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Since saying "Becky" and "Karen" offends some people, I will use DRMTWW.
Dangerous, racist, manipulative, twisted white woman.
Rorey
(8,445 posts)Is anyone really offended? I used to be blonde, and I didn't mind people using the term "dumb blonde".
I think the decent Karens and Beckys don't really care too much, but should all Debbies be worried about being downers?
qwlauren35
(6,150 posts)are probably the ones for whom the shoe is a little loose, but fits reasonably well.
Ilsa
(61,698 posts)Offended or aggravated that anyone who heard your name would think you might be a nazi? Just curious, because very few parents name their child "Dick" any more.
Hav
(5,969 posts)It's not about the name or shaming women with the name Karen. It's a meme, it was a chosen term for a particular behavior so that it's commonly understood with one word instead of having to repeat a detailed description again and again.
Ilsa
(61,698 posts)Like I said, I doubt anyone uses the name Dick any more. We all know that people named Dick aren't necessarily jerks, but the association forms. No one should have toss out a lovely, or strong, or meaningful name for their baby because the name was conscripted for something ugly.
qwlauren35
(6,150 posts)Maybe you didn't see it. INSTEAD of saying Becky or Karen, I will say DRMTWW. And of course, when someone asks what it means, I will explain.
Dangerous, racist, manipulative, twisted white woman.
Dangerous because they have the power of being white women to be believed as being in danger.
Racist because they only do it to black men.
Manipulative, because they are playing on a white man's training to protect them from black men.
Twisted, doing it because they know they can get away with it.
White women - ONLY white women can get away with this shit.
Ilsa
(61,698 posts)I know some older women named Karen. Two in my volunteer group (retired, mid-late 60s, kindhearted). They've made it clear they are offended by it. My question is why wouldn't someone be offended by having their name tied to hatefulness, irrational priviledge, etc?
qwlauren35
(6,150 posts)But it has to include WW. ONLY white women can get away with this.
Ilsa
(61,698 posts)Javaman
(62,534 posts)It's brief and accurate.
Lars39
(26,116 posts)These women are dangerous racist busybodies, swatting to create the reality they want to have.
Tipperary
(6,930 posts)I want to be up on all the names the cool kids call,others.
world wide wally
(21,755 posts)Ilsa
(61,698 posts)Really, I don't even want racists rapists to all be called donalds. There are nice men with that name.
RussBLib
(9,037 posts)qwlauren35
(6,150 posts)But it needs to be something not associated with a name. Women will say "I'm Offended". And "what's the name for racist men" and "why are you singling out women" and "you're being sexist".
This is behavior that ONLY white women can do. White men simply kill. White women get black men killed and feel no guilt because they didn't do the killing themselves.
aidbo
(2,328 posts)Keeps
Acting
Racist,
Even
Now (2020)
qwlauren35
(6,150 posts)Or someone can scream "I'm Offended".
FoxNewsSucks
(10,435 posts)I think just use a small k. Same as with calling a guy a dick. Some karens might be named Karen, but not all Karens are a karen.
Ilsa
(61,698 posts)good people for lack of imagination?
malaise
(269,182 posts)for deranged