hot take: the 'karen' meme is sexist and i don't like it
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I suppose "reply guy" might be a relevant comparison. A useful term for a person exhibiting common behavior, but possibly harmful due to being unnecessarily gendered. In both cases I would prefer a gender neutral term, but I'm glad we at least have some language for the concept.
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I use it to refer to anyone of any gender who is overbearing, shouty, and judgy. Usually on Facebook. I find it be a useful term and contains no mysogony. Besides, not liking that a woman behaves a certain way is not the same as not liking women.
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I will say that when I use Karen, it is a very specific behavior pattern and not something most women do. I feel like if this was meant to be a more generalized critique of women, I feel like the term Karen wouldn't be used and we'd just call it like "woman behavior."
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The obvious response to takes like this is, of there are bigger problems than women being called Karens than there's definitly bigger problems than ppl on twitter complaining about women being called Karens, so why spend your limited time and energy replying?
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Isn't it sometimes used to silence women who speak out? Like, the original use is typically against middle class white women who treat servers (often black/Hispanic) badly. But now it's become yet another way of saying 'shut up, woman', particularly for young white men.
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Yeah, I suspect we overlay our stereotypes onto people's behaviors. "Karen" behavior by a male might be derided as mansplaining/misogynistic (if toward a F), or snowflake/gay (if toward M). Any of which could be sexist.
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