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In reply to the discussion: Would the "Karen" stuff make Trump, Putin, and Republicans happy or unhappy? [View all]NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)51. Here... watch this (Fast-Forward to the 1-min mark)
A catchall term is imprecise and annoying and lazy.
If this doesn't make sense, then nothing will. Listen to what she says.
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Partial Transcript: Okay, I'm gonna need for people who are calling this a slur, and "racial slur" to stop! Okay? When you are a "Karen," that means you've opted-in -- and if it don't apply, let it fly!
But the fact is, if someone is labeling you "Karen," that means you've done something to warrant that label. You're not just sitting there minding your own business. And generally it means that you've stepped into something--into somebody else's business--that you have no business stepping into.
And you've made a spectacle of yourself based on some degree of privilege that you believe that you have. If that applies to you, KAREN, then that applies to you! If it doesn't apply to you, then just let it fly! Why people want to...when people are like "oh, it's the new n-word"... ARE YOU SERIOUS, KAREN?! That is a Karen! Okay?
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Would the "Karen" stuff make Trump, Putin, and Republicans happy or unhappy? [View all]
gulliver
Jun 2020
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Discussing the concept of entitled white women using racism to oppress BIPOC and viewing the role
WhiskeyGrinder
Jun 2020
#19
Pretty sure Republicans would happy if we didn't discuss it, because we might find solutions if we
WhiskeyGrinder
Jun 2020
#36
C'mon. Don't bullshit like this. You know exactly what people are complaining about.
nsd
Jun 2020
#17
It's not clear to me how using a name as shorthand to identify white women upholding white
WhiskeyGrinder
Jun 2020
#21
Black people don't have employ language that makes white people more comfortable
StarfishSaver
Jun 2020
#27
Only if you think calling out entitled, racist behavior by white women hurts all women.
WhiskeyGrinder
Jun 2020
#74
It can certainly be used as an insult and to dismiss someone's concerns. It has nowhere near the
WhiskeyGrinder
Jun 2020
#82
Who cares what makes them happy or unhappy? They are miseable creatures, barly human.
Autumn
Jun 2020
#8
"Republicanism following woman" if it's a woman...otherwise "Republicanism following man"
gulliver
Jun 2020
#12
And every suggestion hides the real problem even further. Republicanism-following person?
WhiskeyGrinder
Jun 2020
#73
Oh boo-hoo! "When you are a Karen, that means you've opted-in -- and if it don't apply, let it fly!"
NurseJackie
Jun 2020
#63
I hope a California employer gets sued if they terminate a woman calling 911 in good faith
WestCoastYellowDog
Jun 2020
#13
Kindly fast-forward to the 55-second mark to actually LISTEN to what she's saying. Or read it. (I've
NurseJackie
Jun 2020
#60
My point is that many of the people who have seized on the term "Karen" have not adhered ...
nsd
Jun 2020
#66
Yes. Thank you. Clearly, however, those weren't the "words" someone wanted to read...
NurseJackie
Jun 2020
#105
It's just that Putin is such a rat face that it does no one any good to help him defeat good causes.
gulliver
Jun 2020
#64
Well, ignoring other factors though, do you think Trump, Putin, Republicans, and their stooges...
gulliver
Jun 2020
#70
I'm very sorry you and yours are suffering. But can we at least, please, agree that...
gulliver
Jun 2020
#96
The difference is that this GIF is on point, whereas the ones you posted above were pure snark.
nsd
Jun 2020
#86
The level of discomfort and resentment now on display reveals that my snark was "on-point" too!
NurseJackie
Jun 2020
#88