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In reply to the discussion: Penzeys Spices has no more F***s to give and lets it all hang out [View all]ecstatic
(32,737 posts)It started with someone insisting that the name Karen should be completely off limits because a good person named Karen might be offended. When that approach didn't work, the grievance was upgraded into a sexism issue. When that declaration was ignored, we started hearing reports of good/innocent women named Karen who were traumatized by the memes. Seriously? I'm not buying it this time.
I've seen different names incorporated into memes over the years: Becky, Felicia, etc, and I've never heard an outcry until the name Karen. It's bizarre. It almost seems to confirm that the nickname is accurate.
That being said, I've heard the outcry and out of respect, I haven't used the meme on DU or Twitter just in case someone out there is somehow internalizing something that should have nothing to do with her.
Just my humble opinion.