I have a confession to make. My REAL name isn't Janice. It's Karen, and I'm disgusted that my name is being used as an insult. WHY isn't is this Negative Karen fad over by now? Fads are supposed to last like a year at the most and then be done with. I can't believe my name is being used as a derogatory insult, especially as it used to be a popular and well loved name most of my life. I'm surprised the negative Karen fad didn't end YEARS ago. How is it still in fashion to insult people named Karen? :rolleyes::(

I have a confession to make. My REAL name isn't Janice. It's Karen, and I'm disgusted that my name is being used as an insult. WHY isn't is this Negative Karen fad over by now? Fads are supposed to last like a year at the most and then be done with. I can't believe my name is being used as a derogatory insult, especially as it used to be a popular and well loved name most of my life. I'm surprised the negative Karen fad didn't end YEARS ago. How is it still in fashion to insult people named Karen? :rolleyes::(
It's a mystery. I suppose one has to develop a thick skin. https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/karen-meme-sexism-ageism-women-b1889486.html

I have no clue on this Karen, guess not my generation. As for the OP, I've heard from others here on your name, I quit even wondering anymore.

Like a lot of modern language, I find the “Karen” saying extremely annoying because of what you have mentioned. I looked it up and there are about 1.1 million people in the United States with this name.

The question is, how many want your name associated with this? I would go nuts if my name was.

I'm surprised no one has seen the similarities between this "Karen" phenomenon and the Star Trek episode, "Way to Eden," when the space hippies insulted everyone as a "Herbert." Star Trek was really ahead of its time calling out such stupidity.

I don't think it's faded, because if you noticed, it seems as if the internet and modern culture just seems to be stuck in a rut about everything. There are a lot of things that should've become passé ages ago but just keep going on and on and on...

Like a lot of modern language, I find the “Karen” saying extremely annoying because of what you have mentioned. I looked it up and there are about 1.1 million people in the United States with this name.

The question is, how many want your name associated with this? I would go nuts if my name was.

It's a real shame since my name USED to be extremely popular and normal and now it's being used as an insult! :(:eek: Like you pointed out, 1.1 Million people in the United States have my name and each and everyone of us must be offended that our name is being used as an insult. The name being used as an insult should have been a name that basically NOBODY has like Broomhilda.

As soon as those Dicks out there knock it off

As soon as those Dicks out there knock it off

Yeah, that is why you never hear of any men younger than 90 named Dick!! An innocent nickname for Richard had to go out of fashion cause ( like Karen) someone decided it meant something else besides just a name ! :(

I believe the so-called Karen fad will be around for some time. It reminds me of OC for Orange County, CA. That came about from a short-lived popular TV show in the 90s. What was wrong with it? I live in Orange County & no one called it the OC before that time. No one. I still hear it nowadays because local radio & TV are still required to call it that by their powers that be. I hate it and refuse to use it but someday I believe it will fade away.

I believe the so-called Karen fad will be around for some time. It reminds me of OC for Orange County, CA. That came about from a short-lived popular TV show in the 90s. What was wrong with it? I live in Orange County & no one called it the OC before that time. No one. I still hear it nowadays because local radio & TV are still required to call it that by their powers that be. I hate it and refuse to use it but someday I believe it will fade away.

There was the Christian ska band known as the OC Supertones. They were never super popular, but their first album did pre-date The OC tv series by seven years. I think I read somewhere that the only reason that they had OC at the beginning of their name (aside from them being based in Orange County) was because there was already a band named the Supertones.