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[Foxxee]

On Twitter where it's used a lot, "Karen" is a "b*****, entitled, white adult female. 

However, it's used mostly by men who have had unsatisfactory relationships with girlfriends or are divorced.  

[tansy]

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@SusieQ_2 wrote:

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@JaneMarple wrote:

I found out about "Karens" from reading Reddit several months ago. Why that name was picked? I have no idea.

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It originated from the movie "Mean Girls." Karen was one of the plastics. 

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I just read a Wikipedia entry that said it started with a reddit poster who was in the midst of a divorce from Karen.

[QueenDanceALot]

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@Linmo wrote:

@Nancy Drew   Googled it - I didn't know either.  "Karen is a mocking slang term for an entitled, obnoxious, middle-aged white woman."

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Wow, I actually knew that Karen.

[haddon9]

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@tansy wrote:

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@SusieQ_2 wrote:

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@JaneMarple wrote:

I found out about "Karens" from reading Reddit several months ago. Why that name was picked? I have no idea.

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It originated from the movie "Mean Girls." Karen was one of the plastics. 

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I just read a Wikipedia entry that said it started with a reddit poster who was in the midst of a divorce from Karen.

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I have read both ...but the movie is more than ten years old and this "Karen" thing is suddenly very popular....I think it's weird how stuff like this takes off.

[SusieQ_2]

@tansy 

There are several references to where if started. Another is that it started from a comedy routine done in 2007 where the guy had a bit called something like Friends You Never Want to Have or something similar. Sorry I can't recall the exact title but that gives the general idea. 

Eta ~ Just looked it up, it's by Dane Cook and called "The Friend Nobody Likes." It's all about Karen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_kg0W3AeIU

If it helps at all Brian isn't exactly beloved either, lol. 

[JustJazzmom]

*Wondering if I should say "Bye Felicia" in regard to this thread?*

[PA Mom-mom]

@Nancy Drew  So interesting that you posted this! DH and I had to look it up last night in regards to the lady with the dog calling 911 on a birder in a NY park who asked her to leash her dog. My DD's Mother in Law and my DIL's Mother are both named Karen, and they are the sweetest people on the planet!

[dex]

@JaneMarple @Was Karen the plady who called 911 when a family was cooking food in a park.

[Flika13]

I have met women of all colors that fit the description, not just white. 

[Free2be]

It's pretty pathetic that there is so much bad mannered behavior that it required the label of Karen to give it an identity.  I always thought Karen was simply the owner of cranky cats in memes.