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People Sick Of Entitled Women Are Posting These ‘Karen’ Jokes As Revenge For Their Behavior (40 Pics)
Life can be tough if you’re named Karen—the internet now associates this name with some women who are entitled and want to speak to everyone’s managers. Keep in mind that the term 'Karen' isn't meant to insult all women; it's used to poke fun at super-entitled problematic people. The Karen meme is the female equivalent of the Kyle meme and you can check out our post about the times that the internet destroyed fragile masculinity right here. Now, we know that most women named Karen out there are probably awesome people in real life, but the name has become a part of internet and meme culture.
The ‘Eff You Karen’ subreddit is one of the places that is dedicated to “the hatred of Karen” as they put it. We’re not fans of hating other people, you can’t deny that this online community makes some hilarious Karen content. We’ve collected some of the best Karen memes, so scroll down, upvote your faves, and check out the ‘Eff You Karen’ subreddit when you have the chance.
Bored Panda reached out to Matt Schimkowitz, Know Your Meme's Senior Editor, and spoke with him about Karen memes, and how some people find them offensive and insensitive to women. "As [the meme] grows from a parody of a common social experience of someone demanding to speak to a manager to a statement about white privilege, the stakes over the meaning of the meme grow as well. So I think that users of the meme should be cognizant that what they're meme-ing might not be their intent anymore. It's very possible that the meme could grow even farther to exhibit misogynistic tendencies, which are somewhat already present." Scroll down for the rest of our interview with Matt.
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ZombieGirl 6 years ago
Yes, very true! One restaurant I worked at...the managers would schedule you on Sunday as a punishment, lol. Like if you were late too many times, they wouldn't fire you, they would schedule you double shifts on Sundays for like a month or so. Sunday crowds are the worst
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Freya the Wanderer 6 years ago
You have to judge each dog individually. However, there may be good reasons for dog weight limits. Just another reason to have cats instead.
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Freya the Wanderer 6 years ago
A lot of "pro-lifers" are consummate hypocrites. They mightily protect embryos and fetuses, but don't give a rat's butt about children who have been born.
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6 years ago
karens find every way possible to be mean to others and make a big deal out of their small mistakes but dont care when they or their kids do some thing ten times as bad
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Tracey Hirt 6 years ago (edited)
I’m so tired of hearing, “You just need to stop buying avocado toast and lattes, and then you can afford a house.”
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Kathy Baylis 6 years ago
And Death says, “Don’t worry Karen. You’ll be meeting him soon enough. No need to bring a sweater.”
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Michelle Muirhead 6 years ago
Crawling on their nipples to church only to turn into absolute hypocrites!
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Animal lover❤ 6 years ago
What do people have against gay people? Not to sound cheesy but love is love
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Carrie Henderson 6 years ago
It's a great cartoon. Would be so much better without the massive sexism (and no, I'm not talking about Karen here).
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Meyer Weinstock 6 years ago (edited)
My perception is that these 'Karens' here in the US are not likely Catholic or Orthodox, so their so-called 'temples' are these repurposed warehouses with non-religious names, but follow a Pietist or Anabaptist theological demagoguery which feeds into their smug self-importance. Hence, 'Karen' is born. -Rev Dr M
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GirlFriday (featuring Pitbull) 6 years ago
My cousin's wife is an anti-vaxx mom. When their oldest turned 14 and could see the doctor by herself, she asked to be vaccinated. She had to wait until she was 16 to make her own medical decisions, but when she turned 16, she went and got vaccinated.
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Ani Archeron 6 years ago (edited)
openly admitting this level of disregard of public opinion while in a democratically elected position baffles me
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Dorothy Parker 6 years ago
Even Joey know better than to not leave his future offspring unprotected. Or potentially harm other people's children.
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Tracey Hirt 6 years ago
That’s because you’re lucky enough to have the other parents vaccinate their kids! What do you think happens when you have a community of Karens and one kid gets the measles?
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Maureen McDermott 6 years ago
It's no different than when they go to another country and are upset when natives don't speak English. At least learn how to ask "Do you speak English?" in French/Italian/Spanish, etc
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K. aka letmeplaywithkittens 6 years ago
Reportedly. I have lovely grandparents and older relatives who can’t figure out their electronics, and sometimes they just want company or an opportunity to talk. The trap usually goes like this: a few sentences complaining about some technical thing and before I know it, it’s been an hour and they’ve pried into my life while distracting me with food.
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Bender Bending Rodríguez 6 years ago
LMAO... I read that as "5 grams of radiation" at first glance.
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PjandBolt 6 years ago
"Healing crystals" are really expensive but if you go to an actual mineral show where they talk about the science behind these beautiful rock formations, you can find that they don't have any healing properties and that you can buy them for way cheaper because they are supposed to be collected for s c i e n c e.
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GirlFriday (featuring Pitbull) 6 years ago
This entire Karen thing started as way to make fun of the over-reacting, outraged middle aged woman that was calling the police for children having a lemonade stand. Now, any time a woman expresses an opinion or has a request, like extra napkins, she is labeled as a "Karen". It is sexist, rude, and insulting. Yeah, I get the joke that this started out to be, but it has evolved into a hatred of women in general. My mother, who would never harm a fly, is 70 years old and was called Karen in Target yesterday for asking for a receipt.
GirlFriday (featuring Pitbull) 6 years ago
My boss is named Karen. She is the best person that I have ever worked for in my entire life and I feel bad for her because of this meme.
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Tina Hugh 6 years ago
I knew this would be a Jonas article as soon as I read the headline. 89 stereotypes to inflame hatred against women. Am I a Karen for expressing an opinion about this?
Tina Hugh 6 years ago
To be fair, most of Jonas’ articles here are excellent and I’m glad there was some discussion of the incel tie-in. We disagree on the Karen subject. I am against the Karen meme because for me it represents hatred of women. Other people with other backgrounds will naturally have other opinions.
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GirlFriday (featuring Pitbull) 6 years ago
This entire Karen thing started as way to make fun of the over-reacting, outraged middle aged woman that was calling the police for children having a lemonade stand. Now, any time a woman expresses an opinion or has a request, like extra napkins, she is labeled as a "Karen". It is sexist, rude, and insulting. Yeah, I get the joke that this started out to be, but it has evolved into a hatred of women in general. My mother, who would never harm a fly, is 70 years old and was called Karen in Target yesterday for asking for a receipt.
GirlFriday (featuring Pitbull) 6 years ago
My boss is named Karen. She is the best person that I have ever worked for in my entire life and I feel bad for her because of this meme.
Load More Replies... Tina Hugh 6 years ago
I knew this would be a Jonas article as soon as I read the headline. 89 stereotypes to inflame hatred against women. Am I a Karen for expressing an opinion about this?
Tina Hugh 6 years ago
To be fair, most of Jonas’ articles here are excellent and I’m glad there was some discussion of the incel tie-in. We disagree on the Karen subject. I am against the Karen meme because for me it represents hatred of women. Other people with other backgrounds will naturally have other opinions.
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