TIME Names Karen Person Of The Year
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TIME Names Karen Person Of The Year
NEW YORK, NY—Time's Person of the Year issue has highlighted some of the world's most influential, important, and controversial figures for almost 100 years. After weeks of intense internal deliberation, Time Magazine has officially announced its Person of the Year: Karen.
"Karen could be any of us. She could be all of us," said Edward Felsenthal, Editor in Chief of Time. "For years, we have been under the watchful protection of everyday heroes who are dedicated to righting all wrongs, no matter how tiny or insignificant. Today, that watchful protector has a name, and her name is Karen."
The announcement was met with mixed reactions and fierce debate. Some Karens have celebrated the news as a huge step forward for Karen representation and human rights. Other Karens took issue with the cover photo and demanded to speak to the manager of Time Magazine. Some have questioned Time choosing Karen in 2020 after already choosing Greta Thunberg last year, who is kind of like a "climate Karen."
Karen will be joining Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Bill Anders, and Hitler as one of the most important and newsworthy people of the last 100 years. Donald Trump supporters, outraged by Time's snub of the president, wrote letters to the editor and threatened to call the police.
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@89th said in TIME Names Karen Person Of The Year:
I half believed this when I first read the thread title. Because...COVID!
At some point it seems plausible that Time will make some socially condoned racist caricature of white people their 'person of the year'.
The problem with 'Karen' is that it applies to females. They need a caricature that applies to males, then it'll be off to the races in social acceptance.
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@89th said in TIME Names Karen Person Of The Year:
I half believed this when I first read the thread title. Because...COVID!
At some point it seems plausible that Time will make some socially condoned racist caricature of white people their 'person of the year'.
The problem with 'Karen' is that it applies to females. They need a caricature that applies to males, then it'll be off to the races in social acceptance.
@Horace said in TIME Names Karen Person Of The Year:
@89th said in TIME Names Karen Person Of The Year:
I half believed this when I first read the thread title. Because...COVID!
At some point it seems plausible that Time will make some socially condoned racist caricature of white people their 'person of the year'.
The problem with 'Karen' is that it applies to females. They need a caricature that applies to males, then it'll be off to the races in social acceptance.
A male Karen is known as a "Chad".
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I think you mean "Chud."
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@jon-nyc Did you watch that episode (where that pic came from) in Always Sunny in Philadelphia? It's one of their best. If you haven't seen the show and want some ridiculously crude humor, it's one of the best comedies on TV (start with Season One...lots of related jokes as the seasons go on).
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I’m actually not a fan of the whole ‘Karen’ terminology but can’t help but laugh at some of these memes.
@jon-nyc said in TIME Names Karen Person Of The Year:
I’m actually not a fan of the whole ‘Karen’ terminology
I suppose most mainstream progressive white women are sure they're not the ones pop culture is currently in mid-sneer at.
Education is extremely important.
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@jon-nyc said in TIME Names Karen Person Of The Year:
I’m actually not a fan of the whole ‘Karen’ terminology
I suppose most mainstream progressive white women are sure they're not the ones pop culture is currently in mid-sneer at.
@Horace said in TIME Names Karen Person Of The Year:
@jon-nyc said in TIME Names Karen Person Of The Year:
I’m actually not a fan of the whole ‘Karen’ terminology
I suppose most mainstream progressive white women are sure they're not the ones pop culture is currently in mid-sneer at.
Well there’s that.
Also, it is often used simply as a term of racial animus to women of a certain age even with no apparent link to any specific behavior.
