do all lives matter too? Is slavery not the big of a deal because all races were slaves at some point? Enlighten the class.
Y'all want to be a victim of something so damn much lol
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Generalize and stereotype. Hurt the cause. Nice job.
I'm not claiming to be a victim. I'm an empathetic human and don't appreciate anyone being stereotyped and generalized. Its who I've always been. I know that's contrary to a lot of what's going on out there but I'm satisfied with who I am. I can argue for equality without people saying "yeah but you do the same shit."
if you're gonna say it around me, like if you're singing along to a song, at the very least make sure you use the soft r 'cracka'
but dont say that shit in public, hard r or otherwise, or people will complain to the waitstaff
but dont say that shit in public, hard r or otherwise, or people will complain to the waitstaff
The tv show Mrs America is about a Karen, Sarah and a Nancy rolled up into 1 person. And they aren't even painting her as evil as she was
Don't think holding a generalization of white people, specifically white women, is some kind of hill I would die on when the generalizations of black people has led - and still leads - to black people being killed, suspected of crimes because of the way we dress, being denied alot of shit, and so on.
White people generalizations just lead to...hurt feelings and tears. 😂
So if I get this right this is another instance of white people taking what black people use and then misconstrued it and even further some people wanna say it's the same as calling me nigger? FOH Y'all can't handle your privilege being called into question and wanna hide behind those tears now? Clowns.
now this is some pure gold right there.
now this is some pure gold right there.
I had no clue where the meme started coming from and assumed it was being used as a term to describe people doing stupid things/being ignorant in reference to the line from Mean Girls, "God Karen, you are so stupid."
Kind of like how Eminem's, "Stan" is used to describe crazy fanatics now.
Kind of like how Eminem's, "Stan" is used to describe crazy fanatics now.
Stan's should stand up for themselves and make a fuss on Twitter
anytime i've ever heard a nutjob talk about 'white genocide' i have to remind myself that they're pretty much talking about interracial relationships and it just fucking blows my mind how hard they're pushed their own rhetoric
then i start to guess how many copies of the turner diaries they own
I mean I feel like it's important to distinguish between things being used as slurs by some and actual slurs. Literally anything can be used as a slur if some people want to. I feel like just letting those people coopt the terms doesn't help though. This term in particular is not about white women as a whole, it's about a very specific type of white woman, one who antagonizes black people and other minorities through a very indirect, passive agressive approach. And while someone commented on it earlier, yeah I'd have to agree that the reason a male equivalent isn't here is because societal norms and gender roles tend to make it so that racist Men take less "passive" and more straight up aggressive actions, though obviously this isn't universal on either side
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Like this is what people mean when they see others using it in a misogynistic manner:
There is no real person here. It has nothing to do with someone being racist. There's no "let me speak to your manager" haircut. It's defaulting an opinion they don't agree with to a screechy woman.
There is no real person here. It has nothing to do with someone being racist. There's no "let me speak to your manager" haircut. It's defaulting an opinion they don't agree with to a screechy woman.
Like this is what people mean when they see others using it in a misogynistic manner:
There is no real person here. It has nothing to do with someone being racist. There's no "let me speak to your manager" haircut. It's defaulting an opinion they don't agree with to a screechy woman.
That person white?
No clue. Facebook refreshed when I went back to it and I can't remember which outlet posted the article it was in response to.
I mean nobody is arguing that there aren't some people misusing the term. We're arguing that, on a whole, it's not a slur, it exists to highlight a very real problem many minorities face, and that saying that it is even remotely comparable to the n word is honestly kind of disgusting given the context and history surrounding eachLike this is what people mean when they see others using it in a misogynistic manner:
There is no real person here. It has nothing to do with someone being racist. There's no "let me speak to your manager" haircut. It's defaulting an opinion they don't agree with to a screechy woman.
Like this is what people mean when they see others using it in a misogynistic manner:
There is no real person here. It has nothing to do with someone being racist. There's no "let me speak to your manager" haircut. It's defaulting an opinion they don't agree with to a screechy woman.
there's no context here.
It was in response to an article about movie theaters that won't reopen in Texas.
Like this is what people mean when they see others using it in a misogynistic manner:
There is no real person here. It has nothing to do with someone being racist. There's no "let me speak to your manager" haircut. It's defaulting an opinion they don't agree with to a screechy woman.
It's still not a slur.
If we stopped every usage of language because of misuse from shitty people we'd lose all language
I could find similar quotes using the 1%... should we stop using that as a critique?
I mean you've provided no context for any "Karen" that they're responding to, so it's impossible to tell how it's being used.
Yep. Hell it's not liking making it taboo will stop the Shittier usages of it anyways. At this point it's better to criticize the people using the term incorrectly rather than the term itself, especially given why the term exists
There is no Karen they're responding to, not in the story, not in the comments. Anybody who disagrees with their premise is a Karen.
As a white woman closer to my 40's than my 30's who's been accused of being a feminazi more times than I can count.... nah, brehs. Nah.
Karen is pejorative but not all pejoratives are "slurs" come on. It's disparaging a type of behaviour (one steeped in privilege), not an identity. Karen isn't a slur. Repeat after me: Karen is not a slur. Its so-called "sexist" usage is still very low and not a particularly noteworthy issue at this time, and while you can point it out it's certainly not worth crusading against or clutching at your pearls for.
So yeah stop acting like a bunch of Karens, thanks~
lmfao
Something I saw earlier: Karens are white women who want to speak to the manager or call the cops... white men are the managers and cops 👀
Jesus I hope these karens are offended. Maybe they will stop acting like assholes for a bit.
They have always been around but chalk it up to Trump to enable another loud mouth asswipe thinking they are entitled dickwads to say what they want to or about someone or something they don't understand.
Calling this a "slur" is just as offensive as all their other bullshit.
They have always been around but chalk it up to Trump to enable another loud mouth asswipe thinking they are entitled dickwads to say what they want to or about someone or something they don't understand.
Calling this a "slur" is just as offensive as all their other bullshit.
People are always assigning names to human behaviours (and they change over time, because names and behaviours change over time), I don't think it's inherently a negative thing, it's mostly just a part of how we create shorthand terms to communicate ideas about personalities and behaviours.
We've had "Brian" or "Brian-type" in Denmark for a long time now, which is a way to describe someone who behaves in a lot of ways that are seen as rowdy and acts in ways that a lot of people view negatively (fighting, being gaudy, driving too fast/recklessly, small time criminal).
As a result of this, the usage of the name "Brian" has decreased greatly, so eventually that word will fade away because it'll be irrelevant.
We've had "Brian" or "Brian-type" in Denmark for a long time now, which is a way to describe someone who behaves in a lot of ways that are seen as rowdy and acts in ways that a lot of people view negatively (fighting, being gaudy, driving too fast/recklessly, small time criminal).
As a result of this, the usage of the name "Brian" has decreased greatly, so eventually that word will fade away because it'll be irrelevant.
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come on, Morrigan. i disagreed with the subject and made a good faith argument from my point of view. i cited a diverse community of women who shared a lot of perspective on the matter. and your response was to in turn call me something that i'd just made clear i found offensive? this shit's really disrespectful and beneath you, even if you don't agree with me.