Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Karen vs. Ivanka

I have a few problems with referring to rude, entitled people as 'Karens'.
- Unless somebody is 'in the know', you have to define the term for them. This has only recently become an insult. Which leads to ...
- I know lots of people named Karen - most of whom are very sweet, and have been blind-sided by this.
- There doesn't seem to be a male equivalent, so it might be considered sexist.

If we must use a first name as an insult, there is one which is much less common, and which requires no explanation at all ...
Ivanka!

And there is a perfect male equivalent ... Junior Don!