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Genuine Q: how is it racist?

by dan_pixelflow 5y ago

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ravar 5y ago
Its racist against the group that you "can't" be racist against
- philosopher1234 5y ago
  It’s racist against the group who can handle a bit of racism.
  - ratsmack 5y ago
    You didn't define which group that is... maybe you can enlighten us.
    - hagbard_c 5y ago
      White people, particularly white women. I'm fairly sure you knew this? Here's the definition of the pejorative "Karen" [1]: Karen is a pejorative term for a white woman perceived as entitled or demanding beyond the scope of what is normal. The term is a meme depicting white women who use their privilege to demand their own way. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_(slang) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_(slang)
ctdonath 5y ago
A demeaning term applied to a subcategory of whites.
- geocrasher 5y ago
  Stereotyping != Racism Every culture, color, creed, nationality, and gender has Karens.
  - hagbard_c 5y ago
    Karen is a pejorative term for a white woman perceived as entitled or demanding beyond the scope of what is normal [1] so it is just as "racist" as many other "racist" things. If "Karen" isn't racist then neither are many - if not most - things which are deemed racist. I'm fine with that so I hope you're sincere and are willing to follow this old-new definition of racism. If the term goes back to where it belongs - the assumption of people's traits based on their physical appearance with a heavy emphasis on skin tone - and it ceases to be bandied around as a label for anything which happens to displease the one doing the labelling the world will become a better place. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_(slang) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_(slang)
    - geocrasher 5y ago
      I sincerely appreciate your comment! With that definition in mind then I can understand why people downvoted my comment so much. To anyone I offended, I sincerely apologize. The truth of the matter is that I'll call anybody a Karen who is dumb enough to deserve the label. I don't care about color they are I don't care where they're from I don't care what they look like or how their hairstyle is done or what they're wearing or how many kids they have or how rich they are or how poor they are. I could have just as easily said a***e. But I chose Karen because people who act like a Karen are idiots.

Genuine Q: how is it racist?

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ravar 5y ago

Its racist against the group that you "can't" be racist against

philosopher1234 5y ago
It’s racist against the group who can handle a bit of racism.
- ratsmack 5y ago
  You didn't define which group that is... maybe you can enlighten us.
  - hagbard_c 5y ago
    White people, particularly white women. I'm fairly sure you knew this? Here's the definition of the pejorative "Karen" [1]: Karen is a pejorative term for a white woman perceived as entitled or demanding beyond the scope of what is normal. The term is a meme depicting white women who use their privilege to demand their own way. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_(slang) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_(slang)

ctdonath 5y ago

A demeaning term applied to a subcategory of whites.

geocrasher 5y ago
Stereotyping != Racism Every culture, color, creed, nationality, and gender has Karens.
- hagbard_c 5y ago
  Karen is a pejorative term for a white woman perceived as entitled or demanding beyond the scope of what is normal [1] so it is just as "racist" as many other "racist" things. If "Karen" isn't racist then neither are many - if not most - things which are deemed racist. I'm fine with that so I hope you're sincere and are willing to follow this old-new definition of racism. If the term goes back to where it belongs - the assumption of people's traits based on their physical appearance with a heavy emphasis on skin tone - and it ceases to be bandied around as a label for anything which happens to displease the one doing the labelling the world will become a better place. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_(slang) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_(slang)
  - geocrasher 5y ago
    I sincerely appreciate your comment! With that definition in mind then I can understand why people downvoted my comment so much. To anyone I offended, I sincerely apologize. The truth of the matter is that I'll call anybody a Karen who is dumb enough to deserve the label. I don't care about color they are I don't care where they're from I don't care what they look like or how their hairstyle is done or what they're wearing or how many kids they have or how rich they are or how poor they are. I could have just as easily said a***e. But I chose Karen because people who act like a Karen are idiots.