KAREN LEE: Hello, my name is Karen Lee. When people would say that, you know, the short-haired mom who calls the manager over at the supermarket is a Karen, we all thought that was funny at one point.

Memes started circulating about suburban haircuts and women named Karen who demand to “ speak to the manager.” Kinda funny.

The top Urban Dictionary definition of “Karen” reads: 44. mother of three. blonde. owns a volvo. annoying as hell. wears acrylics 24/7. currently at your workplace speaking to your manager.

Opinions The ‘Karen’ memes and jokes aren’t sexist or racist. Let a Karen explain. (Tara Jacoby for The Washington Post) By Karen Attiah April 28, 2020 ...

Memes like the overused “Karen” putdowns, aimed at middle-age white women, have become a socially accepted way of promoting stereotypes and bigotry. The woman I met on that Sunday afternoon ...

When we first dissected the Karen meme in early February, it was seen as a giant joke. As it continued gaining popularity, however, it abruptly became a lot less funny and a lot more pointed ...

FYI, it's not. READ MORE: The best memes of 2020 (so far) On Sunday (Apr 5), controversial feminist writer Julie Bindel questioned if Karen could be a slur.

Tropical Storm Karen, which is moving through the Southern Windward islands and could hit Puerto Rico early next week, has inspired the internet to make memes poking fun of the storm’s name. # ...

Karen Grigsby Bates, of NPR’s Code Switch podcast, traced Karen back to “Miss Ann,” the Antebellum nickname “for a white woman who is aware of her whiteness and the status it conveys.” ...