What’s In A ‘Karen’?
What’s In A ‘Karen’?
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Karen has become cultural shorthand for an white woman who wields her race as a cudgel. And look, we all love to hate a good Karen. But where did this archetype come from? What will the next iteration of Karen be? And what are we missing by focusing on the Karens of the world?