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Karen jokes aren't funny any more

10 July 2020

1:45 AM

10 July 2020

1:45 AM

What’s in a name? Answer: if it’s Karen, quite a lot. Over the past week my moniker has come to denote a middle-aged, uneducated woman who is unaware of her white privilege and cares little about tackling racial inequality. So on behalf of other Karens, it’s time to say: the joke has gone too far.

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