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On being “a Karen” (don’t)
#Karen understands her social position/power w/in systemic racism.Vidéos show how pwr operates in realtime
‘I will call the cops!’ White woman threatens to call police on Black man for blowing leaves https://www.rawstory.com/2020/06/i-will-call-the-cops-white-woman-threatens-to-call-police-on-black-man-for-blowing-leaves/
#Karen understands her social position/power w/in systemic racism.Vidéos show how pwr operates in realtime
‘I will call the cops!’ White woman threatens to call police on Black man for blowing leaves https://www.rawstory.com/2020/06/i-will-call-the-cops-white-woman-threatens-to-call-police-on-black-man-for-blowing-leaves/
“Karens” understand threat—calling police on Black ppl, —see it as institution for preserving social power, privilege, comfort.
Black family says white woman called police over dispute about their right to build a patio. #Karen https://www.rawstory.com/2020/06/black-family-says-white-woman-called-police-over-dispute-about-their-right-to-build-a-patio/
Black family says white woman called police over dispute about their right to build a patio. #Karen https://www.rawstory.com/2020/06/black-family-says-white-woman-called-police-over-dispute-about-their-right-to-build-a-patio/
Cell phone videos capture today the ugliness of everyday racism and the ubiquitous use of the n-word by “Karens”.
Black folks long shared these stories & often encountered disbelief, denial, by too-many white folks, still. Unlearning racism will be hard
Black folks long shared these stories & often encountered disbelief, denial, by too-many white folks, still. Unlearning racism will be hard
Just another “Karen” & “Ken,” wielding guns, comfortable police is for their protection.
Racism is killing ppl for walking, driving, sleeping while Black. Think
what would happen if Karen called police on a Black couple wielding guns at white protesters
Racism is killing ppl for walking, driving, sleeping while Black. Think
what would happen if Karen called police on a Black couple wielding guns at white protesters
“Karens” calling the police is about everyday racism. Systemic too: Black kids policed in schools. Black ppl “out of place”, marked as not belonging
White Hampton Inn Employee Fired After Calling Police on Black Guests Who Were Using the Swimming Pool https://www.theroot.com/white-hampton-inn-employee-fired-after-calling-police-o-1844220827
White Hampton Inn Employee Fired After Calling Police on Black Guests Who Were Using the Swimming Pool https://www.theroot.com/white-hampton-inn-employee-fired-after-calling-police-o-1844220827
Let’s not forget Cooper, a liberal. People imagine themselves to be nonracist, inclusive. In practice? Vidéos exposing deep-seated, ugly racism.
“3 Things Amy Cooper Did In Central Park To Damage Her Reputation And Career” By Terina Allen @Forbes #Karen https://www.forbes.com/sites/terinaallen/2020/05/29/3-things-amy-cooper-did-in-central-park-that-destroyed-her-life/
“3 Things Amy Cooper Did In Central Park To Damage Her Reputation And Career” By Terina Allen @Forbes #Karen https://www.forbes.com/sites/terinaallen/2020/05/29/3-things-amy-cooper-did-in-central-park-that-destroyed-her-life/
Why does racism exist? Who benefits from a racial pecking order? How does it permit indifference to/ lack of empathy for Black death.
“BBQ Becky, Permit Patty and why the Internet is shaming white people who police people 'simply for being black'” #Karens https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/07/18/bbq-becky-permit-patty-and-why-internet-shaming-white-people-who-police-black-people/793574002/
“BBQ Becky, Permit Patty and why the Internet is shaming white people who police people 'simply for being black'” #Karens https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/07/18/bbq-becky-permit-patty-and-why-internet-shaming-white-people-who-police-black-people/793574002/
Difficult convos: We need to take a hard look at the role white women—dubbed #Karens in memes—play in fortifying racial inequality
“BBQ Becky, Permit Patty and Cornerstore Caroline: Too ‘cutesy’ for those white women calling police on black people?” https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/10/19/bbq-becky-permit-patty-and-cornerstore-caroline-too-cutesy-for-those-white-women-calling-cops-on-blacks/
“BBQ Becky, Permit Patty and Cornerstore Caroline: Too ‘cutesy’ for those white women calling police on black people?” https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/10/19/bbq-becky-permit-patty-and-cornerstore-caroline-too-cutesy-for-those-white-women-calling-cops-on-blacks/
These #Karen stories reveal how many white folks understand the police: as *their* customer service force to contain Black equality & freedom.
“From 'BBQ Becky' to 'Golfcart Gail,' list of unnecessary 911 calls made on Black people continues to grow.” https://abcnews.go.com/US/bbq-becky-golfcart-gail-list-unnecessary-911-calls/story?id=58584961
“From 'BBQ Becky' to 'Golfcart Gail,' list of unnecessary 911 calls made on Black people continues to grow.” https://abcnews.go.com/US/bbq-becky-golfcart-gail-list-unnecessary-911-calls/story?id=58584961
” #Karen” stories expose the role played by white women across class lines play in racial order, eg the gun-toting lawyer Patricia McCloskey (& memes) +
BBQ Becky, Permit Patty, and Pool Patrol Paula: How memes have become a tool to rally against racism https://qz.com/1320154/bbq-becky-permit-patty-and-pool-patrol-paula-how-memes-and-humor-can-combat-racism/
BBQ Becky, Permit Patty, and Pool Patrol Paula: How memes have become a tool to rally against racism https://qz.com/1320154/bbq-becky-permit-patty-and-pool-patrol-paula-how-memes-and-humor-can-combat-racism/
Denying systemic racism despite the facts: Who can behave this recklessly—pointing a gun at ppl on the street—knowing if the police arrive there’s no risk of charges/being shot?
‘Ken and Karen’: Couple aims guns at protesters passing mansion in St Louis https://globalnews.ca/news/7119784/ken-karen-st-louis-protesters-guns/
‘Ken and Karen’: Couple aims guns at protesters passing mansion in St Louis https://globalnews.ca/news/7119784/ken-karen-st-louis-protesters-guns/
There’s a tendency to think of ‘racists’ as only extreme types (eg KKK, apartheid, Nazis). This ignores need to combat everyday, cultural & institutional racisms.
How the name 'Karen' became a stand-in for problematic white women and a hugely popular meme https://www.insider.com/karen-meme-origin-the-history-of-calling-women-karen-white-2020-5
How the name 'Karen' became a stand-in for problematic white women and a hugely popular meme https://www.insider.com/karen-meme-origin-the-history-of-calling-women-karen-white-2020-5
Chrome-Plated Pistols and Pink Polos: The Face of Elite Panic in the USA. Rebecca Solnit on Plutocracy and Its Paranoias:
“They seem to believe the underclass is only held back from sowing chaos and destruction by the state’s threat of violence” @lithub https://lithub.com/chrome-plated-pistols-and-pink-polos-the-face-of-elite-panic-in-the-usa/
“They seem to believe the underclass is only held back from sowing chaos and destruction by the state’s threat of violence” @lithub https://lithub.com/chrome-plated-pistols-and-pink-polos-the-face-of-elite-panic-in-the-usa/
'Feminism is Intersectional' vs the fact of 'Karens'. White accomplices need to have difficult convos with these women
‘Karen in the wild’ loses it and shouts at schoolgirls for picking berries and eating them while on a walk
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11996054/karen-wild-shouts-schoolgirls-picking-berries/
‘Karen in the wild’ loses it and shouts at schoolgirls for picking berries and eating them while on a walk
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11996054/karen-wild-shouts-schoolgirls-picking-berries/
