I am so tired of the people that think it is perfectly OK to use the name Karen in a derogatory manner. It’s a form of bullying and it’s sexist.
Most Karen’s are really nice people so why be mean to them? Why single them out for harassment and verbal abuse just because of their name? It’s not funny and it detracts from your legitimate message.
One commentator said it was a part of “Black Culture” and that they weren’t going to change their culture to suit white Karens. Really I didn’t realize that Karen was an exclusively white name. In fact I have a black friend named Karen and she doesn’t like the derogatory use of her name anymore than the white Karens do. And honestly why would anyone want bullying to be part of their culture? And if being part of someones culture is an excuse for bad behavior than we need to start giving a pass to an entire boatload of white southern males who can use the excuse “but it’s part of my culture” for the majority of their bad behavior. So maybe we can all take a look at our various cultures and change the things that hurt other people.
And if not being a jerk isn’t enough of an incentive to get you to stop using Karen in a derogatory manner perhaps the fact it paints you as a sexist pig will be. Because white males use “Karen” to put women of all races in their place. They use it to silence women’s voices and minimize their legitimate concerns. A woman objects to a man putting his hand on her butt “well she’s just being a Karen” he didn’t mean anything by it. It wasn’t meant to be sexual harassment she’s just over sensitive. She’s just a Karen. Really it’s way past time we stop trying to silence women of any race, including white women of a certain age.