S2. E22. Author Uncut Podcast - Sensitivity Reader Question: Is Calling Someone a "Karen," Racist? (AuthorUncut.com)
<p>S2. E22. Author Uncut Podcast - Sensitivity Reader Question: Is Calling Someone a "Karen," Racist? (AuthorUncut.com)</p>
<p>THIS IS THE LAST EPISODE OF THE SEASON. </p>
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<p>Recently while doing a Sensitivity Read, an author asked me if calling someone a "Karen" is a slur or racist. I'll answer that question in this last episode of season 2.</p>
<p>So what exactly is a "Karen?" It's a term used to describe a woman, usually a white woman wielding her privilege by approaching a stranger, usually a black man or woman, accusing them of one thing or another. They may have an issue with their kids in a swimming pool, them sitting on a bench, walking through a neighborhood, sleeping in a student lounge, a child selling water on a stoop, a child mowing lawns for money, a family cookout bbq... the list goes on.</p>
<p>A KAREN, is calling out someone's outrageous racist behavior. It's another way of calling someone racist.</p>
<p>So why are some calling it a slur or racist?</p>
<p>Well, number 1, no one likes to be called a racist; especially if they are racists.</p>
<p>Number 2, one woman on Twitter called it "class prejudice." That's a new one.</p>
<p>Number 3, they feel that they are "victims" of the term and are cast in a bad light.</p>
<p>I believe that is exactly what it is intended to do; cast that person and their outrageous behavior in a bad light and to publicly shame.</p>
<p>MENTIONS IN PODCAST:</p>
<p>Alicia Sanchez Gill (@aliciasanchez)</p>
<p>Sister Outrider - <a href="https://sisteroutrider.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">https://sisteroutrider.wordpress.com/</a></p>
<p>Julie Bindel (@bindelj)</p>
<p>Karen Fleshman, Esq. (@FleshmanKaren)</p>
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