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41. 99% of Ivankas are also probably pretty decent people

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Sun Jun 28, 2020, 05:14 PM

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I'm quickly correcting myself on the best replacement name for 'Karens'. This is PERFECT! [View all] Siwsan Jun 2020 OP

Yes! So obvious after it's pointed out. Hermit-The-Prog Jun 2020 #1

Karen is a simple two syllable word, starts hard and drops off. Ivanka less fluid and harsher. TheBlackAdder Jun 2020 #38

Those who are called out and mocked are harsh, not fluid, and feel privileged. Hermit-The-Prog Jun 2020 #39

True, but that's not why names catch on. They do so because they are phonetically easy to say. TheBlackAdder Jun 2020 #40

I prefer Gladys Kravitz MagickMuffin Jun 2020 #60

LOL. DEbluedude Jun 2020 #61

Yeah, she was always the busy body and calling the cops. But she wasn't nasty like these new types. TheBlackAdder Jun 2020 #63

She knew her place or Samantha would twitch her little nose . . . MagickMuffin Jun 2020 #74

How about cannabis_flower Jun 2020 #83

that's why I call her Barbie, among other reasons. n/t dixiegrrrrl Jun 2020 #87

Karen is funny because it is anonymous. Chemisse Jun 2020 #53

So is Jemima or Ben or Tom! whistler162 Jun 2020 #56

Not sure what you mean; I never found those names to be funny. n/t Chemisse Jun 2020 #66

++++K & R n/t pdxflyboy Jun 2020 #2

I agree! Rebl2 Jun 2020 #3

I like that one, too. wnylib Jun 2020 #22

Wow, that IS perfect! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2020 #4

1000000000000000000% YES! Love it. nt Quixote1818 Jun 2020 #5

I have said it before. LakeArenal Jun 2020 #6

But that wouldn't be fair to all of the other women named Ivanka ... StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #7

lol uponit7771 Jun 2020 #11

I mean ... Isn't the point of changing it is that calling racist women "Karen" is unfair StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #16

+1000 chia Jun 2020 #18

The moniker Ivanka conjures up so much more than the Karens do lunatica Jun 2020 #27

You know of ONE Ivanka with those characteristics StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #30

I don't know of any other Ivankas lunatica Jun 2020 #34

All the other Karens are pretty safe, too StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #35

Yup. lunatica Jun 2020 #37

It's a common Slavic name, a feminized version of "Ivan", which is equivalent to "John". Crunchy Frog Jun 2020 #52

I think it means little Ivana Rhiannon12866 Jun 2020 #75

MiSoGyNy WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #28

I thought that same thing this morning thinkingagain Jun 2020 #8

K&R, My cousin's name is Karen and she is so sweet uponit7771 Jun 2020 #9

I passed it on to the twittersphere Historic NY Jun 2020 #10

Make it so! n/t lark Jun 2020 #12

YAS.. onecaliberal Jun 2020 #13

I'll do my part on twitter and here rainin Jun 2020 #14

Awright!!! keithbvadu2 Jun 2020 #15

Correct Traildogbob Jun 2020 #17

There. I fixed it. BaronChocula Jun 2020 #19

I dunno, it's not that great a fit. Disaffected Jun 2020 #20

Melania's personality and wnylib Jun 2020 #25

We only see her rehearsed face Siwsan Jun 2020 #29

Yes! karin_sj Jun 2020 #21

Probably should be Buffy, you know Chads significant other. They always think they are special. LiberalArkie Jun 2020 #23

Yes! zentrum Jun 2020 #24

How is this? trumppits ( Karen's. ) Doreen Jun 2020 #26

Exactly. hlthe2b Jun 2020 #31

No. Such behaviors are far too vulgar for an Ivanka. betsuni Jun 2020 #32

Nope. Karens aspire to be wealthy elites. Voltaire2 Jun 2020 #33

I'm sure 99.999% of the Karens don't behave so entitled. Siwsan Jun 2020 #36

99% of Ivankas are also probably pretty decent people StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #41

I wonder how common a name that is, in Eastern Europe Siwsan Jun 2020 #43

So, the commonality of the name determines whether using it as a meme is mysogynistic? StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #45

Ok. Have a restful remainder of the day Siwsan Jun 2020 #46

I rest my case. StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #47

If you think so, then good for you! Siwsan Jun 2020 #49

Duh! Mme. Defarge Jun 2020 #42

I actually prefer Melania Hulk Jun 2020 #44

I find them to be interchangeable, but yea Siwsan Jun 2020 #48

I agree McCamy Taylor Jun 2020 #50

We need a title that isn't anybody's real name. I feel terrible for anyone named Karen Liberty Belle Jun 2020 #51

My earlier post suggested something like Qaronon Siwsan Jun 2020 #54

I have a niece named Karen greymattermom Jun 2020 #55

I have a cousin Karen who is a lovely woman and Dark n Stormy Knight Jun 2020 #78

Good one! Thekaspervote Jun 2020 #57

From Twitter: efhmc Jun 2020 #58

I've heard males who exhibit similar behavior referred to as 'Kevins' Siwsan Jun 2020 #59

That tweet just made me realize the humanity of what was going on with this labeling, efhmc Jun 2020 #69

I guess people all have their own thresholds formed by their own experiences Siwsan Jun 2020 #70

I'd be OK with that. Is there anyone else in the world with that name? ecstatic Jun 2020 #62

that makes so much more sense. Yes, Ivankas!! samsingh Jun 2020 #64

Perfect! relayerbob Jun 2020 #65

Sorry, Ivankas have people to do that for them. whttevrr Jun 2020 #67

Which is kind of why, in a bizarro world way, it works Siwsan Jun 2020 #68

imagine that, can't even BBQ in peace... whttevrr Jun 2020 #71

I can't even begin to comprehend that kind of behavior Siwsan Jun 2020 #72

Some of the black people that I know... whttevrr Jun 2020 #73

OMg.. I thought of that yesterday when Cha Jun 2020 #76

Very good! Since that is a rare name treestar Jun 2020 #77

My liberal friend, Karen, doesn't mind Karens having that name. BComplex Jun 2020 #79

As far as I know, Ivanka never called the cops on a black person FakeNoose Jun 2020 #80

This is a movement I can support superpatriotman Jun 2020 #81

Absolutely excellent... El Mimbreno Jun 2020 #82

Um, nope lykemike Jun 2020 #84

Recommended. H2O Man Jun 2020 #85

How about we call them Kellyanne? jls4561 Jun 2020 #86