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In Defense Of The Angry Karens
I know why they are angry and lashing out. It’s not just because their order was wrong at Red Robin. Here is why they are so angry.
I am responding in particular to Lisa Martin’s article “What Can We Learn From Karen Meltdowns?” I’m about to take a very unpopular side of a societal argument. “Karens” has become the nickname for women who call the police, make a scene at a store or just tick people off with their loud voices.
Martin writes that “Karen, you’re not special.” Yes, that’s exactly it, that’s why they are so angry.
Karen videos are funny and sad. Everyone condemns Karens and if women dare to speak out against something, they are immediately labeled as one.
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I think sometimes these Karens just don’t feel heard in their regular life and that’s why they lash out. I’m not taking a Karen’s side but in middle age, many women feel like they are disappearing and not seen at all. Our society focuses on youth and beauty more than anything. As a woman gets older, they start to lose their youth and looks and becomes invisible to others. That’s one reason I think these incidents happen.
He writes, “Instead of being overly concerned about how you fit in with the group, saying the wrong thing at the wrong time or wearing last year’s style of clothes, you fear becoming — invisible.”
Society, in general, does not see women, especially over the age of 40 or if they are overweight or not conventionally attractive. While out and about, these women are looked over and ignored. It is one reason many women are prone to getting Botox, fillers, plastic surgery, and lying about their age. They want to keep being noticed.
Jennifer Geer writes, “The Karen Generation, for those of you that don’t know, represents everything frumpy and entitled and out of touch. Karen symbolizes the whiny…
