During a panel discussion over the weekend, an MSNBC contributor referred to the wife of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) as “America’s Karen”. That encapsulation didn’t sit well with Dana Loesch.
During The Dana Show Monday, Loesch questioned if the comment from MNSBC’s David Jolly was actually a racial epithet.
“Is calling someone a ‘Karen’ a racial slur? Because I’m actually really wondering if it is now,” Loesch asked. “I have family members with this name so, please, spare me the whole ‘I don’t like that you use it this way. This is my name’. I get you, but I’m talking about what’s the culture is using, ok? Because Becky — is Becky a slur? Isn’t that what white women have been called? Becky’s?
“So, I guess it’s Karen’s now. I always thought that Karen was not really a racial slur, I just thought it was kind of misogynistic,” continued Loesch. “Any woman — Black or White — could be a Karen, right? But is it just white chicks? I genuinely don’t know. I’m curious as to what people think about it. Because I always said, I always thought that it was my interpretation was that it was any woman, not just a white woman. But again, who knows?”
Generally, in internet culture, the term “Karen” is not solely used for White women. Generally, the term is reserved for use against people who are entitled or demanding. In some circles, it is also used for men who embody the moniker.
