Anonymous wrote:“Karens” are only white women. From dictionary.com:

Karen is a pejorative slang term for an obnoxious, angry, entitled, and often racist middle-aged white woman who uses her privilege to get her way or police other people’s behaviors.

Karen is a pejorative used to demean any middle aged woman whether or not her compliant is valid (and often it is). It’s let’s go Brandon for middle-aged white women—just shut up, we don’t care what you think. Invented by Incels on Reddit and adopted widely by black women after the (horrible) Amy Cooper incident.

Well educated SAHM married to high earner.
NYC suburbs
Early 30s with DH for his work
Do not want to retire here. May keep a house here depending on where our 3 kids end up. Not sure where I want to retire.
I find DCUM helpful. I try to ignore the snarky rude posters.

1 What field are you in? Human Resources
2 Where did you grow up? All over . Military brat.
3 At what age did you move to the DMV and why? Moved here at 24. Briefly left at 29 moved down south and then returned
4 Did you or are you planning to retire here? This is a topic of discussion as we are nearing the age. We have built a life here and it’s very likely we will stay. However cost-of-living is very expensive so it would be cheaper to leave. But then we need to build a new connections.
5 Does the tone on here bother you? yes and no. Yes because there are certain posters who just are mean, but I just overlook them and MoveOn. And no because there are also some very supportive posters who offer good advice.

White Female. HHI $400k

1. SAHM
2. Alexandria
3. Here except for college
4. Probably somewhere warmer, but I don’t want a red state
5. Only when people act crazy. So, sometimes.

1 What field are you in? Seems to be a lot of attorneys
Engineer

2 Where did you grow up?
Pacific Northwest

3 At what age did you move to the DMV and why?
Early 20s, to try something different. That was 20 years ago!

4 Did you or are you planning to retire here?
We'll probably stay here for a while when we first retire, but eventually will settle somewhere a little quieter

5 Does the tone on here bother you?
I choose my forums carefully. The food forum is great. The forums dedicated to age groups of different tend to be pretty good. I avoid the school forums and political forums at all cost. Beauty & fashion is hit or miss - some great stuff, but also some really nasty posters who don't appreciate that people can have different styles and opinions. When a thread starts to derail, it rarely turns nice again, so I bail when I start seeing people ragging on each other's choices.

1. Field - healthcare
2. Grew up - The Carolinas
3. Age - 24, for a job
4. Retire here? - HELL NO
5. Tone - Depends. Some forums (College, Travel) have been helpful. But sometimes the rudeness rubs off on me and I reflect that tone. I don't like it when that happens.

1. SAHM but I was an attorney
2. All over the place and immigrated to the USA in early elementary. Went to high school outside Cleveland, Ohio.
3. 36 for work
4. Already retired and live elsewhere but still have a house in DC.
5. No. It’s actually a lot better than other anon boards.

“Karens” are only white women. From dictionary.com:

Karen is a pejorative slang term for an obnoxious, angry, entitled, and often racist middle-aged white woman who uses her privilege to get her way or police other people’s behaviors.