Beneath that, “the vibe of the meme is power and power abuse,” she says, “and that gets deployed throughout the meme to punish the institution.” Memes referring to broader themes might trivialize some ...

In the flaming frame of an internet meme, Karen Lutz seems to check all the necessary boxes. She is 67, white and well-off. She drives an SUV, sports a short hairstyle and isn’t shy about spe… ...

The “Karen” meme began as a way to call out a certain kind of person but now is being used to describe any woman of a certain age, just as “mansplaining” gave us a license to berate and ...

As for how the Karen meme originated, Schimkowitz states that it is "really hard to pin down" when exactly its popularity grew. However, he notes that the most "convincing" theory is that the idea ...

When you see your name or your loved one’s name being used as a meme, it is incredibly hurtful and sometimes downright scary. We have become scapegoats for everything wrong with world in 2020 ...

It’s a tough time to be called Karen. You might have heard the popular meme about entitled women who ask to speak to the manager and are now dubbed under the umbrella term of ‘Karen’.

Karen’s Diner, which opened on Dublin’s O’Connell Street in early 2024, was originally part of a global chain inspired by the viral ‘Karen’ meme – where waiters and waitresses ...

A Karen meme is often combined with the quote: 'Can I speak to the manager?' It is also associated with anti-vaccination activists who favour unproven essential oils to medical science.

Restaurant chain Karen's Diner, which is based on the viral 'Karen' meme where staff poke fun at women who are usually heard asking to 'speak to the manager', opened it's doors on O'Connell Street ...