2026-10-18 20:08 UTC
Real women named Karen are bearing the cost of their name being turned into an insult. There is no comparable male equivalent. “Karen” may thus sometimes penalize women for expressions of anger or assertiveness that would attract less comment from men. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/diagnosis-human/202610/what-happens-when-your-name-becomes-an-insult
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@mjibrower@social.vivaldi.net 2026-10-18 20:27
@amydiehl@mstdn.social …but every time you mention this in r/genxwomen someone comes along to tell you about the origin of the term (which most people in r/genxwomen were there for) and why it’s not an insult if you aren’t a Karen. 🙄 Which is just one reason I muted r/genxwomen.
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@Simx72@tkz.one 2026-10-18 20:31
@amydiehl@mstdn.social Que raro. Karen me parece un nombre super lindo Supongo que es el equivalente en inglés a "la Valeria" o "la Valentina" xd