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Siwsan

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6. I bought a new, high spraying oscillating sprinkler for my street side yard
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 08:37 AM
Jun 2020

Unfortunately, fireworks are legal, here, and in the past my neighbors, directly across the street, have fired them over my property. I live in fear of something catching fire. And, calling the police is a waste of time because the home owner actually works in law enforcement.

So I'll have it hooked up and set to go at the first pop or bang, come sunset on the 4th.

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Two or so years ago they would've called you a b****. egduj Jun 2020 #1
"Karen" is much more specific than "bitch." Jirel Jun 2020 #16
So it means "white bitch", not just "a bitch"? Mosby Jun 2020 #21
Nope, much more specific than that. Jirel Jun 2020 #25
So who's the Karen? Mosby Jun 2020 #29
In case you mean that seriously... Jirel Jun 2020 #42
That may have been the start but have seen it used for other races and for (gasp) men. efhmc Jun 2020 #57
Misuse of the term doesn't mean it's a problem term. Jirel Jun 2020 #71
I would say that this is a spot on example of mansplaining. efhmc Jun 2020 #77
LOL - I'm not a guy. Jirel Jun 2020 #85
Female patriarch-lovers are mansplainers too. delisen Jun 2020 #107
You're hilarious. Jirel Jun 2020 #116
I thought it was any service person treestar Jun 2020 #118
I'm not "so offended" at the term treestar Jun 2020 #119
Here is a link with some history of that term's origin and application: ramen Jun 2020 #100
Next up it will be okay to call whistler162 Jun 2020 #135
It is nasty prejudice against women and delisen Jun 2020 #106
this obamanut2012 Jun 2020 #23
Same thing. Different spelling. Like "boogaloo" appropriated from black people to mean "civil war." ancianita Jun 2020 #89
Oh please, that term has not been retired. BannonsLiver Jun 2020 #108
The "karen" posts here are disgusting. Nt USALiberal Jun 2020 #2
Was it someone here who called you that? PTWB Jun 2020 #3
No. It was on Neighborhood. nt leftyladyfrommo Jun 2020 #17
I was called a Karen here on DU when I disagreed with someone. lapucelle Jun 2020 #4
It's ugly, and it's most definitely sexist. cwydro Jun 2020 #62
I knew this would happen. Throck Jun 2020 #5
I bought a new, high spraying oscillating sprinkler for my street side yard Siwsan Jun 2020 #6
Hate the term! Sukee Jun 2020 #7
Do realize that fireworks can be dangerous, though frazzled Jun 2020 #30
I would agree with a lot you said except: leftyladyfrommo Jun 2020 #32
This sounds horrible. What city is this? PTWB Jun 2020 #53
KANSAS CITY. MO. nt leftyladyfrommo Jun 2020 #55
I'm sorry you're dealing with this. PTWB Jun 2020 #65
Two points Ms. Toad Jun 2020 #33
It's not just one day curlyred Jun 2020 #50
That's interesting. I hadn't thought of that. nt leftyladyfrommo Jun 2020 #59
???? Sukee Jun 2020 #102
It's still over a week away though RhodeIslandOne Jun 2020 #69
What the OP and others here have pointed out, is that it is NOT just one day. cwydro Jun 2020 #72
Goes On For A Week Here ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #132
To add to this post.... Sukee Jun 2020 #104
I don't see anyone saying not to celebrate the 4th of July Tribetime Jun 2020 #130
A lot of people have argued that calling a woman "Karen" sarisataka Jun 2020 #8
The Meaning RobinA Jun 2020 #74
Back When I First Heard It RobinA Jun 2020 #80
i don't know why people are destroying a good name. We should stop it. It's not a fair thing to do. samsingh Jun 2020 #9
+1000 nt USALiberal Jun 2020 #10
Yup, it is the "woke" way to say bitch obamanut2012 Jun 2020 #11
In my mind, ChazII Jun 2020 #15
there is no male equivalent gender slur obamanut2012 Jun 2020 #24
I've heard "Chad" Freddie Jun 2020 #28
"Chad" is slightly different, but also valid. Jirel Jun 2020 #47
What about "Kevin"? GopherGal Jun 2020 #113
But that term is not really even "unmarried couple". More readily define as an unmarried woman. LizBeth Jun 2020 #37
How about Ralph. marie999 Jun 2020 #27
Exactly kcr Jun 2020 #127
Firework complaints are rarely taken seriously. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #12
If the shoe fits, wear it - the problem is with many such things HotTeaBag Jun 2020 #13
"It's dismissive and sexist and overused and welcome to the new normal." efhmc Jun 2020 #63
... betsuni Jun 2020 #14
That was good Beringia Jun 2020 #136
My mom was a wonderful, caring woman with a big heart. roamer65 Jun 2020 #18
It is a sexist and racist slur, damn right it's meant to be derogatory Devil Child Jun 2020 #19
'Karen' is to middle-class white women what 'Shaniqua' is to poorer black women Azathoth Jun 2020 #20
the only Karen I know is black Skittles Jun 2020 #121
At least you don't have guns going off every Sunday Jersey Devil Jun 2020 #22
What is it about things that go "boom." ? leftyladyfrommo Jun 2020 #34
A way to get women treestar Jun 2020 #26
+1 LizBeth Jun 2020 #36
No, a valid meme to expose white, racist women who use white privilege and systemic racism to attack Celerity Jun 2020 #38
This Jirel Jun 2020 #49
I think it originally meant that. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2020 #68
It has a very specific meaning. Celerity Jun 2020 #75
Precisely Sympthsical Jun 2020 #86
Also, many on this board seem to think this is some shiny new thing. It has been out there for years Celerity Jun 2020 #87
I think it's an age thing Sympthsical Jun 2020 #103
indeed, there was a 'whats your age' poll a while back and I plus 2 others (19 year olds who almost Celerity Jun 2020 #109
I agree JonLP24 Jun 2020 #129
That's why it's so popular on DU kcr Jun 2020 #128
Or, Corgigal Jun 2020 #112
I thought Karens attacked anyone treestar Jun 2020 #117
so you are in a redneck state surrounded by rednecks and expecting a different outcome??? beachbumbob Jun 2020 #31
I am orginally from Spokane and I think there is leftyladyfrommo Jun 2020 #39
Right. It has circled around to now I and oh so gently correcting mistakes while I am out and LizBeth Jun 2020 #35
In the city where I live, St. Paul, MN, MineralMan Jun 2020 #40
Some of the worst offenders here are police officers. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2020 #44
I have simply given up on fighting against exploding and aerial fireworks. MineralMan Jun 2020 #45
That's true. I am just trying to not get upset this year. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2020 #48
Can you go someplace with the dogs wnylib Jun 2020 #92
I tried that once. Fireworks were everywhere I went. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2020 #101
I don't think the fireworks have anything to do notinkansas Jun 2020 #41
I have some combat veteran friends who hate firecrackers, etc. in the neighborhood. Marcuse Jun 2020 #43
I know. There are veterans around here with PTSD leftyladyfrommo Jun 2020 #46
Also, the wildlife around the area get traumatized oregonjen Jun 2020 #61
Anyway. Being calked a Karen really pissed me off. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2020 #51
Well, be comforted in the fact that a lot of people on this board think you're anti-BLM, pro-police, egduj Jun 2020 #60
That seems to be a mighty big brush there egduj. irisblue Jun 2020 #67
Thankfully, I used an ambiguous term like "a lot." egduj Jun 2020 #76
Good lawd. Shoo. demmiblue Jun 2020 #70
Yes, because with all that's going on in the world maxrandb Jun 2020 #52
Figures. Almost every derogatory term becomes adopted by mean Hortensis Jun 2020 #54
I don't know what a snowflake even is. nt leftyladyfrommo Jun 2020 #58
Lol, me neither. Sure, I can tack down gender, race, Hortensis Jun 2020 #73
As a feminist I see the usage of this word just another way to subjugate all women. efhmc Jun 2020 #56
+1 LizBeth Jun 2020 #83
I hate fireworks and they do scare the hell out of many pets. They can blast away here yaesu Jun 2020 #64
Ours finally let up about 3 am. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2020 #81
I wish I had a soundproof room for my one dog, who is absolutely terrified by fireworks. cwydro Jun 2020 #66
I have trued to fugure out a way to sound proof leftyladyfrommo Jun 2020 #114
An internet search will provide you with tiredtoo Jun 2020 #78
I hate the 4th of July.... mudstump Jun 2020 #79
Same here... jcgoldie Jun 2020 #90
oh my gosh. That would be just awful. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2020 #97
being stereotyped or pigeon holed sucks. Caliman73 Jun 2020 #82
I live in Missouri. Redneck has a very specific meaning leftyladyfrommo Jun 2020 #91
Redneck has different meanings to different people though. Caliman73 Jun 2020 #94
It's different here. Thus is farm and cattle country. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2020 #99
i have a friend who was in viet nam, in saigon. has ptdsd , AllaN01Bear Jun 2020 #84
I thought they were legal in Missouri? jcgoldie Jun 2020 #88
Not inside most city limits. Local ordinances govern. lastlib Jun 2020 #96
Riverside is just full of tents right now. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2020 #115
I wonder how women of color named Karen feel about this phenomenon? roamer65 Jun 2020 #93
It's only one more week Polybius Jun 2020 #95
Ugh, I feel for you. Our dogs don't take kindly to fireworks, either. ramen Jun 2020 #98
Karen is now used against anyone who doesn't agree. It'll end up EllieBC Jun 2020 #105
I'm sorry this happened to you, and I understand about the fireworks. phylny Jun 2020 #110
Well, I'm sorry. Corgigal Jun 2020 #111
i started setting off my car alarm every time i heard a boom. mopinko Jun 2020 #120
why are fireworks going off right now? Skittles Jun 2020 #122
Where I live they've been going off everyday for a couple of weeks now MustLoveBeagles Jun 2020 #124
OK that is just.....ridiculous Skittles Jun 2020 #125
It is MustLoveBeagles Jun 2020 #126
Before I moved out of town BGBD Jun 2020 #123
Yesterday wasn't bad but then i heard them at leftyladyfrommo Jun 2020 #131
sorry to hear that....... Takket Jun 2020 #133
It's like your feelings or opinions or emotions leftyladyfrommo Jun 2020 #134
If "Karen" now means silence all women, I'm not supporting that WestCoastYellowDog Jun 2020 #137
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