Chris Cooper, a birdwatcher who had an infamous viral interaction with a white female dog walker in Central Park that fueled the Bad Karen meme, stands in New York City last year. (Jesse Dittmar ...

There also have undoubtedly been Karens of all races, but I get why people of color are rarely included in the meme. Karen behavior is a lot more likely to end badly for someone who isn’t white.

The Karen meme, which has become so ubiquitous it's been used as a Halloween costume, burst on to the scene in the past couple of years to describe white women perceived as acting entitled in public.

The Karen meme sends up a laughable, often feckless symbol of racism in America. But it's cold comfort against the violent truth of white nationalism.

To many the Karen meme - and its male equivalent Ken - sums up a specific type of white privilege.

Names such as Karen, Becky and Chad have been co-opted to call out social faux pas online. Here’s where they came from — and what the people named before the meme think about their online ...

The 'Karen' meme has inspired a reported film focusing on a character called Karen, played by 'Orange is the New Black' star Taryn Manning.

And in recent months, the meme has evolved into something new: Coronavirus Karen. This particular form of Karen refuses to wear a face covering in shops, won't stick to quarantine, and thinks the ...