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[–] CidVicious@sh.itjust.works 19 points 3 days ago (4 children)

The Karen thing is weird to me because it's a pretty typical name and I know multiple karens. But it must be generational since it appears to have had a dramatic drop off in the 80s.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 10 points 3 days ago

Yeah it’s kind of an ageist thing. Gen x was like the last time that name was common.

[–] stinerman@midwest.social 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I have an aunt named Karen. I have never asked her what she thought about that name being a sort of slur now.

[–] curiousaur@reddthat.com 1 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I have a relative whose name is Karen and she's the biggest Karen.

Her name is Cunt?

Fucking hell the post office must love that!

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I only know one millennial Karen and she's cool as all hell.

The generational divide is the point though. The archetypal Karen is a gen x woman being really entitled to a gen z service worker

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Which tracts because karen is usually associated with middle aged women, and that's the age group.

[–] elephantium@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

tracts

Of land?