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35 Times ‘Karens’ Acted So Entitled, The Internet Had To Call Them Out For It In This Online Group
Acting like an entitled, spoiled brat won’t win you any favors and won’t make you any new friends. In fact, you’re bound to lose a few if you don’t tone it down and continue making other people’s lives a living hell.
To you and I, these people are simply huge jerks who are best left ignored. But to the internet, they’re known as ‘Karens,’ no matter their actual gender or real name. Shaming ignorant Karens has become so huge, it’s even spawned its own subreddit, the ‘Eff You Karen’ community that shows everyone how not to act if you want to be a good person.
In the mood for some more examples of unearned entitlement and outrage? Once you’re done upvoting the pics that made your jaw drop in this list, check out Bored Panda’s previous article about the ‘Eff You Karen’ community right over here.
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The ‘Eff You Karen’ subreddit, founded in late 2017, is now homing in on the 1.2-million-member mark. Some of the subreddit’s rules include avoiding political topics, avoiding witch hunts, and censoring social media identities in order to protect the people being poked fun at.
They might be in the wrong and be way too entitled, but there are very few people who actually deserve being spammed by a bunch of angry internet users. Everyone makes mistakes and we need to leave enough room for people to grow and become better. Though, of course, that’s not an excuse for acting like a horrible, entitled person in the first place.
In a previous interview, I spoke about Karen memes and the context surrounding them with Matt Schimkowitz, Know Your Meme’s Senior Editor. According to him, there’s lots of potential for the meme to be insensitive and even offensive to women, so care must be taken when using this type of humor. He put it very plainly that we should all meme with caution, whatever the meme might be.
“As [the meme] grows from a parody of a common social experience of someone demanding to speak to a manager to a statement about white privilege, the stakes over the meaning of the meme grow as well,” Matt told Bored Panda.
“I think that users of the meme should be cognizant that what they're meme-ing might not be their intent anymore. It's very possible that the meme could grow even farther to exhibit misogynistic tendencies, which are somewhat already present,” Matt warned those who use Karen memes to be aware of the context.
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Karen Decides That Children’s Fun Isn’t Enough Of A Reason To Have A Tree House
At the core of using memes for humor lies intent. Know Your Meme’s Senior Editor Matt pointed out that the Karen meme, something that’s used and enjoyed by many people, could eventually become connected to something that many would find offensive if people with sexist beliefs started using the term as a “catchall for all women.”
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"Taking A Picture Of Me???" - Woman Changing Her Baby's Dirty Diaper On Top Of An Old Navy Clothing Display
Though we can’t expect memes to be completely neutral. “Meme-ing can be nihilistic artform and rewards really ugly behavior in some cases. Sometimes, what starts as a fairly inoffensive meme can grow into something really hateful, like Pepe the Frog. I could see that happening to Karen—though, I'm not really sold one way or the other on the debate."
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Pulled The Ole Switcheroo
Imma 3 years ago
"some Asian"? "ME? A WHITE WOMAN"? Is she fo real? Do people like this exist and actually walk around and think this? Damn that's sad :(
MusicalCatTroll 3 years ago (edited)
I’m Chinese and I’ve seen a lot of racist comments even on Instagram. I’ve reported them but their comment cannot be taken down since it ‘did not violate the term of service’ (or whatever they called it, I don’t recall)
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JennyLaRue 3 years ago
She also seems to be ignoring the fact that the country where the virus first originated has been back to relative normality since last year - it's the countries where people don't follow the rules that are struggling the most
Dodo 3 years ago
In her defence the post is dated May 2020. But this is exactly why people said Trump was stirring racial tensions. Every time he called it the China virus, he emboldened idiots like this to think all Asians were carrying it and deserved abuse.
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Monday 3 years ago
Finally the innocent Karens will know who to blame for the stereotype!
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Julie C Rose 3 years ago
And when there’s covid in the community, how do YOU know you don’t have the virus? Symptoms don’t show up immediately.
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sofacushionfort 3 years ago
Denies the existence of White Privilege. Holds random Asian accountable for virus. That's our Karen.
Cory Tollman 3 years ago
How does she know that the lady who crossed the street isn't sick herself and just trying to protect other people by wearing a mask? That was a common use for masks before the pandemic and part of the reason for wearing them during the pandemic which the Karen seems to somewhat grasp.
Alexandra Davis 3 years ago
I hope when this woman's friends saw this comment, they all dropped her! Racist woman
Susan Betz 3 years ago
Nah, they sit in their echo chamber enjoying the shrill sounds bouncing off the walls.
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Seabeast 3 years ago
So, white women don't get corona virus? Gosh, did I get the vaccine for no reason?
Susan Betz 3 years ago
No, you now have the Bill Gates microchip forever! Muahahahaha!
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Leah Pheonix 3 years ago
I am Korean and bruh shes getting away so that she doesnt get brutally attacked by racist people like YOU.
Callista pierce 3 years ago
there are approximately 1, 010,300 words in the english language but i could never string enough words together to explain how much i want to hit you with a chair.
Elizabeth Tunney 3 years ago
“Asian lady had the audacity to put on a face mask”. “ To avoid ME ( A WHITE WOMAN) who doesn’t have COVID...nice job, you started this” Okay, 3 things here. 1. She doesn’t want the Karenavirus,2, Whites aren’t superior, and 3: If you said she was Asian, she could be Japanese and have nothing to do with Corona. And even if she WAS chinese, it was the government that started this. She probably isn’t part of the government.
Smelli Mel 3 years ago
Seems we should all avoid her. She may not be contagious but she is definitely toxic.
Merrill N. Munro 3 years ago
And, I noticed while living in S. Korea, that this is the case. People over there were wearing masks back in the 90s because of tuberculosis and other diseases. They understood that you protect others when you're ill. It's been a part of their culture for longer than ours here in the West.
Michael Sanders 3 years ago
Wait a minute! I’m white. So you are saying I never even needed to get vaccinated?! The virus is even a white supremacist now.
François Carré 3 years ago
I suppose since last year she had an occasion to learn (hopefully at her expense, not to be mean but...) that even HER, a WHITE WOMAN, could get coronavirus, especially if not wearing a face mask.
Ryan Deschanel 3 years ago
Yeah, because the coronavirus only kills asians... Just like the spanish flu only killed spani... wait!
Valisbourne Spiritforge 3 years ago
Recaptioned "Smart lady avoids potential plague rat dumb ass by crossing the street"
Guðrún Sveinsdóttir 3 years ago
F- your disgusting mouth! I am a pure bread viking and there for I'm superior than your pale ugly skin. The lady was smart avoiding you and don't get vaccinated. We need fewer karens in the world. We are so sick of you. How did your parents raise you? Don't come to my country. Stupid ugly thinking karens are not our favourite and we like our country without you smearing it with your poison dripping out of your useless brains.
Walidaad Malhi 2 years ago
I am a SOuth Asian and i wanted tp punt this lady back to where karens spawn? Hell, or grocery floors.
Enby.Minecraft.Bee. 3 years ago
“There are approximately 1,010,300 words in the English language, but I could never string enough words together to properly express how much I want to hit you with a chair." - Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Jefferson
AngelWings 3 years ago
Anyone who says "i definitely dony have covid" likely has it/had it/actually has no idea if they do or dont
Thomas Turnbull 3 years ago (edited)
What a disgusting white woman and racist how does she know she is not a carrier.
Eliyahu Rooff 3 years ago
The real audacity is presuming that the only reason someone might cross a street is to avoid you.
Judy Windham Saunders 3 years ago
I thought we got over that being a "white woman" making us superior a few generations ago. If she's not comfortable, she has as much right as you do to feel safe. Get over yourself.
Vicki Perizzolo 3 years ago
she was probably scared to death that your sorry entitled white supremacist b-iatch a$$ would kill her for no reason except you're an idiot..
April Pickett 3 years ago
How was she supposed to know you didn't have the virus? You walk around being an entitled Karen - yeah I'd have switched sidewalks too.
Jared West 3 years ago
Whoever is this racist is probably someone who calls the fire department to turn off the kitchen stove, lmao.
Gekka Dojo 3 years ago
The Asian woman could sense the toxic Karen radiation emanating off of you...
Suzanne Clark 3 years ago
Just when I think I've heard the most stupid remark possible, someone comes up with something even dumber..."you started this"...really?! Someone is quoting a former orange president.
Violet Smith 3 years ago
If we could tell at a glance who has it and who doesn't, wouldn't that be useful? As it is, because of idiots like the Karen above, we have to assume the worst.
Porch Santa 3 years ago
I hate very few things in this world. Such as cottage cheese, leaf blowers, misogynists, accidentally stepping on a cute animal, and self entitled rascists. Also splinters are terrible
pusheen buttercup 3 years ago
The heck, she's just doing what everyone is supposed to. Also being asian doesn't mean she's from china, and being Chinese doesn't mean you didn't grow up in the USA
Michigan Guy 3 years ago
it wasn't the covid she was afraid of catching, Karen. it was your stupidity cooties and your racism rot. i think she was being conservative, only crossing the street, really...
Venatrix324 3 years ago
f%^& off karen we never started this i've never f#$%^&* been to china b$%^&*
Xylle Flora 3 years ago
When I'm walking in my neighborhood, I avoid everyone else by at least six feet. Imagine if all those people did this.
Oskar vanZandt 3 years ago
Yeah, because the Corona virus can't possibly infect an ignorant tw*t like you... "A WHITE WOMAN." I'd have followed the sensible Asian woman to the other sidewalk.
Jo87 3 years ago (edited)
Lockdown has recently been lifted in the UK so naturally off I went to the (socially distanced, clean) pub... It had not occurred to me that many of the people also doing this after 4 months of lockdown might be the crazies... Within 1 hour... 4 people had ranted to me, unprovoked about how we should nuke China 😬😬😬
Holes2Heaven 3 years ago
Ignorant ass lady! I hope you get Covid! This poor Asian lady didn't cause anything! Stop hating on races...ugh. I would mess you up IRL
Tabby_Sohee 3 years ago
Fück you, I’m not a virus and the only toxic stupid stereotyped person I see around here is you, Karen.
Don't Look 3 years ago
Wow. We do that ALL THE TIME where I live. More importantly, I’m thinking the Asian lady is trying to avoid your ass all together.
Breanne Jewell-Coish 3 years ago
Right cause the Corona virus can see skin color and only affects asians....what a stupid racist cow.
Personindaworld 3 years ago
BrUH this woman is coo-coo-bananas (srry). And WHY DOES It MATTER IF A PERSON IS ASIAN OR NOT. We are all humans lady
StrangerOfTheDark 3 years ago (edited)
her name is literally karen... A Rare Find! I play this social media game sometimes where i get 1 point for the same topic 2 times in a row, 2 points for 2 verified creators in a row, 3 points if there the same person 2 times in a row, and 10 if there is a Karen named Karen. Minus points for comment/like grabs, KAM, and time wasters.
Arctic Fox Lover 3 years ago
Oh my gosh... her name/username is literally Karen, too. I really, really hope this is a troll. This has to be a troll. I simply do not believe that this, with the name Karen in the corner and everything, was a genuine post that a racist, ignorant fool made. I just don't, can't believe it.
Mindy Keys 3 years ago
The fact that so many people in my country believe this hurts me to the soul. I am so sorry.
BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing 3 years ago
She-she-I can barely type because not how angry I am at this woman
Random Anon 3 years ago
It may be unfortunate for her to be actually named Karen but she don't have be behave like one.
According to Matt, it’s hard to find the exact origin of the Karen meme. However, he personally believes that the most convincing origin story is a bit from Dane Cook's 2005 comedy special , "The Friend That Nobody Likes" where Karen is given this title. "This is one of the earliest examples that we have to using a specific name to stand in for a whole type of person, and it's a comedic trope that we've seen dozens of times over the last 15 years," Matt explained the possible origins of the meme to Bored Panda.
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Karen Wants To Know Where She Can Complain About The Hospital Helicopter Used In Emergency Situations Because It Interrupts Her Sleep
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BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing 3 years ago
My mother (who has asthma btw) has been wearing a mask out for the entire pandemic. Even now after she's been vaccinated she still wears a mask for the safety of others. If my mother can do it these idiotic dungbags can do it.
Lea S. 3 years ago
My little brother has terrible asthma and a number of allergies. We grew up in a farm - the kid was always masked. Now he's a successful personal trainer who owns his own gym and wore a mask all through the pandemic.
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Lou 3 years ago
About this "Karen" trend in general. It sucks. Like all name callings suck. I can't imagine how little girls named Karen must feel these days, or anyone named Karen for that matter.
K Witmer 3 years ago
My mother in law is named Karen and she thinks it's funny bc she's not like those crazy people as far as kids being named Karen it's been the most unpopular name for over a decade not many new Karen's running around. It's a shame that this is even a thing that's for sure
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soniacccccccccc 3 years ago
Some of these were just people complaining about real stuff! Like the BLTch sandwich. If I got a slur on my food I would also be kinda pissed
Adam Rindegård 3 years ago
i didnt realize that blt ch looks like bitch till i read your comment LMAO
Load More Replies... Billy The Kid 3 years ago
I love these karen posts. It make me feel like a much happier person.
Jaguarundi 3 years ago
I went to pay for some items I wanted to purchase at a museum store. As I took out my cash, the gentleman at he register asked me to please use a card, since they couldn't safely disinfect cash. I apologized and told him that I was sure that I was told that and I had simply forgotten. As I took out my card, I apologized again and said, " I'm sure that you get enough "Karens" in here, I would hate to be another one!" The look of sheer joy on his face was priceless! I like to think that we had made each others' day at that moment.
Myrkur 3 years ago
Work at a butchers shop, and had a lady coming in wanting chicken to make soup. So I was like "oh we have these special soup parts!" (a 5 kg chicken chopped in 4 pieces). She just stared at me and said "uh I always get a normal whole chicken". I was like oh that also works, not everyone knows about the soup chicken blah blah. She suddenly gets mad at me because she always got a whole chicken whilst we had something else she didn't know about. Almost screaming at me how we scammed her and that we have horrible service. She bought the chicken anyways and then stormed off yelling she would tell everyone how we are disgusting scammers. Lady, it just a piece of chicken
Paradise 3 years ago
She didnt even want the cut apart chicken, anyway. She sounds like she needs a chill pill
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Jeff Diamond 3 years ago
We should rename make Karens after Tucker Carlson. Tucker and Karen: a match so horrible even Satan himself cringed.
VeninTheNonBinaryRogue 3 years ago (edited)
I just don’t get why people won’t wear the stupid mask. My FIVE year old little brother with asthma and a bajillion health problems happily wears his mask inside and outside whenever he needs to. Btw, a group of Karens is called a Homeowners Association (at least some of the times)
Thorfin Wolfsbane 3 years ago
I've got a theory, and hear me out, people who claim they can't wear a mask just can't stand the smell of their own breath.
Don't Look 3 years ago
I actually just got some disposable masks (kids size) and I was kinda really happy to get them because they were going to fit properly. Now here’s the odd part. They don’t smell good. It’s not like a plastic smell. I can’t even identify it. Can still wear them. Just think it’s bizarre.
Load More Replies... Leah Pheonix 3 years ago (edited)
I am getting my covid shot in about an hour and this makes me feel good bc I'm gonna rub it in all these anti-vaxxers faces
Lauren Caswell 3 years ago (edited)
Congrats! I'm looking forward to getting mine as soon as the govt releases them for my 'group' (they divvied the rollout into four groups/stages)
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Lovin' Life 3 years ago
Covid is real people! Wake up!!! Wear the mask. It's not gonna hurt you. I have a legit medical reason to not wear the mask as advised by my doctors but I wear it anyway. I have about 40 stitches in and outside of my nose and it is really painful. Oh well.... I prefer to not be sick or dead!
PiscesMama 3 years ago
This insult needs to die. Why do people salivate at the chance to tear strips off each other for tearing strips off each other. Mob justified bullying! It’s mean!
soniacccccccccc 3 years ago
The internet is such a toxic place that when a woman expresses her opinion that someone doesn’t like, she’s gonna hear “ Ok, KAREN” or something like “awwww can I get u a manager? Oh wait I am the manager !” I’m gonna cry soon because of how toxic these posts are
Karen Pritchard 3 years ago
I am sick of the Karen name trend. Pick on someone else you entitled pricks.
Sleazy Weaver 3 years ago
A ton of these aren't just "honest opinions," they're blatant & harmful misinformation, especially regarding Covid & vaccines. I will always advocate for the stifling of dangerous conspiracy theories, lest more imbeciles take the bait & kill more innocent people.
Load More Replies... Sleazy Weaver 3 years ago
Y'know there are similar articles dissing men for bad behavior too, right? Ever heard of "nice guys"? Different breed, but still entitled people getting roasted online. Besides, there are several men on the article too. You're seeing problems where there are none.
Load More Replies... Lea S. 3 years ago
But we can. That is how we designed our language. You can't control how people use their words. I can do the same thing with any name/word I want.
Load More Replies... BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing 3 years ago
My mother (who has asthma btw) has been wearing a mask out for the entire pandemic. Even now after she's been vaccinated she still wears a mask for the safety of others. If my mother can do it these idiotic dungbags can do it.
Lea S. 3 years ago
My little brother has terrible asthma and a number of allergies. We grew up in a farm - the kid was always masked. Now he's a successful personal trainer who owns his own gym and wore a mask all through the pandemic.
Load More Replies... Lou 3 years ago
About this "Karen" trend in general. It sucks. Like all name callings suck. I can't imagine how little girls named Karen must feel these days, or anyone named Karen for that matter.
K Witmer 3 years ago
My mother in law is named Karen and she thinks it's funny bc she's not like those crazy people as far as kids being named Karen it's been the most unpopular name for over a decade not many new Karen's running around. It's a shame that this is even a thing that's for sure
Load More Replies... soniacccccccccc 3 years ago
Some of these were just people complaining about real stuff! Like the BLTch sandwich. If I got a slur on my food I would also be kinda pissed
Adam Rindegård 3 years ago
i didnt realize that blt ch looks like bitch till i read your comment LMAO
Load More Replies... Billy The Kid 3 years ago
I love these karen posts. It make me feel like a much happier person.
Jaguarundi 3 years ago
I went to pay for some items I wanted to purchase at a museum store. As I took out my cash, the gentleman at he register asked me to please use a card, since they couldn't safely disinfect cash. I apologized and told him that I was sure that I was told that and I had simply forgotten. As I took out my card, I apologized again and said, " I'm sure that you get enough "Karens" in here, I would hate to be another one!" The look of sheer joy on his face was priceless! I like to think that we had made each others' day at that moment.
Myrkur 3 years ago
Work at a butchers shop, and had a lady coming in wanting chicken to make soup. So I was like "oh we have these special soup parts!" (a 5 kg chicken chopped in 4 pieces). She just stared at me and said "uh I always get a normal whole chicken". I was like oh that also works, not everyone knows about the soup chicken blah blah. She suddenly gets mad at me because she always got a whole chicken whilst we had something else she didn't know about. Almost screaming at me how we scammed her and that we have horrible service. She bought the chicken anyways and then stormed off yelling she would tell everyone how we are disgusting scammers. Lady, it just a piece of chicken
Paradise 3 years ago
She didnt even want the cut apart chicken, anyway. She sounds like she needs a chill pill
Load More Replies... Jeff Diamond 3 years ago
We should rename make Karens after Tucker Carlson. Tucker and Karen: a match so horrible even Satan himself cringed.
VeninTheNonBinaryRogue 3 years ago (edited)
I just don’t get why people won’t wear the stupid mask. My FIVE year old little brother with asthma and a bajillion health problems happily wears his mask inside and outside whenever he needs to. Btw, a group of Karens is called a Homeowners Association (at least some of the times)
Thorfin Wolfsbane 3 years ago
I've got a theory, and hear me out, people who claim they can't wear a mask just can't stand the smell of their own breath.
Don't Look 3 years ago
I actually just got some disposable masks (kids size) and I was kinda really happy to get them because they were going to fit properly. Now here’s the odd part. They don’t smell good. It’s not like a plastic smell. I can’t even identify it. Can still wear them. Just think it’s bizarre.
Load More Replies... Leah Pheonix 3 years ago (edited)
I am getting my covid shot in about an hour and this makes me feel good bc I'm gonna rub it in all these anti-vaxxers faces
Lauren Caswell 3 years ago (edited)
Congrats! I'm looking forward to getting mine as soon as the govt releases them for my 'group' (they divvied the rollout into four groups/stages)
Load More Replies... Lovin' Life 3 years ago
Covid is real people! Wake up!!! Wear the mask. It's not gonna hurt you. I have a legit medical reason to not wear the mask as advised by my doctors but I wear it anyway. I have about 40 stitches in and outside of my nose and it is really painful. Oh well.... I prefer to not be sick or dead!
PiscesMama 3 years ago
This insult needs to die. Why do people salivate at the chance to tear strips off each other for tearing strips off each other. Mob justified bullying! It’s mean!
soniacccccccccc 3 years ago
The internet is such a toxic place that when a woman expresses her opinion that someone doesn’t like, she’s gonna hear “ Ok, KAREN” or something like “awwww can I get u a manager? Oh wait I am the manager !” I’m gonna cry soon because of how toxic these posts are
Karen Pritchard 3 years ago
I am sick of the Karen name trend. Pick on someone else you entitled pricks.
Sleazy Weaver 3 years ago
A ton of these aren't just "honest opinions," they're blatant & harmful misinformation, especially regarding Covid & vaccines. I will always advocate for the stifling of dangerous conspiracy theories, lest more imbeciles take the bait & kill more innocent people.
Load More Replies... Sleazy Weaver 3 years ago
Y'know there are similar articles dissing men for bad behavior too, right? Ever heard of "nice guys"? Different breed, but still entitled people getting roasted online. Besides, there are several men on the article too. You're seeing problems where there are none.
Load More Replies... Lea S. 3 years ago
But we can. That is how we designed our language. You can't control how people use their words. I can do the same thing with any name/word I want.
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