If you spend more time and effort complaining about racist white women being called "Karen"

[Laurelin]

13. I find it so very offensive

That I've given thought to ditching du over it.

I also find it offensive that you assume that, because I have friends named Karen and because I am offended, that I am obviously part of the problem of racism.

I've spent my life fighting for equality. I'm not blind to racism. I will continue to do everything I can to stop the truly horrible effects of our very unequal society. And I will continue to fight with my friends, many of whom are white women of the generation that was often named Karen (I have three very close friends named Karen, so yeah, common name in the women of a certain age group).

Yes, I know I grew up very privileged, being white and middle class in an era where being middle class was great, but guess what, i had to fight systemic sexism every step of the way, and this did not blind me to the much greater difficulties of my friends of color. And it did not stop me from fighting against racism.

But I had to watch Van Jones on CNN blame racism on my generation of white women, and guess what, that's prejudice too. Judging people by gender, sexual preference, age, skin color, and name, for God's sake, is Just Wrong.

And stupid. Maybe don't alienate the people who march beside you.