Karenhood

English Etymology From en Karen -hood. Noun - en informal The condition of being a Karen ("a middle-aged white woman exhibiting a sense of entitlement or white privilege"). en Karenicity en https://web.archive.org/web/20220426061356/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8658511/Maskless-white-womans-bizarre-rant-passengers-clap-kicked-Spirit-Airlines-flight.html w:The Daily Mail The mother and daughter in Golembeskiz's clip have fallen victim to Karenhood on TikTok, a pejorative slang term for white women displaying unjustified public displays of anger or entitlement. Bizarre moment mask-less woman and her 'Karenette' daughter accuse passengers of racism as they are jeered and slow-clapped off Spirit Airlines flight 2020-08-24 Luke Kenton en https://web.archive.org/web/20220526052455/https://www.dailydot.com/irl/karen-eats-body-butter-tiktok-shiniquekosmetics-bitter-betty/ w:The Daily Dot Some of @shiniquekosmetics' best videos veer away from body butter tasters and into genuine Karenhood, with several of her uploads detailing her conversations with irritating, entitled, or downright rude customers. 'So you really going to post me on your TikTok': Cosmetics influencer exposes salty DMs from Karen customer 2021-10-07 Nahila Bonfiglio en Nice White Ladies Drawing a straight line from lynching picnics to Karenhood, Daniels deconstructs the tiny daily behaviors of 'nice white ladies' that create structural racism across the United States today. 2021-10-21 Jessie Daniels 9781541675858 w:Basic Books w:Minal Hajratwala en https://web.archive.org/web/20220707162750/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/the-spinoff-the-rise-and-fall-of-karen/JMDVGUFHR4VBS7MA75K6B6IDYM/ w:The New Zealand Herald There were no obvious signs of Karenhood among the group, though: no inverted bobs with jarring blonde highlights, no telltale weirdness around the hut's nonwhite residents, no "I know it when I see it" vibes-based clues. The Spinoff: The rise and fall of 'Karen' 2022-04-21 Madeleine Holden en The Quaking of America Other white bodies simply leave, and I experience their Karenhood or Kevinhood later. They send me long, accusatory letters and e-mails, citing various authorities, walking me through a list of their own credentials (PhDs they've earned, conference presentation they've done, etc.), and letting me know how righteous and offended they are, and how abominable I and my colleagues are. 2022-04-22 w:Resmaa Menakem 9781949481679 Central Recovery Press