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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think my own name is going to be the next Karen in a few years :(.

I became sure of this when the entitled and insufferable millennial or Gen Z title character of a popular Netflix series appeared.  The negative stereotype for white women of my generation will mirror the criticism of that title character in a few years.  As an expat, I already have people mentioning that character when they learn my name, as if that's the quintessential American women now.  Maybe I'll have to go by my middle name in 10 years.[/quote]

Kaitlyn?[/quote]

NP but I bet it's Emily from Emily in Paris[/quote]

I agree that’s the name PP must be referring to, but I think she’s wrong. Emily is way too common a name to get that connotation. I’m guessing the PP is an expat in France and gets a ton of “Emily in Paris? Like that stupid show?” Comments from French people. Because she’s literally an Emily in France. I am sure that’s annoying but I don’t think it’s a sign the name will go the way if Karen. It’s too ubiquitous.

A major reason Karen got its current rep is that it’s a name associated with specifically white American women over the age of 40. It’s considered dates but in an uncool 70s/80s way, not in a vintage way. Whereas Emily is actually still quite popular (and Emma even more so).

Also, that show is pretty dumb but the character isn’t offensive the way a Karen is. She’s naive and people made fun of her fir not speaking French. But she’s not an a$$hole. It’s a different thing.[/quote]

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