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delisen

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3. It is a vicious stereotype. Government of, for and by males have created our current misery
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 12:20 AM
Jun 2020

I ask you and every person who believes in full equality and full representation for all to not disparage the name Karen. It is an attempt to blame women for problems created by men and the intent is as always to protect inequality and male dominance-in this case white male domination.

We live in a patriarchal society and it needs revolution. We need equality for all.
I thank every person including all the men who refuse to engage I this verbal assault on the name Karen.

We had no voice in drawing up the Constitution - and even John Adams betrayed us when he ignored his wife's request to not forget "the ladies."

Women did not placate the slaveholders, men did. Women did not make the Supreme Court decisions that deemed slaves 2/3s of a person. Women did not run the Harvards that supported themselves through slavery, men did. How many women do you think raped slaves compared to men?

Same story for the French Revolution. Despite women fighting for their freedom, the Rights of Women were ignored.

Women have been kept out of the public space by men for centuries in our country. . Karen was a popular name for a female many years ago and most of them are now middle-aged. They have not enjoyed full equality throughout their lives and they should not have to endure this bullshit about their name now.

We need parity in representation, in all offices-right up to president. We still have a long way to go.

Society has to come before an economic system, human rights before business.

Men in Congress would never have been able to deal with the bankers the way Katie Porter dealt with Jamie Dimon. He was stunned. No male in Congress had ever questioned his authority and yet he had created misery for hundreds of thousands of households throughout the country in his thirst to make money for himself.

Elizabeth Warren needed to be appointed to head the consumer agency she created.

It seems to me that a person who thinks everyone is there to satisfy their demands is a description of many males, not females.

Women and girls matter and patriarchalists male and female-need to be confronted with the facts. Whether we have a democracy or authoritarian rule depends upon moving fast on full equality and taking responsibility to change the system which brought us to where we are today.



No. "Karen" is a description of hugely entitled behavior. I am also a white woman. I don't Squinch Jun 2020 #1
it's a smear on a name shared by many perfectly ok women. DU should know better nt msongs Jun 2020 #2
It is a vicious stereotype. Government of, for and by males have created our current misery delisen Jun 2020 #3
Sorry. I totally disagree with this. "Karen" has nothing to do with patriarchy. Squinch Jun 2020 #7
All this. n/t ms liberty Jun 2020 #9
We should have a similar meme for the likes of Jamie Dimon. JudyM Jun 2020 #22
Oh, FFS, daligirl519 Jun 2020 #4
Why is it necessary to smear the many thousands of women named. Karen? delisen Jun 2020 #6
Now that you mention it, yes it is! Squinch Jun 2020 #8
See how easy Sparkly Jun 2020 #11
Poor dear. Squinch Jun 2020 #16
Why the resentment? Sparkly Jun 2020 #17
Hmm... why the projection? Squinch Jun 2020 #19
Sorry if I misunderstood you. Sparkly Jun 2020 #20
In what way Sparkly Jun 2020 #10
I vote for calling them shnooks 2naSalit Jun 2020 #5
How about just saying Sparkly Jun 2020 #12
But these assholes are far more dangerous 2naSalit Jun 2020 #13
I agree. Sparkly Jun 2020 #14
There is probably not a word with 2naSalit Jun 2020 #15
Same. Sparkly Jun 2020 #18
The point is, it has ZERO to do with gender.. whathehell Jun 2020 #25
Yes, something race and gender neutral.. whathehell Jun 2020 #23
"How the Karen Meme Benefits the Right" Sparkly Jun 2020 #21
"Misogyny is the last acceptable bigotry of the Left" -- Katha Pollitt, whathehell Jun 2020 #24
This message was self-deleted by its author CatLady78 Jun 2020 #27
This message was self-deleted by its author CatLady78 Jun 2020 #28
Thsnks for that excellent post! whathehell Jun 2020 #26
Total misogyny janterry Jul 2020 #29
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