White entitlement of Karen, Becky (video)

LAT; Now This; NBC; Apryl Williams, Brooke Gladstone, Bob Garfield, On The Media (WNYC, May 29, 2020) on NPR (via SCPR); Ashley Wells, Crystal Q., Sheldon S. (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

"The Lifecycle of a Karen" or the racist "entitled white bitch" meme (reddit.com)

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"Boiling Point"

NPR = "white noise."

Rioters, protestors, demonstrators are expressing outrage over police brutality and abuse of authority nationwide. Americans are fed up with racism, except the president who threatens, "When the looting starts, the shooting starts" by tweet.

On The Media follows how this latest chapter of social unrest follows generations of pain and how the "Karen," "Susan," "Becky," "Patty," "Kaelee"... memes are shedding light on white privilege, white supremacy, implicit bias, unconscious racism, white fragility, and white entitlement during the nationwide response to police brutality.

We're unaware of our white privilege (AP).

Plus: How do we get to a better place? Bob Garfield examines Twitter's efforts to address Pres. Trump's use and abuse of the platform. LISTEN:

• 1. Prof. of Sociology Apryl Williams (@AprylW) of the University of Michigan examines "Karen" and other memes and what they tell us about criticism of privilege during the uprising.
• 2. Jessie Daniels (@JessieNYC) of the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center on the history of white women in racial dynamics.
• 3. Kara Swisher (@karaswisher) of Record Decode discusses Twitter's efforts this week. Attorney Bradley Moss (@BradMossEsq) on why Pres. Trump can't be sued for tweets.

The Republican, pro-Trump drunk Karen


The violent privileged white angry woman


Implicit bias and entitlement = racism