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> Can anyone explain how the term "Karen" isn't both racist and sexist at the same time? Because it’s tied to behaviour. Stop behaving like an a-hole and you s
by scott_w 6y ago
> Can anyone explain how the term "Karen" isn't both racist and sexist at the same time?
Because it’s tied to behaviour. Stop behaving like an a-hole and you stop being called a Karen.
You can’t stop being black or a woman.
That’s the key difference.
- ramblerman 6y ago> Because it’s tied to behaviour. We wouldn't call illegal gardeners a Hernandez, or terrorists from the middle east Mohammeds. Those are behaviors too. What makes it wrong is picking an ethnic name to associate with that behavior. Karen is a euphemism for suburban, white, female.
- scott_w 6y agoExcept for the second part: you’ve never been discriminated against for being white. The sexist part doesn’t really fit for me either, as we generally reserve insults for genders too. Bitch vs bastard are prime examples. By the way, the male version of “Karen” in my part of the world is much worse.