Now, I’ve met a lot of entitled white women in my time and of course their behavior
Should be called out.But I’ve met many more entitled white men, some of whom were very
Terrible hairstyles, why don’t they have a special name?I wouldn’t even start with a qualified young man
People there (rich kids, influencers, reality TV stars!) because you’ll call me Karen
Here we go again, I’m tired.
Whether or not the whole “Karen” story makes sense (only the Karen would say no, right?), the barrier to entry for being a Karen is getting lower and lower. You don’t need to be racist, rude or loud; you just need to stand up for your rights.
If I politely tell the waiter he screwed up my order, I’m a Karen. If I tell the person who pushed ahead of me at checkout that it’s my turn, I’m a Karen. If I express a different opinion than my kids, they call me a Karen. They also call me a Boomer, which I’m not, I’m Gen X, but if I dare correct them, I’m more of a Karen.
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I don’t want to be Karen. I want to be Carrie.I’m terrified of being considered a Karen
I became docile and submissive in any potentially Karen-like situation.this is not in
All is fair, because the same standards don’t apply to everyone else.men and young women don’t need
Only gentleness can be accepted!
But that’s the consequence of Keren’s narrative: it asks us middle-aged women to be quieter, to take up less space in the world. It’s just another way our ageist, sexist culture conspires to keep us all in our place. It’s not fair, but I don’t want to convince you that it’s not. I am 54 years old, female, and complain. The ending was written before I even started.
You’ll just call me Karen.
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