Another viral tweet went so far as to call “Karen” the equivalent of the n-word.Īs a millennial black Karen, and a child of immigrants, I find the brouhaha hilarious and twisted. Hadley Freeman wrote in the Guardian that the Karen memes were sexist. Nonetheless, the conversation around Bindel’s tweet included white women who did feel Karen memes were offensive. ![]() “Does anyone else think the ‘Karen’ slur is woman-hating and based on class prejudice?” tweeted Julie Bindel, a British feminist writer, whose credentials in oppression include being known for espousing anti-trans rhetoric. The most recent Karen fires came from across the Atlantic, fanned by white British women claiming that “Karen” is - wait for it - an oppressive slur. And a Karen at the peak of her powers will call the police on someone for a mild inconvenience. ![]() Middle-aged Karen is the one asking to see your manager. A young Karen likely would have been the class snitch, tattling on her classmates to the teacher to get them in trouble.
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