I would’ve picked Jennifer. I have had a lot of issues over the years with Jennifers. Not Jens though, and not Jennys.
It can be a man’s name too.
[spoiler]Jody’s got your girl and gone!
(Jody’s got your girl and gone!)
Am I right or am I wrong?
(Am I right or am I wrong?)
Am I right or wrong?
(You’re right!)
Am I right or wrong?)
(You’re right!)
Now sound off!
(One, two, three, four!
(One, two, three, four!)
I’m going to take a three-day pass,
(I’m going to take a three-day pass)
And go and kick old Jody’s ass!
(And go and kick old Jody’s ass!)
Now sound off!
(One, two, three, four!
(One, two, three, four!)[/spoiler]
During the 1970-80s the name Karen was so common within a certain demographic that it was basically a synonym for a middle class thirty something adult white female. I always assumed that’s how it started.
Karen seems to be the name for racist females.
My wag, which I conjectured the first time I saw the usage (apropos the Cooper/Cooper incident is that it is a generic white bread, blue eyed, blond Scandinavian name, while being relatively commmon.
We all know someone who is always caring how some else does their job or other acts. They always be Caring how you are doing this or that. Karen-Caring.
My son was engaged to a girl named Felicia. He’s been a lot happier since saying goodbye to her.
100%. Since first hearing the use of a generic Karen applied to these misguided/ racist/ idiot souls, I thought of that classic scene. Cause, Karen didn’t think things through.
At all. And the "Karen"s of late don’t think things through.
Side Note: When I was a senior in High School ( 1979-1980 ) the name Karen in all iterations and spellings apparently had a moment of Supreme Nexus. Not only was I dating a girl named Caryn, but I was fairly close friends with FOUR other Karens.
I got home from some activity or another one day and Mom said, " Karen called ". Normally I’d have assumed it was my girlfriend Caryn. But I had to ask. Did it sound like Caryn, Mom?? ( She knew her well, etc. )
All she would say in an irritated voice was, " I don’t KNOW- it was a Karen ! " Hey, it was a chance to catch up with all four Karens.
Good times.
I just saw a youtube video on this. I believe it goes back to some reddit post that describe the proto-Karen and it took off from there. Some believe started from the line in Mean Girls “Oh My God, Karen, You can’t just ask someone why they’re white.” but personally I don’t get the whole angry soccer-mom vibe from that.
In military memes, “Carl” is the name usually given to the protagonist.
It is very hurtful and quite bigoted.
Someone suggested “Ivankas”, not sure why.
So, the “girl stealing” Jody reputation is from a song from 1970?
“Ivankas” are vapid.
Washington Post posts an essay about the Karens (and Kens) of the internet.
There have always been idiots. It’s just that more and more of them are being filmed with cellphones.
FTR, I don’t think I personally know a single Karen. I do know a Karyn, though, and she’s great.
Jody was still a thing in the early 90s.
Wikipedia has a good treatment: Karen (slang) - Wikipedia
The term may have originated as a meme on Black Twitter “used to describe white women who tattle on Black kids’ lemonade stands”.[1] … Karen has gone by different names. Back in the '90s, when ‘Baby Got Back’ came out, it was Becky."[1]
Another use of the term Karen as an internet meme dates to an anonymous Reddit user, Fuck_You_Karen, who posted rants denigrating his ex-wife Karen, whom he alleged had taken both his children and, later, his house during divorce proceedings. The posts led to the creation of a subreddit in 2017, r/FuckYouKaren, to both compile a narrative and share memes about the posts. Since Fuck_You_Karen deleted their account, the subreddit refocused to memes about the stereotype in general rather than one specific woman.[4][5]
The name Karen had negative connotations predating the Internet meme, the notable uses being Lorraine Bracco’s depiction of Karen Friedman Hill in the 1990 film Goodfellas , and Amanda Seyfried’s ditzy schoolgirl character in the 2004 film Mean Girls . Other noted uses of Karen as a joke punchline include Dane Cook’s 2005 sketch…
There’s more. I favor the reddit sourcing.
Then why not use “Patricia”?
And feckless.
My wife’s former summer boss was named Felicia. Very nice person, and we’d never say that dismissive “Bye, Felicia” to her face, but would always snicker and say it after leaving her presence or hanging up the phone from a call with her.