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Small minds? Can't think of anything else? Srkdqltr May 2020 #1
Becky, Karen, Susan & Gertrudes... Karen's are bad, but nothing tops my age group: Susans! TheBlackAdder May 2020 #27
"But why the need to use a woman's name to label it?" WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #2
My wife is named Karen DBoon May 2020 #4
it describes a specific set of behaviors. If your wife exhibits those behaviors, then it applies to Voltaire2 May 2020 #14
bookmarking n/t rzemanfl May 2020 #22
We could call them Spoiled Brats. Spoiled Bitches LakeArenal May 2020 #33
Miss/Mrs/Ms Thing denies them any name malaise May 2020 #120
Me, too. I posted before I saw yours. LakeArenal May 2020 #140
Using a real person's name as a shorthand for offensive behavior is cruel and demeanining DBoon May 2020 #40
I think I'm over my "when they go low we go high" phrase. Autumn May 2020 #43
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
Because it is a cruel thing to do to a woman who does not deserve it DBoon May 2020 #32
What term should be used? MicaelS May 2020 #79
Why the need to chose any name? aquamarina May 2020 #89
Then what TERM should be used? MicaelS May 2020 #99
Why don't you check out Malaise's Post #24 aquamarina May 2020 #103
This message was self-deleted by its author jmg257 May 2020 #88
And, there is zero male counterpart obamanut2012 May 2020 #8
Thank you. Tipperary May 2020 #13
The white male equivalent is the knucklehead knazi. Voltaire2 May 2020 #17
Where has that been used? No where. LakeArenal May 2020 #34
I use it a lot. Voltaire2 May 2020 #59
Okay.... you... LakeArenal May 2020 #64
it'll catch on. Voltaire2 May 2020 #129
It's not sexist to observe that white women benefit from white supremacy and exercise it in a WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #20
Expressing that anger at Karen's is sexist. LakeArenal May 2020 #45
"Expressing that anger at Karen's is sexist." WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #56
So what, many are as you can read. LakeArenal May 2020 #61
Having hurt feelings is not oppression. WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #63
Karen was a common name given to girls in the 1950s DBoon May 2020 #42
Don't forget the Heathers... displacedtexan May 2020 #128
"Florida Man" might beg to disagree. 11 Bravo May 2020 #134
That's another one I'm not a fan of. Pacifist Patriot May 2020 #143
When my parents named me Karen aquamarina May 2020 #66
Okay! WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #69
I get your anger. aquamarina May 2020 #71
It's not meant to be "an answer." WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #75
I thought I explained. aquamarina May 2020 #81
It is not exactly the same. WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #84
So, aquamarina May 2020 #87
How are people named Karen who do not exhibit oppressive behaviors hurt by their name being WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #90
it's because the immediate aquamarina May 2020 #93
Do you think that way about guys named Tom? WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #97
I guarantee it is misused.... usedtobedemgurl May 2020 #94
Did you call the wholesale club? WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #100
No. I called the governor's office and passed on the information. usedtobedemgurl May 2020 #104
But you didn't ask the wholesale club why it was letting more people in than recommended? WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #105
You need a reason? usedtobedemgurl May 2020 #106
That's entirely fair. Sometimes people see patterns where they don't exist, and there's definitely a WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #107
They also see how flaky..... usedtobedemgurl May 2020 #110
Same. I won't indulge it. blm May 2020 #3
I agree. aquamarina May 2020 #95
Agreed. nt crickets May 2020 #137
Male Karen's are called Ken's I_UndergroundPanther May 2020 #5
No, they aren't obamanut2012 May 2020 #9
I heard they were. I_UndergroundPanther May 2020 #11
I have heard Ken used too. And Chad. fleur-de-lisa May 2020 #15
Chads are frat fuck-boys, and are nothing like a Karen. Matt Gaetz would be a Chad. TheBlackAdder May 2020 #31
I have to bring up hanging when you say "Chad." rzemanfl May 2020 #67
Yeah, cause we all need more names to call people. Tipperary May 2020 #16
Where? Who? LakeArenal May 2020 #35
The mild form used to be called busybodies. Lars39 May 2020 #6
100% agree obamanut2012 May 2020 #7
unattractive, middle aged, frumpy looking "bitch" DBoon May 2020 #44
Yep. LakeArenal May 2020 #48
I get Becky qwlauren35 May 2020 #10
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
Thanks, but I can walk and chew gum at the same time. Pacifist Patriot May 2020 #28
Shit is not mutually exclusive, and sometimes shit is shit. LakeArenal May 2020 #36
Exactly. I don't understand this latest poutrage. fleur-de-lisa May 2020 #37
Poutrage. Got it. Thanks for your input. Pacifist Patriot May 2020 #121
I think it started out,... magicarpet May 2020 #21
The woman you are talking about is named Stephanie, and it was in North Carolina whopis01 May 2020 #25
No retraction if their statement I bet. LakeArenal May 2020 #51
Of course not. whopis01 May 2020 #144
Well they won't get get a knee to the neck until they die. ismnotwasm May 2020 #23
So you don't care. But a lot of us do. LakeArenal May 2020 #38
I'm saying I've been aware of the trend for THREE years ismnotwasm May 2020 #53
Very condescending. LakeArenal May 2020 #55
Ok ismnotwasm May 2020 #68
Yeah why stand up for small divisiveness when you have the big stuff to consider. LakeArenal May 2020 #70
Hahahahahaha ismnotwasm May 2020 #73
But but ..... just using Karen is so compact womanofthehills May 2020 #57
Oh brother. The "I'm not sexist I have a friend named that" card. LakeArenal May 2020 #62
I agree malaise May 2020 #24
Now that is what I grew up with! Pacifist Patriot May 2020 #29
The South and the Caribbean have some shared sayings malaise May 2020 #50
Yes, they do! Pacifist Patriot May 2020 #72
Sometimes Miss Thing isn't little malaise May 2020 #139
Ha ha ha !!!!! Pacifist Patriot May 2020 #141
Yes yes. Maybe Ms. Thing tho. LakeArenal May 2020 #39
We can have Miss, Mrs and Ms Thing malaise May 2020 #47
Good idea. LakeArenal May 2020 #52
This! aquamarina May 2020 #92
YUP obamanut2012 May 2020 #102
+1 That one works well. nt crickets May 2020 #136
I'm so sorry this offends you Alpeduez21 May 2020 #26
It's a pet peeve. Lots of things offend me, this isn't one of them. Pacifist Patriot May 2020 #30
So condescending. LakeArenal May 2020 #41
+1 Not cool at all. lagomorph777 May 2020 #60
❣️ LakeArenal May 2020 #65
Pointing out white priviledge is not the same as smearing everybody with a certain name. lagomorph777 May 2020 #58
Why are you treating the OP like this????? obamanut2012 May 2020 #101
Pretty typical of people who love and defend the Karen meme kcr May 2020 #115
I don't care what this person thinks. Don't let him or her bother you. Pacifist Patriot May 2020 #117
fwiw, my wife, who happens to be white, doesn't mind it at all bigtree May 2020 #49
An Faux pas May 2020 #54
Gen-X white lady here, it doesn't bother me. BusyBeingBest May 2020 #74
the only Karen I know is black Skittles May 2020 #130
If it was ANY woman's name there would be outrage by some. MicaelS May 2020 #76
Exactly. Using any given name for this purpose is immoral and is acting like the thing it calls out lagomorph777 May 2020 #108
Racist white woman syndrome. MicaelS May 2020 #112
Absolutely. lagomorph777 May 2020 #119
Kicking cause I just realized this is the equivalent of an Olive Garden thread ismnotwasm May 2020 #77
Hmmm...not seeing the equivalency so thanks for dropping by? Pacifist Patriot May 2020 #80
You welcome baby ismnotwasm May 2020 #122
Hmmm, also not a fan of that dimunitive. The purpose was what exactly? Pacifist Patriot May 2020 #124
Yeah, no, it isn't obamanut2012 May 2020 #98
Been with DU since the beginning. You're wrong. kcr May 2020 #116
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
Same here. "Karen" and "Kevin" are devices to spread blame Hortensis May 2020 #78
Spare me. SoonerPride May 2020 #83
Actually, I was speaking against racism, and hypocrisy, among Hortensis May 2020 #86
+1 "Karen" or "Kevin" epithets are the essence of stereotyping and bigotry. lagomorph777 May 2020 #109
You know there are many black Karens Sunsky May 2020 #82
It's just a new way to call a woman a bitch. Mosby May 2020 #85
Thank you so much for saying this obamanut2012 May 2020 #96
As a person whose real name always elicits jokes, the same jokes decade after decade... NNadir May 2020 #91
I'm just glad they stopped using the "Patty" moniker. PassingFair May 2020 #111
I don't think you're missing anything. kcr May 2020 #113
Labels short circuit critical thinking. Midnight Writer May 2020 #114
Good point Pacifist Patriot May 2020 #118
So does Twitter, by reducing every issue to a soundbite. NNadir May 2020 #126
We are today facing the consequences of "labeling" in MN. Midnight Writer May 2020 #131
Also for those interested ismnotwasm May 2020 #127
I know three People named Karen. pwb May 2020 #132
So people should have used Kate instead. n/t MicaelS May 2020 #135
Debbie Downer, too... eh? LanternWaste May 2020 #133
Honestly, not a fan of anything you've listed either. Pacifist Patriot May 2020 #142
Yeah, I don't like it, either.. Cha May 2020 #138
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