# I pit DrDeth **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 28, 2021, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971 "2021-02-28T19:52:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2212
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2025, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/2212 "2025-02-18T20:44:38Z")
> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > Not that it matters but is DrDeth male? Going back for well more than a decade and a half I see people referring to DrDeth as “him” and never one retraction, so I think it’s safe to say that he identifies as male. Also, I don’t recall him mentioning it once in this thread, where he tries to insist that any reference to the “Karen” trope is misogyny. > [@Resolved, that using "karen" as a pejorative is off limits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-that-using-karen-as-a-pejorative-is-off-limits/987430): > > We have a new thread where the term “karen” used as a pejorative is the topic. Several posters, including myself have said that he term is hurtful, bigoted and sexist. More or less it is taking the place of “bitch” as used as a pejorative towards women only. No one denies it is a pejorative. No one denies it is used only against women. It has the added nastiness that it is hurtful towards women who are named “karen”. The casual use of this term should be against the rules just as “bitch” … One thing DrDeth does often is fall prey to the “argument from authority” fallacy, and claims to be an expert in every little thing. I can’t fathom a scenario where he wouldn’t mention being a woman in that thread if that was the case. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971)._