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31. so you are in a redneck state surrounded by rednecks and expecting a different outcome???

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Fri Jun 26, 2020, 09:29 AM

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Just got called Karen. I dared to voice my feelings [View all] leftyladyfrommo Jun 2020 OP

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