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DrYuya posted...

"Karen" seems like one of those crap tier memes some guy who is always cooking up crap tier memes made while in his mothers basement. All of his other memes didnt ever stick and he got lucky this one time because people are tired of COVID news so anything seems funny.

It's a name...just a womans name. How is it funny? Moreover...if your actual name is Karen and you're a very nice woman do you suddenly now deserve all this crap because some guy in a basement thought your name was gold star meme material?

It's not even a weird name...or one that ever even carried this "crazy lady" stigma before this. The meme is just trash and came with no thought. Its popularity is a real shame.

I don't think you've ever worked customer service before. The popularity of the meme comes less from its humor and more from the fact that a large segment of the United States population finds it relatable. We're laughing more from experience of having delt with problem customers who fit that stereotype than at the name Karen. I don't know where the name comes from, but we in customer service were definitely calling them Karens before it became an Internet meme. No one is actually giving real people named Karen crap because they share their name with a stereotype. The few Karens I have known have always took the meme in good humor than personal attacks.