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Unless a 'Karen' can be an elderly aging Asian man, it's sexist, ageish and racist. Here's a few other such terms: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ethni
by bbarnett 6y ago
Unless a 'Karen' can be an elderly aging Asian man, it's sexist, ageish and racist. Here's a few other such terms:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ethnic_slurs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ethnic_slurs
A lot of these terms link specific behaviour, to specific ethnic/sex/cultural groups. I guess they're OK too?
I find it utterly disgusting, that some people think some things are 'one way'. That racism is OK, but only "one way". Sexism is OK, but only against men. The list goes on.
Let's see how long you last, if you see a lazy black person (they exist, like lazy people exist everywhere)... and you spout out "Bluegum!" Is that OK?
No?
Then why is it OK with 'Karen'?
You'd don't cure social ills by creating more of them.
"An eye for an eye, leaves the whole world blind." is highly accurate, I think.
- Nasrudith 6y agoFor what it is worth I have seen Karen used as aggressively agender and aracially like referring to an obnoxious customer who was a black man as a "Karen".
- bbarnett 6y agohttps://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/karen/ https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/karen/ https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Karen https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Karen Maybe you're seen this. I haven't, and many people seem to have the specific definitions listed above.
- AnthonyMouse 6y ago> Unless a 'Karen' can be an elderly aging Asian man, it's sexist, ageish and racist. Well then it's a good thing that it can. > Let's see how long you last, if you see a lazy black person (they exist, like lazy people exist everywhere)... and you spout out "Bluegum!" Is that OK? That is a racial slur. Its meaning is defined by race. A Karen is defined by behavior.
- viraptor 6y agoAn elderly Asian guy can totally be a Karen. We don't have another single word at the moment to convey the same behaviour in a different way. You can propose one and try to convert the usage though.