How the Karen meme relates to the violent history of white women. The historical narrative of white women’s victimhood goes back to myths that were constructed during the era of American slavery.

Karen Sun is a far cry from the “Karen” meme that has spread widely over social media in recent years. Aside from a shared first name, Sun – a 23-year-old Chinese-American – doesn’t ...

Karen Turner likewise told me she gets people spamming her with the Karen meme on Twitter. Karmacop97 framed this behavior as the exception to the meme rather than the rule — at least on Reddit.

The Karen meme’s original form hadn’t explicitly included social policing as a character trait; instead, it emphasized Karen’s pushy behavior, classism, and anti-science views, ...

The Karen meme exists for the amusement of those who take pleasure in watching the privileged take themselves down. It is observational, darkly funny and racially pointed: We see your privilege ...

By now, you’ve surely heard the name “Karen” used as a catchall term to describe an entitled, demanding White woman who polices other people’s behavior to create her own perfect ...

The Karen meme, which has become so ubiquitous it's been used as a Halloween costume, burst on to the scene in the past couple of years to describe white women perceived as acting entitled in public.

So-called "Karen" videos have become a staple on social media. Meme accounts like "karensgoingwild" broadcast "Karen" incidents to millions of followers, and almost every day there's a new ...

Names such as Karen, Becky and Chad have been co-opted to call out social faux pas online. Here’s where they came from — and what the people named before the meme think about their online ...

The “Karen” meme depicted a photograph of a middle-aged white woman with straw-blonde hair cropped in an asymmetric bob, alongside the text: “I would like to speak to a manager.” It went ...

Karen Sun is a far cry from the “Karen” meme that has spread widely over social media in recent years. Aside from a shared first name, Sun – a 23-year-old Chinese-American – doesn’t ...