https://www.newsweek.com/revenge-karen-1992120
Over the last decade, the idea of "canceling" someone—boycotting them over offensive or behavior deemed, by someone, to be problematic—has become commonplace. In that cultural moment, the term "Karen" came about to describe, in derogatory terms, a middle-aged white woman who is caught acting entitled, like she "wants to speak to the manager."
These days, society throws the "Karen" label at "any white woman who dares speak against [someone] or condemns them," Ernest Owens, journalist and author of "The Case for Cancel Culture," told Newsweek. "That's not what a 'Karen' is."
There are two principles to remember
ReplyDeleteIn any revolution other than the American one, the revolutionaries
eventually become the same SOB's that they replaced.
The worst thing that can happen to an activist is to be successful because then she is out of job. So she has to get more and more extreme to maintain her employment.
So yes, fighting against racism was and is necessary but that fight has mostly been one. We ran out of aggressions so they invented micro-aggressions. Next will be nano-aggressions, no doubt. We beat racism so now there's anti-racism.
"Karen", "phobe", "racist" and "fascist" are all words that have lost their meaning and become common insults for someone who disagrees with you.