Why KAREN ? WHy not Stephanie? WHy not Betty? Why not Jane?

United States
July 18, 2020 3:58pm CST
Lately, there had been incidences involving women and their misbehavior and they are called Karen. Have you ever wondered why Karen? Why not Betty? Why not Stephanie? Why not Vivian? What is so special about the name Karen that it's used on misbehaving women ? What they are doing in public causes mostly negative feelings. The latest is a Karen Bikini or is it Bikini Karen. You look up in youtube and you'll see alot of these women there. But really, why Karen ?
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Frederick Espiritu
@simplfred (20641)
• Philippines
18 Jul 20
Maybe Karen days will be faded soon and be change by another name...
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Catty Cook
@baguiojade (373)
• United States
18 Jul 20
We'll see, whose name is next :-)
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Caleb Howells
@Calebxy (369)
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18 Jul 20
Perhaps, yeah
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
19 Jul 20
I don’t know why. I’ve known some sweet kind people named Karen.The-meanest person I ever met had the name Nellie.
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Catty Cook
@baguiojade (373)
• United States
19 Jul 20
So the next name should be Nellie !
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
20 Jul 20
@baguiojade Could be. She was the only Nellie I ever knew.
popciclecold
@popciclecold (39626)
• United States
19 Jul 20
I really have no idea.
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Caleb Howells
@Calebxy (369)
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18 Jul 20
I think it’s partly due to the fact that Karen is a stereotypical name for a middle-aged quite woman. You wouldn’t find many young women these days called Karen, so that name is quite a specific fit for the stereotype
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (69340)
• United States
18 Jul 20
Or, if they do have that name, it’s spelled with a C or a Y (Carin, Karyn), or some other variation from the traditional spelling.
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Caleb Howells
@Calebxy (369)
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18 Jul 20
@FourWalls That’s an interesting point.
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