It's meant to call out the actions of some older, white women who exhibit problematic behavior. It's an insult for those who behave badly in a similar way, it doesn't denigrate all older women or all white women. It's based on conduct (which a person can control), not race or gender. |
Nice try, but false. It's an insult directed at only one race and one gender. |
Agree. Karen is used because the term is so well known. If we used Darren, no one knows what it means. This is certainly to call out behavior. |
Liar. It’s used for all ages, genders, colors. |
+1 Not falling for the gaslighting from posters dismissing this discrimination against white females. |
| Karen or not. Day drink. It makes waiting easier. |
Only on this board. Definitely not true otherwise. I have seen so many young karens. They are raised by older ones though. |
+2 |
False. It’s used for all ages, genders, colors. Now, if I called you a nasty old c.u.n.t that would be sexist and ageist. |
Okay, Karens…let’s get back to the topic at hand! Take your discrimination complaints to a manager. |
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Ten more days of day drinking.
I know Bucknell dropped last night. |
| Anyone else waiting on UMich? Does everyone think it will drop on Christmas Eve? I read on a Detroit college counseling blog that Michigan received 77,000 applications for ED and EA combined. That is pretty daunting. |
No it’s not. You’re the liar. https://www.reddit.com/r/etymology/comments/q23l68/karen_slang/ |
Oppression through insidious ageism is not limited to this discussion board alone. |
| Responding to the person about who asked about UMich…it would be wonderful if decisions came out before the 24th. What was the source of the 77k figure? |