But one of the most prominent uses developed on Reddit, thanks to a redditor known for posting amusingly bitter invectives about his ex-wife - posts so amusing, they inspired a high school student to make an entire subreddit, r/FuckYouKaren, devoted to turning his saga into a meme. The “Karen” meme has multiple origins, each one using the idea in slightly different ways. Karen has a “can I speak to the manager” haircut and a controlling, superior attitude to go along with it: Kate Gosselin - or the Ur-Karen, if you will. The archetypal “Karen” is blonde, has multiple young kids, and is usually an anti-vaxxer. ![]() But the stereotype the name conjures - at least in the US - is limited mainly to white women in their mid-30s or 40s. Where a similar insult like “OK Boomer” stereotypes a specific generation, calling someone a “Karen” draws on associations people have built around extremely common names. And the recently trending Twitter hashtag # AndThenKarenSnapped has further shifted the “Karen” meme from its nebulous origins toward becoming a mainstream trope. ![]() Increasingly, “Karen” in particular has emerged as the frontrunner for the average “basic white person name” - a pejorative catchall label for a wide range of behaviors thought to have connections to white privilege. If your name is Karen, Becky, or Chad, you may have noticed a growing trend of people using your name as an insult.
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