Current Events > Why has "Karen" become synonymous with bigotry?

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I thought being a "Karen" meant you were being a bitch about something minor and not leaving until you spoke to the manager and disrupting the store.

Because it effectively merged with complaining about white people in general

Because being a Karen also means acting entitled and super special so when everything is beneath the person, bigotry will make its mark as well.

Solid Sonic posted...

I thought being a "Karen" meant you were being a bitch about something minor and not leaving until you spoke to the manager and disrupting the store.

It does, it just so happens that the majority of people who fill out this characterization coincidentally happen to also be pretty bigoted.

It was originally about NIMBY Karens telling Black people to get out of their parks, communities, spaces, etc. The "let me speak to your manager" usage came later.

ChocoboMog123 posted...

It was originally about NIMBY Karens telling Black people to get out of their parks, communities, spaces, etc. The "let me speak to your manager" usage came later.

I'm really pretty sure you have this backwards, but regardless it's all one and the same now.

The usage devolved as it became popular and overused as happens with many terms like it.

You find me the stereotypical Karen-type woman who doesn't grip her purse a little tighter just because a black guy got on the elevator, and then we can have this conversation in earnest.

EmbraceOfDeath posted...

The usage devolved as it became popular and overused as happens with many terms like it.

This. As soon as anything gets too popular it gets diluted and becomes more and more vague.

I remember being so confused when meme started meaning pretty much anything that wasn't to be taken serious. Almost being synonymous with "joke". Is it synonymous with joke at this point? Feels like it.

I usually just move on from using words once they hit a certain point, because they no longer describe anything with a precision I attempt to use. Plus, I usually hate buzzwords anyway, because I think they're a gateway to becoming stupid lol. No one ever looks intelligent when their posts are full of buzzwords.