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[–]missdaisycan 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (9 children)

(pondering icon). Why is there no male equivalent?

[–]Aureus[S] 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

My take is that the "Karen" meme is ultimately negative and feels very forced. Maybe it started organically, but since then it has been twisted for sinister political ends.

Here is the original KnowYourMeme article about the "Karen" meme. Note that there are zero political references. The gist of it is that "Karen" was originally just a joke, a meme character who was always asking to see the manager. She was never depicted as evil, just an annoying fictional trope similar to the hyperactive "Kyle" character.

Compare this with the current Wikipedia article, which by contrast is absolutely insane. It's clear that "Karen" just being a meme wasn't enough. It had to be repurposed, racialized, and used as a tool (and slur) against women who question forced rules; anything from mandatory mask-wearing policies to so-called "progressive" politics.

Originally, "Karen" was just a meme. After it was repurposed by political agents, now there are actual laws dedicated to identifying and punishing "Karens". It's crazy.

[–]missdaisycan 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Agreed. sigh

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This is the reason why i look into discussions at least five times. Thanks, guys.

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Good question. Define one on urbandictionary and try it out. Maybe it works out.

[–]Yayme 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

Chad.

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[–]Yayme 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Eeeeewwwwww

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:)

[–]Papitas 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Because men don't usually tend to act like the kind of entitled asshole a Karen is.

Since I'm not a native english speaker I could be wrong, but it seems to me that a "douchebag" may be the male simile to a Karen.