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In reply to the discussion: At the risk of being seen as a fuddy duddy "get off my lawn" type, a confession... [View all]Cha
(296,775 posts)138. Yeah, I don't like it, either..
I usually just trash those threads.
I think about the Karen I know who's one of my best friends.
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Pacifist Patriot
May 2020
OP
Becky, Karen, Susan & Gertrudes... Karen's are bad, but nothing tops my age group: Susans!
TheBlackAdder
May 2020
#27
it describes a specific set of behaviors. If your wife exhibits those behaviors, then it applies to
Voltaire2
May 2020
#14
Using a real person's name as a shorthand for offensive behavior is cruel and demeanining
DBoon
May 2020
#40
It describes nothing at all. It's a name, not a description, and it's wrong to use it as a smear.
lagomorph777
May 2020
#46
"Why should the name of a woman I have been married to for many years suddenly become an acceptable
WhiskeyGrinder
May 2020
#18
It's not sexist to observe that white women benefit from white supremacy and exercise it in a
WhiskeyGrinder
May 2020
#20
How are people named Karen who do not exhibit oppressive behaviors hurt by their name being
WhiskeyGrinder
May 2020
#90
But you didn't ask the wholesale club why it was letting more people in than recommended?
WhiskeyGrinder
May 2020
#105
That's entirely fair. Sometimes people see patterns where they don't exist, and there's definitely a
WhiskeyGrinder
May 2020
#107
Chads are frat fuck-boys, and are nothing like a Karen. Matt Gaetz would be a Chad.
TheBlackAdder
May 2020
#31
I've wondered about that myself, it's bothered me, too. It's a fairly common name.
Rhiannon12866
May 2020
#12
If this is the thing that "bugs the daylights out of you" then you need to pay more attention
SoonerPride
May 2020
#19
The woman you are talking about is named Stephanie, and it was in North Carolina
whopis01
May 2020
#25
Yeah why stand up for small divisiveness when you have the big stuff to consider.
LakeArenal
May 2020
#70
Pointing out white priviledge is not the same as smearing everybody with a certain name.
lagomorph777
May 2020
#58
I don't care what this person thinks. Don't let him or her bother you.
Pacifist Patriot
May 2020
#117
Exactly. Using any given name for this purpose is immoral and is acting like the thing it calls out
lagomorph777
May 2020
#108
Kicking cause I just realized this is the equivalent of an Olive Garden thread
ismnotwasm
May 2020
#77
Hmmm, also not a fan of that dimunitive. The purpose was what exactly?
Pacifist Patriot
May 2020
#124
So you don't believe that's it's a topic with passionate opinions that ultimately don't matter?
ismnotwasm
May 2020
#123
So it inspires you to share your opinions that ultimately don't matter.
Pacifist Patriot
May 2020
#125
+1 "Karen" or "Kevin" epithets are the essence of stereotyping and bigotry.
lagomorph777
May 2020
#109