"This is one of the earliest examples that we have to using a specific name to stand in for a whole type of person, and it's a comedic trope that we've seen dozens of times over the last 15 years," Matt stated his position. However, he personally thinks that the most convincing origin story is Dane Cook's 2005 comedy special bit "The Friend That Nobody Likes" which names Karen as the friend no one likes. Now, we know that most women named Karen out there are probably awesome people in real life, but the name has become a part of internet and meme culture.
Matt said that it's been hard to pin down the exact origin of the Karen meme. The Karen meme is the female equivalent of the Kyle meme and you can check out our post about the times that the internet destroyed fragile masculinity right here.
These images, nicknames and jokes frequently have unknown origins and could be connected to some really hateful areas of the internet." As I tell most people, you should always meme with caution. The meme's meaning will change depending on who is meme-ing it and what their intent is, and that could alter how we all view Karen. He continued: "Personally, because I'm kind of iffy on the intent of the meme and where it's going, I probably wouldn't call someone a Karen or use the Karen meme, judging the trajectory of its meaning. It's very possible that the meme could grow even farther to exhibit misogynistic tendencies, which are somewhat already present." Scroll down for the rest of our interview with Matt. So I think that users of the meme should be cognizant that what they're meme-ing might not be their intent anymore. "As grows from a parody of a common social experience of someone demanding to speak to a manager to a statement about white privilege, the stakes over the meaning of the meme grow as well. We’ve collected some of the best Karen memes, so scroll down, upvote your faves, and check out the ‘Eff You Karen’ subreddit when you have the chance.īored Panda reached out to Matt Schimkowitz, Know Your Meme's Senior Editor, and spoke with him about Karen memes, and how some people find them offensive and insensitive to women. We’re not fans of hating other people, you can’t deny that this online community makes some hilarious Karen content. Another Christmas, another tantrum! 9.The ‘Eff You Karen’ subreddit is one of the places that is dedicated to “the hatred of Karen” as they put it. I mean, is it really Christmas without a Mariah Carey song? 3. And in the spirit of Christmas, here are a couple of memes that you just need to see because they’re too relatable, and hilarious! 1.
Although meme accounts are dime a dozen, there’s still some kind of relatability that grips us and has us hooked. Memes, memes, memes-who’d have thought that in 2019 a square image with a white background that had a line or two of text, could have so much meaning to our lives? Off late, memes also have many template updates-like for instance, the Kylie Jenner “ rise and shine” song she sang to her 2-year-old daughter… Boom, it’s a meme song now! A picture of a judgemental cat sitting on a couch … Boom another one that’s gone viral.Ĭlearly it doesn’t take a lot to get us vested or interested in memes these days. Either you’re following them, getting them DM’d to you via your bestie or see them added to a friend’s story. Surprisingly enough memes have taken over most people’s Instagram feeds. Since 'Karen' is something of a cultural bogeyman for white women calling the police, more have come to claim the meme as their creation.
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