Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Please stop calling people "Karens."



I won't discuss the particulars of this conflict.  I hadn't meant to write today at all.

I really object to the attempts to legitimize terms such "Karen."

If you don't like what someone is doing, why can't you say "You're being a fucking asshole?"  It's egalitarian.  It's neutral for specifics such as race, gender, socioeconomic affiliation and many other demographics and it speaks to what someone is doing at a certain time rather than permanently characterizing him or her.  

I am trying to be funny.  What's not funny is when a euphemism whose connotations are as damaging as profanity is treated as if it is a fair way to talk about people.