Acting like an entitled, spoiled brat won’t win you any favors and won’t make you any new friends. In fact, you’re bound to lose a few if you don’t tone it down and continue making other people’s lives a living hell.
To you and I, these people are simply huge jerks who are best left ignored. But to the internet, they’re known as ‘Karens,’ no matter their actual gender or real name. Shaming ignorant Karens has become so huge, it’s even spawned its own subreddit, the ‘Eff You Karen’ community that shows everyone how not to act if you want to be a good person.
In the mood for some more examples of unearned entitlement and outrage? Once you’re done upvoting the pics that made your jaw drop in this list, check out We’s previous article about the ‘Eff You Karen’ community right over here.
#1 Just Do It
#2 Karen Time
#3 Karen Alley Is Out Of Her Mind
The ‘Eff You Karen’ subreddit, founded in late 2017, is now homing in on the 1.2-million-member mark. Some of the subreddit’s rules include avoiding political topics, avoiding witch hunts, and censoring social media identities in order to protect the people being poked fun at.
They might be in the wrong and be way too entitled, but there are very few people who actually deserve being spammed by a bunch of angry internet users. Everyone makes mistakes and we need to leave enough room for people to grow and become better. Though, of course, that’s not an excuse for acting like a horrible, entitled person in the first place.
#4 A Celebrity Karen
#5 Anti Vaccine Karen
#6 Damn It Karen
In a previous interview, I spoke about Karen memes and the context surrounding them with Matt Schimkowitz, Know Your Meme’s Senior Editor. According to him, there’s lots of potential for the meme to be insensitive and even offensive to women, so care must be taken when using this type of humor. He put it very plainly that we should all meme with caution, whatever the meme might be.
#7 The Logic This Karen Has Is Very Small
#8 This Karen Is Being Racist Against A Dog
#9 Uno Reverse
“As [the meme] grows from a parody of a common social experience of someone demanding to speak to a manager to a statement about white privilege, the stakes over the meaning of the meme grow as well,” Matt told We.
#10 The Og Karenavirus
#11 Karen Didn’t Do Her Research
#12 Ran Into The Most Entitled Male Karen At The USPS Today
“I think that users of the meme should be cognizant that what they’re meme-ing might not be their intent anymore. It’s very possible that the meme could grow even farther to exhibit misogynistic tendencies, which are somewhat already present,” Matt warned those who use Karen memes to be aware of the context.
#13 I’d Like To Speak To The Manager Of Mocha Coffee Please
#14 Karen Decides That Children’s Fun Isn’t Enough Of A Reason To Have A Tree House
#15 Takes Being A Karen To A New Level
At the core of using memes for humor lies intent. Know Your Meme’s Senior Editor Matt pointed out that the Karen meme, something that’s used and enjoyed by many people, could eventually become connected to something that many would find offensive if people with sexist beliefs started using the term as a “catchall for all women.”
#16 Definitely Must Be A Karen
#17 “Taking A Picture Of Me???” – Woman Changing Her Baby’s Dirty Diaper On Top Of An Old Navy Clothing Display
#18 Karen Doesn’t Like The Way You Had Your Baby
Though we can’t expect memes to be completely neutral. “Meme-ing can be nihilistic artform and rewards really ugly behavior in some cases. Sometimes, what starts as a fairly inoffensive meme can grow into something really hateful, like Pepe the Frog. I could see that happening to Karen—though, I’m not really sold one way or the other on the debate.”
#19 Friend Told Me To Post This Here After She Found It – Male Karens?
#20 I Karen’t Even
#21 Pulled The Ole Switcheroo
According to Matt, it’s hard to find the exact origin of the Karen meme. However, he personally believes that the most convincing origin story is a bit from Dane Cook’s 2005 comedy special , “The Friend That Nobody Likes” where Karen is given this title. “This is one of the earliest examples that we have to using a specific name to stand in for a whole type of person, and it’s a comedic trope that we’ve seen dozens of times over the last 15 years,” Matt explained the possible origins of the meme to We.
#22 Karen Gatekeeping Motherhood
#23 Poor Starbucks Employee…
#24 Now This Is New Type Of Karen
#25 Why Tho?
#26 Enjoy This One. Dumbest One Yet
#27 No “Bear” Gig For Karen’s Son
#28 Such A Karen Thing To Do
#29 New Definition Of “Communism” Just Dropped
#30 Military Spouse Counts As Service Now
#31 Found One In The Wild!
#32 Brace Yourselves
#33 Karen Wants To Know Where She Can Complain About The Hospital Helicopter Used In Emergency Situations Because It Interrupts Her Sleep
#34 Good To Know, Karen
#35 How Dare You Have Dandelions
#36 Karen’s Thought Process
#37 Hey Screw You Karen
#38 Logic
#39 Ungrateful Karen
#40 Karen After Those Gang Members…
#41 Remember Karens Can Be Men Too
#42 Yes Karen, Of Course, You Totally Guessed It
#43 Gigakaren
#44 A Philippine Governor Doesn’t Wear A Mask Because She Has A “Medical Condition”. Wears An Air Purifier Necklace Instead
#45 Man Karen Strikes Again!
#46 Karen Gets Embarrassed
#47 When A Karen Calls The Cops Because Your Halloween Yard Decor Is Too Realistic!
#48 Mutual Who Recently Made Anti-Vax Posts
#49 Karen Has No Idea I Report All The Q Stuff She Posts
