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35. The origins of "Karen":

The origins of Karen as an Internet meme date back to an anonymous Reddit user, Fuck_You_Karen, who posted rants denigrating his ex-wife Karen, whom he alleged had "taken" both his children and, later, his house during divorce proceedings. The unintentional entertainment value provided by the posts led to the creation of a subreddit in 2017, r/FuckYouKaren, to both compile a narrative and share memes about the posts. Since Fuck_You_Karen deleted his account, the subreddit has since refocused to memes about the stereotype in general rather than one specific woman.

The name Karen has several negative connotations that predate the Internet meme. The most notable uses of Karen as a name for such unpopular characters in popular culture include Lorraine Bracco's depiction of Karen Friedman Hill in the 1990 film Goodfellas and Amanda Seyfried's ditzy schoolgirl character in the 2004 film Mean Girls. Other uses of Karen as the punchline of a joke include Dane Cook's 2005 sketch about "the friend nobody likes", and a 2016 Internet meme regarding an officially unnamed woman in an advert for the Nintendo Switch console who exhibits antisocial behavior.

Usage and examples
The Karen archetype carries several stereotypes that are common to "basic white women"; the most notable is the stereotype that a Karen will demand to "speak with the manager" of a hypothetical service provider. Further common stereotypes associated with the Karen pejorative include anti-vaccination beliefs, racism against black people, use of Facebook and a bob haircut with blonde highlights—pictures of Kate Gosselin during the airing of Kate Plus 8 were used in earlier memes about a "can-I-speak-to-your-manager haircut", and continue to be used in Karen memes—engagement in multi-level marketing schemes, and Facebook posts sharing trite motivational messages.

The stereotype saw greater prominence in mid-2019, when the formation of Tropical Storm Karen in the Atlantic hurricane basin led to memes likening the storm to the stereotype; several users made jokes about the storm wanting to "speak with the manager", with images photoshopped to include the "Karen haircut" on either the hurricane or its forecasted path. At the same time, the term gained prominence in Hispanic and African-American communities as a way to describe suburban white women who would supposedly call the police on people of color for minor trespasses, similar to the prior use of "Becky" in the same communities to describe the same archetype.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_(slang)

All the Karens I know, including my niece, are perfectly nice, non-Karen people. The meme will die out eventually.