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'"Karen" has long been used as a term to call out problematic white women who commit racist acts in public.' Really? Business Insider's Hannah Getahun and Lloy
by rightbyte 3y ago
'"Karen" has long been used as a term to call out problematic white women who commit racist acts in public.'
Really? Business Insider's Hannah Getahun and Lloyd Lee are dishonest here right?
I thought Karen was used as a pejorative term for 50+ women among which I guess Karen is a common name. Lex Reddit.
Exactly the kind of slurs I guess a diversity officer should address. It is some sort of ageism.
- hyperhopper 3y agoI mean, the event was supposed to support people that you purport to be the victims. But I guess break something down enough and you can make an argument for everything being offensive.
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- croes 3y agoMeanings change https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_(slang)#Racial_context https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_(slang)#Racial_context >Time called the meme "Internet shorthand ... for a particular kind of racial violence white women have instigated for centuries—following a long and troubling legacy of white women in the country weaponizing their victimhood."University of Virginia media researcher Meredith Clark has said that the idea of a white woman in the vicinity of whom Black people feel a need to be careful because she would not hesitate to use her "privilege" at the expense of others "has always been there; it just hasn't always been so specific to one person's name".
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- rightbyte 3y agoI have only seen it used as an alternative to "(female) boomer". The new meaning of boomer, as in "not under 35yo", not actual baby boomers. There has not been any theme of racism.
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