DEMANDING to speak to the manager of the Supreme Court

[CatWoman]

[BittyJenkins]

1. Creepy and then some. Nt

[dem4decades]

2. maybe Trump will sue them?

[NurseJackie]

3. Stand by... you're about to be attacked.

PS: This is very amusing!

[CatWoman]

4. FUCK EM

[scarletwoman]

25. Just want to let you know, I'm with you. Yeah, FUCK EM!

[The Magistrate]

56. Hear Hear, Ma'am

[MaryMagdaline]

5. Funny!

[irisblue]

6. 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[J_William_Ryan]

7. lol

He's already got the makeup.

[Dem2theMax]

8. I don't know if I need eye bleach or electric shock treatments.

I need to get that out of my eyes and my mind!

[lunatica]

41. LOL!

[ProfessorGAC]

9. PINO, With Dianne Keaton's Hair

At least the way she wore it in the 90s.
My wife & I have been long time big fans.
She was the first one I thought of when I saw that haircut.

[Ms. Toad]

10. Tell me, again, how the "Karen" meme is not misogynistic?

Portraying Trump as a woman demanding to speak to the manager of the Supreme Court sure looks to me like the meme is a denigration tied expressly to gender.

[CatWoman]

12. Cool story

I just think it's funny as hell.

Period.

I didn't/don't bother to look at the "story" behind the story.

To me, it's funny as hell.

[StarfishSaver]

17. Some people traded in their sense of humor for the magic woke beans they bought ...

[scarletwoman]

27. Nicely put!

[NurseJackie]

61. Perfect.

[aggiesal]

22. It denigrates Trump ...

[Ms. Toad]

26. By using being a woman as an insult.

Kinda the definition of misogynistic.

[tinrobot]

32. You're assuming it is a woman simply from the haircut. How dare you.

Besides, it's really close to his actual cut.

[Ms. Toad]

54. So - give me a expanation that passes the laugh test

to assume that giving Trump long hair hair (that another poster identified as "Diane Keaton" hair), and using the catch phrase associated with calling someone a "Karen" is NOT portraying him as a woman.

[lunatica]

44. Is there nothing funny if it comes to women?

I think it’s funny because he looks even less attractive as a woman. Not because women are all unattractive. When people laugh at this they are laughing at him. Not at women.

[Ms. Toad]

48. When you portray someone as a woman as an insult, no. That's misogyny.

Which is my main point - the image in the OP proves the point that the "Karen" meme is, at its core, misogynistic in a way that merely calling women "Karens" never could. It is literally being used as a gender-based insult.

[lunatica]

50. It is an insult because it reminds everyone of only one kind of woman

For lack of a better word, the moniker ‘karen’ connotes exactly what kind of woman. This is not about all women. If it were then you have a point. I won’t argue with you about using ‘bitch’ as an insult because that is too general. I simply don’t agree in this case.

[Ms. Toad]

57. But it IS about portraying a man as a woman as an insult

even if it is only one kind of woman.

If gender was irrelevant, he would not have been portrayed as a woman - the comment would have been sufficient to identify him as that kind of person.

[lunatica]

64. I didn't say it was gender irrelevant

Because the insult is about a SPECIFIC kind of WOMAN.

If it were a man who acts like a ‘karen’ the picture would be of a man. A ‘karen’ is not all women. It is only one type of behavior of specific women. ‘Karens’ are gender specific. But women in general are not ‘karens’.

This is NOT an insult to all women.

[Ms. Toad]

66. It does not need to be an insult to all women

to be misogynistic - in the same way that gender discrimination in the workplace does not have to be directed at ALL women in the workplace to be discriminatory.

When you use an insult that relies on being female to be an insult - especially when you are using it to insult someone who is not female by suggesting they are - it is by definition misogynistic - even if it only specifically insults a subset of women.

I'm sure you've heard phrases such as - you're a good Black, or (directed to Asians) - you're the good minority, or to LGBT individuals - it's just the flaming queens (or trans individuals) who are unacceptable. Gender (or race, or sexual orientation)- based insults are no less offensive when they are directed at a sub-group of the class.

[Chemisse]

55. That shot through my mind as soon as I saw this.

Why did he have to be turned into a female to make this funny?

I've enjoyed the Karen meme a lot, so this was quite a jolt.

But where do we draw the line and say something is sexist? Is it okay because it is not women in general but just a certain 'type' of woman? She also has to be white, racist-but-doesn't-think-she-is, self-absorbed and oblivious.

Is there a male counterpart? I think there is, but he is not very fun to joke about. He is all the things she is but it comes out as gun-toting and cruel rather than loud and petulant. Or maybe I've jumped too far. Maybe "Ken" is a middle-management type and impotent in his anger, along with all the things Karen is.

Actually, the couple on the lawn with guns toward protesters a few weeks back are pretty much the Ken and Karen couple. So I'm going to say no, I don't think it's necessarily sexist since there can easily be a male equivalent.

[Ms. Toad]

59. "can easily be a male equivalent" doesn't fly - when our immediate inclination

is that to call up the meme, we portray Trump as a woman.

[trof]

60. I just knew this was coming.

It's not about 'women'.
It's about the 'Karens'.
The jerks who happen to be women.

I guess there's also a name for the male jerks.
Jerk.
Or maybe asshole.

[Moostache]

11. Be careful ma'am...the President may try to grab your pussy...just fair warning.

Now I am back to trying not to throw up in my mouth after that experience...

[33taw]

13. Misogynistic.

[CatWoman]

14. that's not my hangup

that's your's

[33taw]

67. Not really a hang up. But I get sick of people saying Pelosi has balls when she stands up to Trump

and portray Trump as a woman when he whines.

[LanternWaste]

39. Better or worse than "acts like and (sic) animal"?

[malaise]

15. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

[StarfishSaver]

16. But whatever you do, don't say {Karen}!

[CatWoman]

19. do you know how many times I've been victimized by a fucking Karen

in both professional and private life?

Yet, I was able to walk away and maintain my sense of humor.

I'll be damned to hell before I let a chorus of finger wagging holier-than-thous take that away from me.

[StarfishSaver]

21. Now you did it. You went and said {Karen}

You're gonna get in trouble ...

[ms liberty]

23. You and CatWoman are rockin' this thread, if I may say so...

Thanks - I needed a laugh!

[CatWoman]

33. of course they did

[PTWB]

34. It's ridiculous.

Some folks are more offended that racist abusers of white privilege are getting called out, than they are offended by such abuses in the first place.

It really makes one wonder.

[grantcart]

37. 19?

[CatWoman]

42. smartass

[grantcart]

51. Well I was originally going to say 334 or 335 but then rereading it

and realizing that you were only talking about the smaller subset of Karen's who were victimizing you in both professional and private while engaged in sexual Congress I reduced it down quite a bit.

I am still curious what professional situations you encounter Karen's being Karen while having sex?

[CatWoman]

52. where did you get the "sex" angle?

[grantcart]

62. "Do you know how many. . by a FUCKING Karen" indicating that

These Karen's were harassing while in sexual Congress and not while some other activity like the equally irritating but less interesting bowling Karen's, the completely incongruous lactating Karens, or the terrifying clowning Karen's.

[CatWoman]

65. AH

The case of the misplaced modifier!!!

Curses!!!!!!

[Blue_true]

18. .....

She looks pissed. Wonder what happened, the hamberder was undercooked? The chocolate cake was not beautiful? The 2 scoops of ice cream were melting?

[Music Man]

20. I can't unsee it.

Why!?!? WHY!??!??!

[mountain grammy]

24. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Completely unexpected! Washing my libations off the screen!

[Codeine]

28. Weirdly, Trump looks better as a woman

than a man. I mean, still not good — but better.

[liberalla]

53. I agree!! Much better than his usual "manly" appearance...

this is an improvement, IMO. He doesn't look as sleazy and slimey as usual...
so !

[uponit7771]

63. +1

[demtenjeep]

29. OHHH Ivanka isn't gonna age well

yuk

[Scarsdale]

38. Have you seen her mother

Ivana lately? Her face looks as though it is filled with Silly Putty.

[ms liberty]

30. This is so funny, but creepy as hell, too! K&R

You and Starfish Saver cracked me up in this thread. What makes the Karen meme so funny is because it's true to life. I'm old enough to have known and/or been traumatized by that kind of woman myself and I even have a cousin named Karen who's a Karen.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

35. Karen Trump?

[marieo1]

36. He makes me sick to my stomach!!!

Yuk!!! Makes me want to throw-up!! He is a disgusting piece of humanity!! I want to know, how come he flaunts breaking the suggestions of health officials all over, which gives imbeciles the freedom to also break the suggestions, and yet he doesn't get it. I want to know why!! Someone in their right mind should take away all of his powers that are damaging our country!! This is my suggestion!!

[RhodeIslandOne]

40. Rosanne Barr?

No wonder she called him the first woman president.

[Sunsky]

43. Hahaha

Love it.

[Javaman]

45. He'd probably grope himself.nt

[louzke9]

46. Depending on local regulations, states, counties, cities can fine or PULL business licenses....

for those businesses who do not follow health guidelines.

[dmr]

47. Sorta looks like Greta Van Sustern

Or whatever her name is.

Anyway, it looks like her hair.

[not fooled]

49. Karen Barron, is that you?

[Duppers]

58. They cleaned up his baggy 2nd chin.

And his baggy jowls lines. He/she looks too attractive.

[Blue Owl]

68. Melonia

n/t

[Miigwech]

69. Can he grab himself by the p***y?

[packman]

70. Roseanne Barr? First impression