Spending Power

We all agree, Karen is annoying. Karen-culture is a byproduct of capitalism where her voice is magnified because she fills a shopping cart at Target and Costco once a week. If it’s any consolation, no one would give a shit about her otherwise.

It’s not just racism Karen decides to minimize. Her pearl-clutching fuels the fast-paced, sensationalized news racket we’ve got corroding natural thought processes and logic. Why does it make the news that a 40 year old male comic is sending 18 year old women text messages? Sure he’s lonely, and needs excessive adoration, but he’s not a criminal. Its reverse-sexism to say an 18 year old woman is incapable of making a decision, that she’s powerless to a homely looking, brainless man because he’s got the kind of money that produces a couple Karens.

It gives all the power to men when young women are told they don’t have agency. I once had to quit my job because I slept with a coworker for over 6 months, and I didn’t want to see his face anymore. Going into it, I told myself, this is going to turn into a big, fat, uncomfortable learning experience. It could take a lot of learning experiences to figure out a dick is never going to fill a hole made by reality falling short of expectations because of misdirection. But after time, we realize how some bad decisions make us stronger, in the same way that the most beautiful memories can end up turning into nightmares.

So an 18 year old is capable to figure out that when she gets a direct message from a complete stranger, it either means he is a card-carrying lonely hearts club member or a green-card-seeking man who is jumping at the chance to be on 90-day fiancé, because even though our country is is going through a shit storm, it’s still a great country to be in. 

Don’t rush out to buy your Fuck Karen t-shirts (of course) without considering what exactly is her cross to bear. Karens are dismissive, petty and mean, but their entire existence is about consumption rather than creation.

Nothing unites men more than feeling superior to women, so don’t crucify Karen for all the inherent and systematic racism in a country that is run by men. She’s merely a red-herring, a red herring with spending power.