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73 Times ‘Karens’ Acted Absolutely Ridiculous And Refused To Admit They Were Wrong
Interview With ExpertA quick scroll online shows there’s no shortage of people pushing entitlement to the max. And the so-called ‘Karens’ — a shorthand for entitled middle-class white women (and sometimes, men) — never miss a chance to steal the spotlight.
These are the folks who have a knack for demanding to “speak to the manager” over the pettiest things.
We’ve rounded up some of the worst, and often hilariously absurd, moments of entitled women who clearly thought the world revolved around them.
Some got instant karma, while others ended up immortalized online in the court of public opinion.
Bored Panda also spoke to some experts to understand what makes a person a "Karen."
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#1
National Parks
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#3
The Kids In My Complex Have Gone To War With The Karens
Most residents are fine with this, except for some Karens who take issue with the drawings. Someone even brought it up at a board meeting, and predictably, the HOA decided to try to ban chalk art.
This decision has turned our community Facebook group into a battleground. The naysayers claim the kids are ruining the aesthetic of the complex, while others are baffled by their negativity.
My favorite part is that the kids “somehow” figured out the area where the complainers live and have turned it into a Louvre of chalk art. Not only that, but one kid is signing his work! I’ve added some of my favorite pieces.
#4
A Karen Is Trying To Catch A Cat In My Neighborhood Because She Thinks The Owner Trained It To Spy On People
#5
Karen Tweets Complaints To Ryanair. And Ryanair Responds In The Most Ryanair Way Possible
General Anaesthesia 6 months ago (edited)
It must have taken a lot of effort not to point with a different finger.
#6
Karen Spat At The Owner Of A Local Pizzeria, And He Slapped Her Back
#7
For The Sake Of All Love That Is Holy, If You Do This, Please Pick A Side And Get Out Of The Way
#8
This Old Karen Asked How Serious We Were About The Satanic Church Bc We Have An Inflatable Dragon For Halloween
Forrest Hobbs 6 months ago
Why yes! Have you accepted Lucifer into your life? Please, come in and let us tell you all about Him. 🤣
#9
Stealing Flowers From Someone's Garden Is Pretty Trashy
MonsterMum 6 months ago
I caught one of my neighbours stealing poppies out my garden. He then offered to pay for them! I just wanted the bees to enjoy them and for them to self seed. I don't have poppies anymore :'(
#10
Here's Some Lady At A Grocery Store Sitting On Some Bread
#11
Awful, Old Karen Is Not Giving Up Her Seat For A Pregnant Woman
Forrest Hobbs 6 months ago
Stand very, very close. Uncomfortably close. And explain to your children exactly what's going on and the meaning of 'selfishness' and suchlike concepts. And encourage your children to ask the miscreants why they are misbehaving so badly. Etc. Oh, and grab that handbag and throw it a long way down the central aisle... 🤨
#12
The World Doesn’t Revolve Around You, Patricia
#13
Lady Drove Into The Ditch At My Former Job. She Was Super "Karen" And Mean When A Few Of Our Employees Offered To Pull Her Out With The Giant Forklift
We left her there after that.
#14
Karen Missed The 10 Announcements That Her Flight Was Boarding & Then Closing & Now Cannot Believe That They Didn’t Hold The Flight For Her
She claims she has been at the airport for an hour. She came to the gate 2 minutes before the scheduled departure for the flight “This is about ME! Not you”.
Giraffe Sitter 6 months ago
I got to watch the pilot throw a woman off the plane for doing this. Best flight ever.
#16
Thanks, I Hate This Terrifying New Level Of Karen
#17
What Did Those Dinosaurs Ever Do To You?
#18
At McDonald's, Yesterday, Two Karens Were Hosting A Baby Shower And They Wanted Only Women To Serve Their Food For Them
They screamed at a boy to make sure "only women" were allowed to serve. Apparently, a bunch of people were going to show up, but it was only them. I laughed so hard I cried.
Bill Swallow 6 months ago
Manager should tell 'em "No servers. You walk up to the counter and carry your own trays just like real people".
#19
Local Pizzeria In My Hometown Run By An Older Couple Is Being Harassed Enough To Close On A Saturday Night Because Of This Karen
#20
600 People Were In The Seated Section, And Only One Felt The Need To Stand For The Entire Show
#21
I’m In A Brand New House. My Neighbour Feels My Air Conditioner Is Too Loud, So He Deliberately Shines His Lights Into My Bedroom
Our house is 2 weeks old, and we haven’t installed blinds yet. They are Karens who whinge about everything, and he is complaining our air conditioner is too loud when his is in the same spot on his side of the fence. He emailed the other day saying our air con is against the law, and he had an independent assessor review the noise level. I asked for the report and nothing since. We have infant children trying to sleep in the room. Insane.
#22
Karen Has A Problem With The Street View Car
#23
Karen Doesn’t Want Anyone Parking On The Public Street In Front Of Her House
#24
Karen Is In A Bridal Group I'm In
#25
I Found Karen Complaining About Her Cake Not Being Ready When She Came 4 Hours Early To Pick It Up. That's The Manager On The Right. She Called For
#26
Not Sure If This Counts. Store Opens At 9. Time Was 8:55. Karen Bangs On The Glass And Points At Her Watch, Telling Them To Open
Staff were doing a prayer circle before they opened up the store, but basic respect is an alien concept to a Karen.
#27
Local Karen Just Hates It When They Keep Roads Safe
Forrest Hobbs 6 months ago (edited)
Riiight... So, they've got to wait until everyone's trying to drive to work before clearing the roads of snow? Sometimes, I feel American English is just the ticket: 'dumb m**o'.
#28
Entitled Karen Cut The Line With 6 Carts Full
Went to my local thrift store. This entitled Karen would block off aisles so she would get what she wanted. I overheard her saying it’s for her new consignment shop and was checking the retail price on her phone. I went to get in line with my few things, and I started hearing the rusty wheels of carts. EK decided to cut in front of the person in front of me. She had 6 carts packed with designer clothes.
#29
This Woman Brought Her Own Bell With Her To Get Her Server's Attention. How Would You Handle This?
Claire Holman 6 months ago
I'd have leaned over, picked up the bell, and said "Oh wow; we've been looking for this for weeks, wondering where it had gone. Didn't know you'd taken it, but thanks for bringing it back!"
#30
Came Across This Lovely Karen Today. She’s Demanding That An Admin Contact Her For Deleting This Post As Well
Ronja Oksanen 6 months ago
How can anyone find the rage and time to foam about taking pictures of horses? Does she think the camera steals a piece of the horses soul? 😅
#31
A Karen Chose Me. And A True Karen. This Woman Stopped Her Car In The Middle Of The Road, Got Out, And Came Over Screaming And Smacked My Hood
We’re driving fine for about 2 minutes down the road. Then we come up to a 90-degree left curve in the road. There is a car in the other lane coming up to the curve. She GETS IN THE OTHER LANE TO PASS ME. MID 90 DEGREE TURN. She has to get back over because she’s about to collide with the other car, and I have to slam on my brakes and go off to the side of the road a bit to prevent her from hitting my car.
Also, I was just frozen in fear. She makes it up to my front windshield, still screaming, winds her arm back so far, and smacks my hood. It left a 5-star print, but no damage. I unfortunately was so frozen I didn’t get my phone out until after she turned around. I don't know how people are so quick about it. I was frozen in fear and confusion. She gets back in her car, and we drive, both taking the same turn (I’m not following her, I’m going to work), and I was behind her for about another minute, and the whole time she’s throwing both her arms in the air, out the window, flipping off, it was insane. Anyway, I called the local police non-emergency line at work to file a report, and they said it’s the Highway Patrol’s jurisdiction. Since she didn’t actually damage my car, they probably wouldn’t do anything about it. I don’t think she should be on the road; she’s instantly dangerous.
#32
Karen Thinks My First Class Seat Is Her Foot Rest- Calls Me "Stupid" For Asking Her To Stop Touching Me With Her Gross, Unsanitized Foot
#33
Some Karen Raged Into The Apple Store And Asked For A Refund For Her iPhone 5
I didn’t listen to the convo, but when I walked past, I heard the manager ask her if she charged it, and she said no.
#34
A Wild Karen Appears
So, I had a wild experience on the road today at State and Grove. I’m driving along and minding my own business. Suddenly, this driver in front of me starts going way below the limit, like 27-28 mph in a 35 mph zone. I keep my distance, no tailgating, but this driver keeps brake-checking me and flipping me off out of the convertible. I decide to pass safely when it’s clear, but this driver speeds up and swerves to block me. Okay, weird.
Then we hit a green light, and they just sit there, refusing to move, with a line of cars piling up behind us. Apparently, they were upset about something I did. And they decided to hold up traffic to make a point. I stayed calm, pulled out my phone, and started to record. She turns around and starts yelling at me, saying she’s not moving the vehicle until I behave. I said, “Ok, Karen," rolled up my window, and didn’t engage; this made her even more furious. I and the cars behind me just waited it out, but man, it was frustrating watching the green light go to waste. How do you handle these situations without losing your cool?
#35
A Local Karen Is Now Following People Home, And Would Not Leave My Property When I Asked Her To, And Was Also Threatening Me
#36
Karen Is Sad That Teenagers In Our Town Who Would Dare To Walk On The Road Near Her House
Forrest Hobbs 6 months ago
Okay, call the cops about this creepy stalker woman setting her dog on innocent kids - she needs locking up. 🙄
#37
Woman Insists She's Allowed To Take Photos In Protected Dunes
#38
This Parent Became Part Of The Show So She Can Get A Close-Up Of Her Kid
#39
Apparently You’re Not Allowed To Walk On Public Streets Anymore Without Having Karens Call The Local Sheriff To Run You Out Of Town
Forrest Hobbs 6 months ago
I think I can provide a translation. 'Transient' = 'totally normal person walking along the road, only they're not white so I want them persecuted'.
#40
Phillies Karen Getting In Another Man's Face After Getting Heckled For Taking The Ball From A Kid
#41
Oh, The Horror. Posted In A Local Ladies’ Group Based In The Area Where I Used To Live
#42
My Local Neighborhood Karen On The Nextdoor App Is Complaining About These Harmless Pop-UPS
#43
Look At This, Karen. Less Than An Hour Into My Shift. Said No One Helped Her. She Probs Waited One Minute
#44
Standing Room Only Terminal. Karen Held This Row For An Hour And A Half. About To Start Boarding
#45
My Family And I Were In Tennessee, And Trying To Cross The Road When Two Ladies In A Car Drive Up The Sidewalk
We didn't confront them, but oh my god, my sister and I went nuts.
Bill Swallow 6 months ago
It's Tennessee. Bless their dear hearts, they *do* try so terribly hard!
#46
Extremely Upset That Her Pizza Is Going To Take “15 Minutes“
Upstaged75 6 months ago
She's going to wait a lot longer than that at any other pizza place. Stupid.
#47
Even Karens Are Complaining About Karens
Geoffrey Scott 6 months ago
Kinda like (Former Governor and Rep) Mike Huckabee buying a house on Florida's gulf coast then calling the cops when people stroll the beach. Conservative unclear on the concept of tide lines.
#48
Karen Steals Table And Refuses To Leave
Went to the breakfast buffet. Karen decided to place her stuff on the table; I had already put my food on the table. Went to get some water, and when I came back, I saw her. She insisted she was there first, even with the table next to us saying otherwise. Both of us stood our ground and just kept on eating. She had her husband keep getting her stuff while she ate. Got her to leave by asking the server for some preserved Mackerel in mustard.
Mrreoww 6 months ago
Something similar happened to me. We went to a small restaurant that was very crowded and we found a table and sat there. There were three of us and the fourth seat was empty, so the owner had a random stranger sit there with us. It was just the four of us awkwardly eating together. Luckily, the random woman only ordered a tiny item and quickly finished it and left.
#49
My Wife Is Already Getting Up At 4 AM To Prepare For Her Classes These Days, But Go Off, Karen
#50
Review Of My Family-Run Local Chinese Takeaway
#51
Karen Brings In About 50+ Items In The 15-Item Or Less Self-Checkout Line
Debby Keir 6 months ago
And it'll take her far more time to scan it, because the verification of weight area will be completely full of the already scanned stuff.
#52
Karen, You Really Need To Get Your Eyes Checked
#53
Local Karen Is Complaining That No One Is Checking Her Out. In The Self-Checkout
#54
We’re On Our Honeymoon, And This Karen Just Lit Up. Besides The Non-Smoking Sign
#55
This Karen Parked Her Tesla And Took A Call In Front Of Our Driveway When We Were About To Pull In
Ronja Oksanen 6 months ago
Hopefully they honked their horn so much that Karen didn't hear anything from the call 😁
#56
It's A Drive-Through, And She Stood There For Like Five Minutes Making Small Talk, Waiting For A Piece Of Paper
#57
She Leaned Out Her Window And Yelled At Me To Learn To Park. She Was Backing In At The Same Time I Was Pulling In. I Was Not Too Happy
#58
Karen, With Three Kids In The Back On I-76, Is Taking Notes And Talking On The Phone
#59
Karen, Running A Group I Infiltrated, Posted This
#60
Saw This On Facebook
Debby Keir 6 months ago
* Dishevelled (or disheveled) describes a person's appearance, hair, or clothing as very untidy, disordered, or unkempt. It suggests a messy, rumpled state. * Just wondering how the little old ladies became dishevelled about it.
#61
Dog Park, Karen Is Complaining About The Size Of A Free Treat From Starbucks
#62
Local Karen Is Fed Up With Outdoor Pets Sitting On Her Car In The Middle Of The Night
marianne eliza 6 months ago
If you've ever heard a pack of coyotes tearing apart a cat, you would never consider letting them outside. My god! The screams.
#63
Of Course, It Is Okay To Modify The Roadways As You See Fit
Forrest Hobbs 6 months ago
So... Someone's installed a hazard - contact the local council and also the police, since they've admitted that they've damaged the road (necessary to bolt it in place) which is criminal damage, *and* endangered road traffic.
#64
A Couple Of Facebook Posts From The Neighborhood Karen
We live within walking distance of the elementary school. The neighborhood is full of families with kids, and this lady is very annoyed when they play basketball.
Upstaged75 6 months ago
The police will laugh at you behind your back if you file a report a tire track. 🙄
#65
It's A Karen
#67
What Would Be An Acceptable Response To This Email? My Kids' High School Teacher Sent This To My Wife, And I'm Speechless
Forrest Hobbs 6 months ago
I think the correct response would be to contact the school's head with query - not a complaint - about the teacher, indicating that you think they're a bit... strange...
#68
A Local Karen From My Home State. Apparently, We Are North Korea Now
Data1001 6 months ago
I mean, I also dislike when communities just decide that Halloween trick-or-treating will happen on a different day than Halloween, simply because it's easier for families and safer for the kids. And holding it during daytime hours just feels wrong. But I'm not going to start ranting that we're turning into North Korea because of it.
#69
Final Boss Level Karen Stole My Parking Spot. Snapped This Picture To Share Her Extreme-Karenness
#70
Karen Is Back To Return $150 Of Stuff
#71
Karen Refuses To Check Out Her Own Groceries After 10 PM And Was Very Rude To Employees. A Woman Is Complaining About The Self-Checkout
She is checking out her own things.
#72
Neighborhood Karen Complains Construction Company Puts Port-A-Potty Near The Town Sign And Tags Local Councillor
#73
Karen Forgot To Close Her Trunk Door And Lost Her Bags Of Kitty Litter On The Way Home. Didn't Even Stop When Multiple People Honked At Her
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Forrest Hobbs 6 months ago
I wish I could avoid reading this sort of list - only, sometimes they're just really entertaining.
BK BigFish 6 months ago
I enjoy a good Karen roasting, but I'm starting to think it's a little misogynistic...
Laszlo Larthlanc 6 months ago (edited)
It's a list of aśśhòles, and "aśśhòle" is a non-gender specific term. When you only pick on the XX aśśhòles, it really does seem like misogyny.
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BookFanatic 6 months ago
My late mom's name was Karen. I'm glad she passed before "Karens" became a thing. She'd genuinely and honestly take it personally.
Forrest Hobbs 6 months ago
I wish I could avoid reading this sort of list - only, sometimes they're just really entertaining.
BK BigFish 6 months ago
I enjoy a good Karen roasting, but I'm starting to think it's a little misogynistic...
Laszlo Larthlanc 6 months ago (edited)
It's a list of aśśhòles, and "aśśhòle" is a non-gender specific term. When you only pick on the XX aśśhòles, it really does seem like misogyny.
Load More Replies... BookFanatic 6 months ago
My late mom's name was Karen. I'm glad she passed before "Karens" became a thing. She'd genuinely and honestly take it personally.
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