Meme The Original Karen

Cnn karen sun is a far cry from the karen meme that has spread widely over social media in recent years.

Meme the original karen. But it s cold comfort against the violent truth of white nationalism. The karen meme sends up a laughable often feckless symbol of racism in america. Aside from a shared first name sun a 23 year old chinese american doesn t exactly. Others believe that the popularity of the name may come from the character karen from the 1989 gangster film goodfellas clip below.

When the karen named actress ask why you are white then the other girl says omg karen you can t just ask people why they re white. The karen meme is being used to describe women who commit racist acts in public like unjustly calling the police on black people. Needless to say this might be the origin of this meme who knows how it becomes this popular. While it s unclear where exactly karen began seeing use as a pejorative character it perhaps started with the oh my god karen you can t just ask someone why they re white meme from mean girls.

Karen as an insult may be new but names as insults are as old as names themselves there s plenty of. She s entitled and rude to service staff and always wants a good deal particularly if she s in possession of an expired coupon. Origins of the karen meme can be found from a movie mean girl movie. The karen meme in fact is part of a long tradition and a pejorative one at that.

The meme which is often combined with the can i speak to the manager haircut is used as a pejorative for middle aged white women according to a senior editor at know your meme to depict their entitlement. According to a popular meme karen is a middle aged white woman with an asymmetrical bob asking to speak to the manager who happens to be as entitled as she is ignorant.