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Sighs, here we go again, white folks trying to claim another term is comparable to the n-word. Bllack Twitter, of course, is not having it.
A Twitter poll popped up, suggesting that the term “Karen” is “being used as a sexist and racist slur.” It further went on to suggest that “Karen” is the “equivalent of the n-word for white women” and asks should the term be banned on Twitter altogether.
Bruh what?
The answer to that question is a straightforward no, and Black Twitter is accurately pointing out the two terms are not equivalent because you can easily write Karen down but not the n-word.
Karen is defined by Urban Dictionary as:
gives raisins to kids on Halloween
drives an SUV to carpool her kids to soccer practice… better hope the ref doesn’t make a wrong call because she will sue!
love to use snapagram to post her workout selfies
after a long day of talking to managers and driving her kids around, she sits down with her mom friends at book club and drinks lots and LOTS of wine
“oh my god, Karen, do you really have to talk to the Burger King manager every time they forget to give you a ketchup packet.“
“LOL! Yes!! I have to Facebook and instasnap it to all my friends to make sure everyone knows to watch out LOL!!!
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If it’s comparable. Write the whole word out and not just “N Word” just like you did Karen. Just write it. I’ll write it with you. pic.twitter.com/6QaKPrlZGZ
— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) April 6, 2020
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No because “Karen” is not attached to a painful legacy of abuse and mistreatment at the hands of others. The n-word is directly connected to slavery and is a hateful, derogatory racial slur unlike a simple stereotype
— Phillie👖ᴹ♚ᴶ (@FungiBillie) April 5, 2020
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THERES NO SUCH THING AS REVERSE RACISM
— Queerbourhood (@queerbourhood) April 6, 2020
THERES NO SUCH THING AS REVERSE RACISM
THERES NO SUCH THING AS REVERSE RACISM
HERES NO SUCH THING AS REVERSE RACISM
THERES NO SUCH THING AS REVERSE RACISM
THERES NO SUCH THING AS REVERSE RACISM
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"If you're comparing the badness of two words, and you won't even say one of them, that's the worse word."
— 🏴☠️Trash Gremlin🏴☠️ (@Garbage_Bandit) April 6, 2020
- John Mulaney
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Type out the n-word.
— 📌 (@tommiedotjpg) April 6, 2020
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A “Karen” is a white middle-class woman with money who is able to get annoyed at the working-class due to her privileges and connections in the world. Black people have dealt with 400+ years of systematic oppression that hasn’t let up. How in tf is that in anyway similar?
— living ball of anxiety (@girlnamedcarl) April 5, 2020
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the difference is, you just typed out "karen" but not "the n word" so, there's your answer. the n word is worse than karen.
— ✿ (@s0ftersoftest) April 5, 2020
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Get back to me when “Karens” are considered three-fifths of a person. Until then... pic.twitter.com/DFfmI53oAi
— Milk Chocolate MAKamala (@NovusDivus) April 6, 2020
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"Considering this is an equivalent of the n-word for white women ..."
— Jedi, Interrupted 🏳️🌈 (@JediCounselor) April 6, 2020
Good job trying to taint your own survey, but no, NOTHING is the equivalent of the N-word.
The sooner you figure that out, the better your life will go.
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— Naira Banks (@jackieaina) April 6, 2020
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You can type out ‘Karen’ but not the n-word. That’s how you know they’re not equivalent.
— Dean Haddix (@doctor_eon) April 6, 2020
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The fact that there are real life people convinced that the term Karen comes close to the N word is HILARIOUS 😩😂 pic.twitter.com/gwfc8UHRCD
— Jonelle ✨ (@jonellestiara) April 5, 2020
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— Baby this is Keke Palmer (@CreoleBabyBritt) April 6, 2020