then whats the point of it lmao
Or we could just call people with bad behavior out and not invent a special slur that we only use for women whenever they express opinions, are persistent, or stand up for themselves.
To stop other people from seeing swears if they don’t want to see it, because they know other people aren’t going to follow the rules all the time.
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Trying to make a store run quick before thanksgiving?
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It’s like, other cars are not allowed to run into me…I still wear my seatbelt.
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It’s used when said older woman thinks she can’t be touched because she’s an older woman, and screams at the new employee to tears to get the manager over something no one in the store can control or can fix for her. That is a Karen. If you genuinely think people are using it because an older woman is trying to defend herself is absolutely foolish and you know it. You don’t know what Karen means, and I can tell you never experienced them, probably because you didn’t bother working retail.
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You must have worked retail!
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Unfortunately yes. It was soul sucking lmao.
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<-----Target team member here.
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The term Karen has transcended only applying to older overly entitled women who yell at minimum wage high school kids.
Karen is now a gender neutral mindset.
I ran into many Karens back in my retail days.
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Winners over here. Never again. So many old ladies screaming at the newly hired highschool students and having them break down in the back, but we couldn’t do anything but s m i l e, nod and say, “yes ma’am, I’m sorry you’re experiencing this.”
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wonder if people might start seeing my point about the slippery slope of censorship when they start getting posts deleted cause you used the term ‘karen’
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I’ve had so many posts deleted I suspect I wont care.
Also the way it works around here they’ll probably delete my “good luck” gif post for being off-topic and leave the karen one alone.
As we have stated ad infinitum - it is a private property and its not censorship to have to follow their rules. It does not matter what those rules are unless they are illegal.
Also “Please make this about me again, please?!”
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I just finished reading the study and it confirms what I said.
Although our study has revealed a statistically significant increase in suicide risk among those who have undergone gender-affirming surgery, it remains vital to recognize and support the positive impacts that these surgical interventions can have on the lives of transgender individuals. The results of a study by Park et al., published in October 2022 in the Annals of Plastic Surgery, provide a different perspective on the enduring effectiveness and consequences of gender-affirmation surgery. While our research specifically examined the risk of suicide, death, self-harm, and PTSD in the five years following surgery, Park et al. surveyed the outcomes of 15 gender-affirming surgeries over a more extended period. Their results reveal an improvement in patient well-being, with high satisfaction levels, reduced dysphoria, and persistent mental health benefits even decades after surgery. Notably, the study highlights the durability of these positive outcomes and significantly reduced suicidal ideation following gender-affirmation surgery.
Then it gives what I consider a pretty big disclaimer.
It is important to note that this study has several limitations. The retrospective cohort design can only demonstrate associations but not causality. However, the larger size of this study, in conjunction with propensity matching, gives this investigation a greater power to identify differences between groups. Additionally, with the extensive timeline of data collection, the findings are relevant and contemporary to modern situations. A limitation of the study design could include the fact that only adult data was analyzed, so the research cannot be generalized to those under the age of 18. The data were also only extracted from a population of residents from the United States. Patients who have undergone gender-affirmation surgery and our control groups may have refrained from disclosing their suicidal ideations or other psychiatric symptoms to their medical providers, potentially influenced by societal pressures or other factors such as perceived attitudes toward those with psychiatric complaints. It may be worth examining if groups considering gender-affirmation surgery who have not yet received the surgery share the same increased risk levels for suicidal actions and ideations. However, given the standard practice of undergoing psychiatric testing before being approved for gender-affirmation surgery, individuals contemplating the procedure may potentially pose a greater suicide risk compared to those who have been approved for surgery.
I do thank you for this because it was an interesting read.
all it takes for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing.
No, nobody is going to get upset about that - I hope. The only place I am entitled to say what I want, when I want, is my own house.
I get posts deleted almost daily because I often post in threads that later get locked or removed. Not my house, not my rules.
I expect this whole thread to get removed eventually. Not sure why it is still up, other than providing a singular place to contain the discussion for now until it dies down and we get bored of it.
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Yes let us weep together. Hold me.
You’re making assumptions about my life to justify your use of a slur. You should probably do some self reflecting.
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