Karen

[LuckyAmy1986]

m.imdb.com/title/tt12636872/

Aibu to think this is outrageous?!

Cringeworthy on many levels.

Appalling

The main character's name is Karen though.

😂😂😂😂😂

The main character's name is Karen though

And?

What do you find outrageous exactly?

I think it's deliberate to get exactly this type of free advertising!

What do you find outrageous exactly

That they are feeding into the stereotype of women named Karen

@TheresNothingIWantMore you might be right there! Just think it’s so unfair on Karens

Older women are the only group who we can stereotype. Ageism is the allowed ism.

@LuckyAmy1986

The main character's name is Karen though

And?

And I don't see what's outrageous about having a film called Karen about someone called Karen.

It’s not stereotyping older women. It’s stereotyping racist women who use white fragility to oppress black people.

🤣🤣🤣

@ElectricDeChocobo have you seen the name Karen being used for any particular stereotype over the past year or so?

2/10 on IMDB? I’ll pass.

@Ponoka7

Older women are the only group who we can stereotype. Ageism is the allowed ism.

I think it's awful. It propagates the view that older white women can't be allies which we can and are. So divisive and unhelpful.

@LizBennet

2/10 on IMDB? I’ll pass.

Same

[quote LuckyAmy1986]@ElectricDeChocobo have you seen the name Karen being used for any particular stereotype over the past year or so?[/quote]
Yes, the stereotype of racist white women. Which this film is about.

@LizBennet

2/10 on IMDB? I’ll pass.

Was about to say, that's a looooow score

It’s not stereotyping older women. It’s stereotyping racist women who use white fragility to oppress black people

I have said it before and I will say it again - this is really really unhelpful, it is divisive and it does absolutely nothing to help tackle racism.

Incidentally, this seems like a fairly small film. How did you find out about it?

The reviews haha

m.imdb.com/title/tt12636872/reviews?ref_=tt_sa_3

in case anyone doesnt fancy clicking on a link with no explanation

@ElectricDeChocobo not sure why you’re interested but yesterday I was watching Cribs with Tia Mowry. Her husband was in there, looked familiar so wondered what I might have seen him in. On IMDb first thing (as most recent) came up as Karen. Hth.