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41. Agree

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Sun May 17, 2020, 11:39 PM

May 2020

I have a friend named Karen and it pisses me off seeing her name used in such an insulting way, it's ridiculous!

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] milestogo May 2020 OP

k & r LAS14 May 2020 #1

Exactly Jake Stern May 2020 #2

Maybe you should speak to the manager about your concerns. TeamPooka May 2020 #3

Made me laugh. You.. I_UndergroundPanther May 2020 #4

😁 Croney May 2020 #7

Lol! Buckeye_Democrat May 2020 #11

... NanceGreggs May 2020 #12

LoL d_b May 2020 #15

Internet. Won. qazplm135 May 2020 #20

!!!!!! betsuni May 2020 #26

Are you secretly my teenager? This is her and her friends "go to" comeback unitedwethrive May 2020 #29

Mine too... Buckeyeblue May 2020 #96

Hah!1 UTUSN May 2020 #71

DUzy worthy! Brother Buzz May 2020 #74

This. Voltaire2 May 2020 #82

ouch bigtree May 2020 #89

! demmiblue May 2020 #94

Ha! Codeine May 2020 #98

And if that doesn't help, maybe call corporate? GoneOffShore May 2020 #112

What about "OK Boomer?" Orrex May 2020 #5

I know a Karen who's a total Karen. BamaRefugee May 2020 #6

I like Karen Carpenter dalton99a May 2020 #9

so do i gay texan May 2020 #56

The real question is Jamastiene May 2020 #44

Something about cornflakes, too, if memory serves Orrex May 2020 #49

No more chicken threads! Jamastiene May 2020 #51

#walt_starr Orrex May 2020 #54

CALL CONGRESS RIGHT FUCKING NOW!!! Jamastiene May 2020 #57

Kudzu?n/t bluecollar2 May 2020 #70

I'm bullish on it. Jamastiene May 2020 #76

No, but I think there was a buzzard at the door dmr May 2020 #93

Dont tutch the Boomer! Dr. Strange May 2020 #126

This indignation of white people over the "Karen" label Tarc May 2020 #8

And the indignation. Croney May 2020 #17

Lol nt jaysunb May 2020 #22

No, it is women like me tired of the casual and gleeful sexism of it obamanut2012 May 2020 #84

Well there are the male counterparts. Brock, Chad, and Walter. GoneOffShore May 2020 #111

There is no sexism in it Tarc May 2020 #114

And "OK Boomer". Codeine May 2020 #99

"OK Boomer" is pretty good LeftInTX May 2020 #121

It's fine actually Loki Liesmith May 2020 #100

It's recreational outrage. GoneOffShore May 2020 #110

Yes, how dare an oppressed population use shorthand to express itself. WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #10

My SIL is Mexican and looks very native american...her name is Karen LeftInTX May 2020 #16

I'm sorry, but it's not like it's something a person can't control. It's despicable behavior catbyte May 2020 #13

"Call out the behavior, not the sterotype." WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #14

Truth qazplm135 May 2020 #19

No, it doesn't obamanut2012 May 2020 #85

Of Course It Does! ProfessorGAC May 2020 #88

The same argument every other slur slinging asshole uses kcr May 2020 #103

Oh, please. It's just about a type, like BBQ Becky or Pool Patrol Patty. brush May 2020 #18

Just call it Kate Gosselin LeftInTX May 2020 #21

if I saw her crying, I would ask if it was because of her haircut Celerity May 2020 #80

What about 'racist'? It is also a way to slam/label (rightly so) people who do specific fucked up Celerity May 2020 #23

When are people going to stop calling dumb people "Otto?" Archae May 2020 #24

Wanda? GoneOffShore May 2020 #108

I liked Otto from Repo Man progressoid May 2020 #122

Becky, Karen, Susan & Gertrudes... Karen's are bad, but nothing tops my age group: Susans! TheBlackAdder May 2020 #25

My sister is named Susan LeftInTX May 2020 #30

Becky, Karen, and Susan: scroll down the page a bit-- tblue37 May 2020 #53

A picture says 1,000 words. TheBlackAdder May 2020 #59

Try this--scroll down the page a bit until you're blinded by blondes-- tblue37 May 2020 #63

So, how do you want us to respond to Karens? jpak May 2020 #27

This is news to me. Buzz cook May 2020 #28

I just found out reading this thread PatSeg May 2020 #124

Stay off R/askreddit then. ismnotwasm May 2020 #31

Started on Reddit by a guy against his ex-wife named Karen LeftInTX May 2020 #46

Holy shit I didn't know that ismnotwasm May 2020 #55

Wow, now I hate it even more. LisaM May 2020 #58

We all have our crosses to bear. Mariana May 2020 #62

Yeah ismnotwasm May 2020 #118

I SO agree. LisaM May 2020 #32

Ha. Tipperary May 2020 #34

I noticed that, too obamanut2012 May 2020 #86

bfd. miyazaki May 2020 #33

Oh please. sheshe2 May 2020 #35

#NotAllKarens betsuni May 2020 #47

If I facepalm myself one more time...gah! sheshe2 May 2020 #61

Add a particular "bro" to the list of terribly oppressed victims of these grievous slurs. betsuni May 2020 #72

I think there 8s a big difference between Chad or Karen JonLP24 May 2020 #81

... betsuni May 2020 #87

... MrsCoffee May 2020 #107

The Karen meme was started by a guy whose ex was named Karen LeftInTX May 2020 #50

As a privileged white woman I have no problem with a movement calling out privileged white MaryMagdaline May 2020 #36

Or learn how to use our ability to Karen to be like Kathleen instead. moriah May 2020 #39

Now that's what I'm talking about. Take note, white women allies. brush May 2020 #69

This white woman agrees with you. yardwork May 2020 #40

Are you fine with white women who disagree with you? Loki Liesmith May 2020 #101

Karen deserves it, change my mind Demonaut May 2020 #37

I can't, its an insult that is frequently deserved Amishman May 2020 #97

It's the kittehs' fault! lastlib May 2020 #38

Agree Raine May 2020 #41

Being named Karen has nothing to do with being A Karen womanofthehills May 2020 #79

Then why isn't there a male equivalent? kcr May 2020 #104

⬆️ This. ⬆️ JudyM May 2020 #105

Zing. MrsCoffee May 2020 #109

There is: Chad. NYC Liberal May 2020 #119

There is! EllieBC May 2020 #120

In fact there are two that I know of. Kyle and Chad. Autumn May 2020 #123

Thank you, completely agree Sewa May 2020 #42

Are you, perchance, owed beer and travel money as well? Jamastiene May 2020 #43

wow--that's a blast from the past fishwax May 2020 #45

Just don't bring up Jamastiene May 2020 #52

What about the many experiences? A HERETIC I AM May 2020 #48

DU search (I am nothing if not quite good at forensic source tracing) for beer and travel money Celerity May 2020 #65

the only Karen I know is black Skittles May 2020 #60

Well, here's something else I have no clue or connection with and have no interest in following. NBachers May 2020 #64

I had a middle-aged female relative who was demanding and entitled. philly_bob May 2020 #66

Herbert! Fozzledick May 2020 #67

My mom was named Karen. roamer65 May 2020 #68

It is hilarious this board gets upset over words like this than the behavior JonLP24 May 2020 #73

When that young MP in New Zealand Mariana May 2020 #102

I'm more sympathetic to the Felicias of the world aikoaiko May 2020 #75

What about the haircut? nt Progressive Jones May 2020 #77

From a Karen I follow JonLP24 May 2020 #78

Agreed -- it's become a really sexist meme obamanut2012 May 2020 #83

You can do that but it won't change things here. Kaleva May 2020 #90

Whatever gets you through the day. jmg257 May 2020 #91

Karen is not going to be happy about this post MyNameGoesHere May 2020 #92

Joking aside, there is an easier way than manually doing it. Jamastiene May 2020 #95

That would defeat the purpose. Mariana May 2020 #113

Exactly. Codeine May 2020 #115

I have outrage fatigue. SlogginThroughIt May 2020 #106

My college age daughter tried that on me...didn't think I knew what it meant. But I did... Demsrule86 May 2020 #116

Is this really a thing to get upet about? SoonerPride May 2020 #117

I'm just upset at how it is overused. Ace Rothstein May 2020 #125