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K&R stonecutter357 May 2020 #1

Bwahahaha! Exactly! I'd add: Karen would like to speak to the manager because the Squinch May 2020 #2

A little late to the party. maxsolomon May 2020 #3

I must have missed this...why is "Karen" suddenly a thing...? First Speaker May 2020 #4

Because we needed a shorthand for "White Privilege On Display." ZZenith May 2020 #5

Also, The Male Version Catching On... ProfessorGAC May 2020 #6

pretty much a stupid meme nt msongs May 2020 #7

I Don't Think It Has Legs ProfessorGAC May 2020 #9

This is the example of a "Karen." UncleTomsEvilBrother May 2020 #12

Plenty of air from around the sides of that loose mask, but emotional hyperventilation will cause... Hekate May 2020 #13

Mika didn't care when Twitter was attacking President Obama or Hillary Clinton malaise May 2020 #8

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! fleur-de-lisa May 2020 #10

Is she talking about a baseless accusation? Hav May 2020 #11

stonecutter357

(12,695 posts)

1. K&R

Reply to jberryhill (Original post)

Wed May 20, 2020, 05:06 PM

May 2020

Squinch

(50,949 posts)

2. Bwahahaha! Exactly! I'd add: Karen would like to speak to the manager because the

Reply to jberryhill (Original post)

Wed May 20, 2020, 05:16 PM

May 2020

kid she told the manager to hire in the first place threw up in her purse.

maxsolomon

(33,310 posts)

3. A little late to the party.

Reply to jberryhill (Original post)

Wed May 20, 2020, 05:20 PM

May 2020

Twitter's already said the rules don't apply to Trump.

First Speaker

(4,858 posts)

4. I must have missed this...why is "Karen" suddenly a thing...?

Reply to jberryhill (Original post)

Wed May 20, 2020, 05:21 PM

May 2020

ZZenith

(4,120 posts)

5. Because we needed a shorthand for "White Privilege On Display."

Reply to First Speaker (Reply #4)

Wed May 20, 2020, 05:38 PM

May 2020

ProfessorGAC

(64,995 posts)

6. Also, The Male Version Catching On...

Reply to First Speaker (Reply #4)

Wed May 20, 2020, 05:47 PM

May 2020

...is Kevin.
The two names represent entitled, privileged, and generally punk behaviors.

msongs

(67,395 posts)

7. pretty much a stupid meme nt

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #6)

Wed May 20, 2020, 05:52 PM

May 2020

ProfessorGAC

(64,995 posts)

9. I Don't Think It Has Legs

Reply to msongs (Reply #7)

Wed May 20, 2020, 06:07 PM

May 2020

Short, heavy burst and will fade away.

UncleTomsEvilBrother

(945 posts)

12. This is the example of a "Karen."

Reply to First Speaker (Reply #4)

Wed May 20, 2020, 07:07 PM

May 2020

The name "Karen," itself, seems to be a loaded and complex meme full of tropes relating to racism, class, and privilege:

Link to tweet

?s=20

Hekate

(90,644 posts)

13. Plenty of air from around the sides of that loose mask, but emotional hyperventilation will cause...

Reply to UncleTomsEvilBrother (Reply #12)

Wed May 20, 2020, 07:26 PM

May 2020

...all those other symptoms she complains of.

My diagnosis: she is an emotional mess and an ignoramus who will not "believe in" a deadly pandemic until she or someone dear to her becomes incredibly sick or dies.

Stay away from me, lady.

malaise

(268,930 posts)

8. Mika didn't care when Twitter was attacking President Obama or Hillary Clinton

Reply to jberryhill (Original post)

Wed May 20, 2020, 05:54 PM

May 2020

I don't give a flying fuck.

fleur-de-lisa

(14,624 posts)

10. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!

Reply to jberryhill (Original post)

Wed May 20, 2020, 06:44 PM

May 2020

Hav

(5,969 posts)

11. Is she talking about a baseless accusation?

Reply to jberryhill (Original post)

Wed May 20, 2020, 06:48 PM

May 2020

I think those need to be refuted by making all records public, especially those that have nothing to do with it. It could be in his personal papers, you know. We could appoint someone who looks for a particular name. Sounds logical to me. I just don't understand why not...