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Karen from the Ohio DMV is back, this time at Planet Fitness (Original Post) RhodeIslandOne Aug 2020 OP
That voice is like nails on a chalkboard. MrsMatt Aug 2020 #1
Sarah Palin's whiny younger sister. let's call her Jan SiliconValley_Dem Aug 2020 #4
Her name is Anna. nt tblue37 Aug 2020 #13
was referring to Brady Bunch Jan SiliconValley_Dem Aug 2020 #14
"karen", uncapitalized and it's meaning, is now a part of our national lexicon... brush Aug 2020 #25
There is nothing wrong with her voice. And she is stupid and I hope at the least, cops escort her LizBeth Aug 2020 #19
It's the white privileged wh-i-n-i-n-g. we can do it Aug 2020 #34
No. It is becoming/has become any middle aged white woman (or black woman if we are not pitting LizBeth Aug 2020 #35
This woman disagrees. Karens screaming at people for no reason deserve zero respect. we can do it Aug 2020 #37
I am not talking about respecting this woman, but respecting women. Sorry you can't see, but not LizBeth Aug 2020 #42
her voice is IRRITATING Skittles Aug 2020 #69
It was a woman voice not particularly high. I gotta wonder when we talk about men throwing fits, LizBeth Aug 2020 #72
Her accent is what bothers me. ecstatic Aug 2020 #68
hard Midwestern Skittles Aug 2020 #70
I enjoy all different accents so no, accents do not bother me. I like the unique differences but in LizBeth Aug 2020 #73
IKR?!?! dixiechiken1 Aug 2020 #54
She wants attention so badly.... Dorian Gray Aug 2020 #74
this woman deserves her own goddamn meme. get SNL on this SiliconValley_Dem Aug 2020 #2
Here's Part 2, BTW: TheBlackAdder Aug 2020 #77
holy moly. Kristin Wiig would have been good in this role SiliconValley_Dem Aug 2020 #78
OH my FUCKING god Eliot Rosewater Aug 2020 #3
🤣🤣🤣 live love laugh Aug 2020 #22
Embarrassing that she's an Ohioan. Doremus Aug 2020 #5
She's probably related to another Ohio embarrassment from about a decade ago. Philostopher Aug 2020 #16
yes - she went to Richmond Hts HS. Chili Aug 2020 #46
Not exactly known as Trump country. Clearly an outlier that they'd rather keep quiet lol Doremus Aug 2020 #53
A patriot defending her right to be an asshole. Toss her ass to the curb. magicarpet Aug 2020 #6
She accused him of SCantiGOP Aug 2020 #7
+1. Not sure what that means either but it would yonder Aug 2020 #67
Very impressive she went a over 2 minutes... lame54 Aug 2020 #8
I'm wondering how long PatSeg Aug 2020 #27
Somebody needs attention. chowder66 Aug 2020 #9
Eventually someone will actually beat her up. ...nt 2naSalit Aug 2020 #10
🤣🤣🤣 live love laugh Aug 2020 #23
I am ready to volunteer. redwitch Aug 2020 #59
I'm all in favor of her getting the... 2naSalit Aug 2020 #80
Now she should be charged for trespassing. LakeArenal Aug 2020 #11
No. He can't touch her. He explained the store policy, she refused to comply... brush Aug 2020 #28
Exactly, he should not touch her. Mariana Aug 2020 #43
I dont think you meant to reply to me... LakeArenal Aug 2020 #44
I dont think you meant to reply to me... LakeArenal Aug 2020 #57
But where is "my boyfriend"? nt tblue37 Aug 2020 #12
lol. maybe this is her toxic way of hunting for new boyfriend SiliconValley_Dem Aug 2020 #15
I assume he was the one shooting the video...In the DMV he was wearing a mask Liberal In Texas Aug 2020 #61
I think she's videoing herself, as she did at the DMV. nt tblue37 Aug 2020 #62
Maybe... Newest Reality Aug 2020 #17
Disgusting self centered attention seeking FILTH! consider_this Aug 2020 #18
What did she do at the DMV? I missed that. dmr Aug 2020 #41
Here ya go irisblue Aug 2020 #45
Sad to say the gym employee fell into the KellyAnn Conjob "repeat statement and change the mitch96 Aug 2020 #20
Yup you really have to know how to talk to them. nt live love laugh Aug 2020 #24
Ugly American stillcool Aug 2020 #21
+1 2naSalit Aug 2020 #26
Employees, managers, and owners need to stop arguing with these people. Mariana Aug 2020 #29
Yes, if management would allow it. we can do it Aug 2020 #38
She's making a fortune by doing this PSPS Aug 2020 #30
Bingo! Dem2theMax Aug 2020 #49
She could be right. FBI Director? n/t moonscape Aug 2020 #66
No wonder she loves Trump so much. smirkymonkey Aug 2020 #31
the woman is a dumbass moron.... quickesst Aug 2020 #32
That doesn't sound like an Ohio accent. blueinredohio Aug 2020 #33
she's Croatian n/t musette_sf Aug 2020 #36
A Judge needs to order that one more time it's bluestarone Aug 2020 #39
If she's looking for attention, she can't have it from me. nt Hortensis Aug 2020 #40
Why is a dispute in a local gym of national concern? n/t KWR65 Aug 2020 #47
Because the issue in dispute... reACTIONary Aug 2020 #64
She's not a Karen, reporting blacks out if racism. lindysalsagal Aug 2020 #48
Put her on the treadmill and turn the speed up to warp speed Miigwech Aug 2020 #50
No shirt, no shoes, no service... lonely bird Aug 2020 #51
She's a jackass who is putting our lives at risk. nt iluvtennis Aug 2020 #52
I hope someone plays her little videos for her while she's laying in ICU on a vent. Liberal In Texas Aug 2020 #55
I think someone enjoys draining the life force from her fellow humans blogslut Aug 2020 #56
YES! Colin for the win! MichaelSoE Aug 2020 #83
The employee's mother is apparently immuno-suppressed and he lives with her Sympthsical Aug 2020 #58
What the fuck is he waiting for ...ESCORT HER OFF THE PREMISE yuiyoshida Aug 2020 #60
The cops were on their way Sympthsical Aug 2020 #65
He could have picked her up kicking and screaming yuiyoshida Aug 2020 #76
I can't write what I hope the ultimate essme Aug 2020 #63
No Shirt No Shoes No Mask No Service. sheshe2 Aug 2020 #71
Can't wait until the next episode of "My Freedom of Liberty." betsuni Aug 2020 #75
Give her a membership refund and blacklist her ignorant ass. boston bean Aug 2020 #79
I would love to see the next video of somebody else talking Tribetime Aug 2020 #81
She's a gem. Ms. Toad Aug 2020 #82

brush

(53,467 posts)
25. "karen", uncapitalized and it's meaning, is now a part of our national lexicon...
Sat Aug 8, 2020, 02:46 PM
Aug 2020

like zerox or google it. This woman, who apparently gets off on arguing about her right not to wear a mask, is a prime example of a karen.

LizBeth

(9,946 posts)
19. There is nothing wrong with her voice. And she is stupid and I hope at the least, cops escort her
Sat Aug 8, 2020, 02:32 PM
Aug 2020

out.

Omg, I can't vote for HRC her voice sound like a woman, that reminds me of my mom that scolds me. Or worse, a wife. Bs.

LizBeth

(9,946 posts)
35. No. It is becoming/has become any middle aged white woman (or black woman if we are not pitting
Sat Aug 8, 2020, 03:24 PM
Aug 2020

woman against women, or even young women when we want to attack them), that speaks in any kind of authoritative voice. Regardless of how stupid she is in her self righteous rant, her voice was fine. What you are doing is creating all women that speak out are potentially this. Women have been living it forever. We see it as a reason people gave ot not vote for HRC. We hear it all the time about Pelosi, AOC, Warren, Harris and every other woman.

we can do it

(12,116 posts)
37. This woman disagrees. Karens screaming at people for no reason deserve zero respect.
Sat Aug 8, 2020, 03:31 PM
Aug 2020

Ranting, spittle yelling, licking doors and windows, etc. on the name of tangeranus deserve no respect. None.

LizBeth

(9,946 posts)
42. I am not talking about respecting this woman, but respecting women. Sorry you can't see, but not
Sat Aug 8, 2020, 03:43 PM
Aug 2020

on me to convince you. So, am I spitting and screaming and being a Karen now because I disagree with you? You tell me.

Skittles

(152,963 posts)
69. her voice is IRRITATING
Sat Aug 8, 2020, 06:31 PM
Aug 2020

I could NOT listen to her for very long, not at ALL....she is whiny and full of herself, not "authoritative"

LizBeth

(9,946 posts)
72. It was a woman voice not particularly high. I gotta wonder when we talk about men throwing fits,
Sat Aug 8, 2020, 06:57 PM
Aug 2020

and we do, we never talk about his voice like this. I tend to think there is something in "sounds like my mom, my wife". I do not find a single thing about the voice irritating but the stupid self entitled words coming out of her mouth.

So, we can disagree.

Skittles

(152,963 posts)
70. hard Midwestern
Sat Aug 8, 2020, 06:32 PM
Aug 2020

the really hard "A" gives it away, like when DeVos says HAT SPAT instead of hot spot

LizBeth

(9,946 posts)
73. I enjoy all different accents so no, accents do not bother me. I like the unique differences but in
Sat Aug 8, 2020, 06:59 PM
Aug 2020

case you think I am good with her behavior? Atrocious and she should be at the least, escorted out. People like her are what keep people like me stuck in my house living off savings.

Dorian Gray

(13,469 posts)
74. She wants attention so badly....
Sat Aug 8, 2020, 07:07 PM
Aug 2020

please tell me there is a video of the police arriving and arresting her.

Doremus

(7,261 posts)
5. Embarrassing that she's an Ohioan.
Sat Aug 8, 2020, 02:11 PM
Aug 2020

I sincerely hope the manager called the police and they dispensed the justice this woman has been begging for.

Philostopher

(4,465 posts)
16. She's probably related to another Ohio embarrassment from about a decade ago.
Sat Aug 8, 2020, 02:29 PM
Aug 2020

Wonder if she's part of the family of "Joe the Plumber" who also was from somewhere in northern Ohio.

yonder

(9,631 posts)
67. +1. Not sure what that means either but it would
Sat Aug 8, 2020, 06:17 PM
Aug 2020

be fun watching her try to explain it. Those folks figure their bases are covered if they get one or both of them included in anything they say.

Hats off to the guy she was talking at though.

PatSeg

(46,773 posts)
27. I'm wondering how long
Sat Aug 8, 2020, 02:49 PM
Aug 2020

before her boyfriend leaves her. He seemed relatively reasonable at the DMV and commented that she'd done this before. Can't imagine why on earth he brought her with him.

The gym should have just refunded her membership fee and tell her she is no longer a member.

2naSalit

(86,031 posts)
80. I'm all in favor of her getting the...
Sat Aug 8, 2020, 08:52 PM
Aug 2020

Italian grocery clerk treatment, the one with the awesome slap!

You know, in that video that went viral a few months ago with the idiot swearing and spitting in the store and the clerk comes up and slaps him once and he has a spectacular fall to the floor. I love that video, it's so appropriately well done!

I'm not violent but some people only begin to notice their faults after they feel some actual pain.


brush

(53,467 posts)
28. No. He can't touch her. He explained the store policy, she refused to comply...
Sat Aug 8, 2020, 02:51 PM
Aug 2020

Last edited Sat Aug 8, 2020, 03:55 PM - Edit history (1)

so he called the police. Why should he get an assault case because of that idiot? He did the right thing.

Mariana

(14,847 posts)
43. Exactly, he should not touch her.
Sat Aug 8, 2020, 03:52 PM
Aug 2020

He shouldn't waste his time arguing with her, though, or answering her stupid-ass bullshit questions, or explaining stuff to her that she already knows perfectly well. He only needs to say a few things to her:

"Please put on a mask or leave the premises."
"You're trespassing, please leave."
"I'm calling the police now."

LakeArenal

(28,713 posts)
44. I dont think you meant to reply to me...
Sat Aug 8, 2020, 04:09 PM
Aug 2020

I said charge her with trespass. No hands..
🖐🏼🤚🏾

LakeArenal

(28,713 posts)
57. I dont think you meant to reply to me...
Sat Aug 8, 2020, 05:36 PM
Aug 2020

I said charge her with trespass. No hands..
🖐🏼🤚🏾

Liberal In Texas

(13,452 posts)
61. I assume he was the one shooting the video...In the DMV he was wearing a mask
Sat Aug 8, 2020, 05:48 PM
Aug 2020

so he was probably here too. The staff didn't have a problem with him, he was following the rules.

So this is obviously a contrived "confrontation" so this harridan can make her little videos and get her RW friends followers to watch.

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)
17. Maybe...
Sat Aug 8, 2020, 02:30 PM
Aug 2020

Maybe when she was a spoiled little brat, she got a lot of attention for behaving this way and she found a way to get a fix?

consider_this

(2,194 posts)
18. Disgusting self centered attention seeking FILTH!
Sat Aug 8, 2020, 02:32 PM
Aug 2020

I was sickened by her DMV stunt. How is there this much stupidity/hatred even possible.

mitch96

(13,816 posts)
20. Sad to say the gym employee fell into the KellyAnn Conjob "repeat statement and change the
Sat Aug 8, 2020, 02:32 PM
Aug 2020

narrative". If he just kept on saying "you need a mask" "you need a mask" "you need a mask"
and not answer any of her other questions he would have been ok. I've used this ploy before on repukes and it works pretty well. Repeat part of what they said to make it seem like you are answering the question and then pivot to what YOU want to get across. Put them on the back foot and on the defensive..
YMMV
m

Mariana

(14,847 posts)
29. Employees, managers, and owners need to stop arguing with these people.
Sat Aug 8, 2020, 02:52 PM
Aug 2020

Just tell them to get out, and that they're trespassing. If they continue to stand there jawing, call the police.

PSPS

(13,512 posts)
30. She's making a fortune by doing this
Sat Aug 8, 2020, 02:52 PM
Aug 2020

Apparently, this is how it works:

* Go out and record yourself doing something "outrageous!!11!"
* Get it posted on social media
* Hope it's so "outrageous" that is gets amplified (like this post on DU)
* Gain interest/followers
* Become recognized, for good or bad, as an "influencer"
* Order more deposit slips while you rake in big money from people who want to "reach your audience"

Kim Kardashian gets something like $50K every time she prominently displays a Coca-Cola product in one of her YouTube videos, for example.

Dem2theMax

(9,594 posts)
49. Bingo!
Sat Aug 8, 2020, 04:38 PM
Aug 2020

She enjoys the attention. That's why she's doing this. And she thinks she's going to make money out of it. Possibly get a position in the Trump White House.

quickesst

(6,280 posts)
32. the woman is a dumbass moron....
Sat Aug 8, 2020, 03:01 PM
Aug 2020

.... and I think that's pretty much been covered. Let's address the employee she was talking to and the mask he and so many other people are wearing. It's not a proper mask, otherwise he would not be having to constantly pull it back up over his nose when it's slips down. Either buy a mask that conforms to the nose, or buy masks that have the metal strip which conforms a mask to the nose. If one has to constantly pull their masks up, one should realize there are openings on either side of your nose which is nothing more than a pole holding up a tent. It baffles me that something so simple requiring nothing more then a dash of common sense and logic is so damned hard to grasp.

lindysalsagal

(20,433 posts)
48. She's not a Karen, reporting blacks out if racism.
Sat Aug 8, 2020, 04:29 PM
Aug 2020

she's merely a cult member wanting negative attention. She needs to be arrested and then monitored.

 

Miigwech

(3,741 posts)
50. Put her on the treadmill and turn the speed up to warp speed
Sat Aug 8, 2020, 04:41 PM
Aug 2020

maybe we can send her back to the parallel universe from which she came ... Hades

lonely bird

(1,642 posts)
51. No shirt, no shoes, no service...
Sat Aug 8, 2020, 04:46 PM
Aug 2020

No mask, no service. Private business what every asshat RW snowflake has screamed about regarding serving gays.

Enough of these stupid, childish, whiny people. If their four year old acted this way they would smack him. This was not, is not and never will be about “freedom”.

Sympthsical

(8,925 posts)
58. The employee's mother is apparently immuno-suppressed and he lives with her
Sat Aug 8, 2020, 05:40 PM
Aug 2020

The employee told her she was putting both him and his mother in danger with her behavior. Of course, she edited that bit out. Also edited out the police. She only posted what she thinks makes her look like she "won" the argument.

She needs to be in jail. She is clearly endangering people on purpose, to get attention, a thrill, clicks, what have you.

yuiyoshida

(41,759 posts)
60. What the fuck is he waiting for ...ESCORT HER OFF THE PREMISE
Sat Aug 8, 2020, 05:48 PM
Aug 2020

OR CALL THE COPS,.. what a stupid moron. Its because of these stupid people like her that we are in this mess to begin with.

Sympthsical

(8,925 posts)
65. The cops were on their way
Sat Aug 8, 2020, 06:00 PM
Aug 2020

He mentions it once or twice, then at the end when he gives up, he says, "You can talk to the cops then."

Patience of a saint, that guy. Hunky, too.

yuiyoshida

(41,759 posts)
76. He could have picked her up kicking and screaming
Sat Aug 8, 2020, 07:25 PM
Aug 2020

and deposit her out on the side walk. Than the owner can BAN her from ever coming there again.

Tribetime

(4,670 posts)
81. I would love to see the next video of somebody else talking
Sat Aug 8, 2020, 09:24 PM
Aug 2020

That that is a private business and she needs to comply with their rules hopefully the next video will be up the police arresting her

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