83! Getting to Know "Karen" and How We Come Out

Who is Karen and why do we hate her? And what does it mean to "come out"? [26:02]

This week, we're back. Joey and Aaron and Jess talk about Joey's grandma, overreactions, female stereotypes, pride-washing, otherness, and committing ourselves to fighting shame. They don't talk about how yes, you can expect your regularly scheduled nonsense programming to resume here and now.

references

• Urban Dictionary: "Karen" and other useful definitions
• Using "Karen" in a sentence: exhibit A, exhibit B
• Where is the body?
• "Strong Men and Caring Women" Pew data from 2018 on the traits we like and don't about men and women
• Some of those fake Karen accounts
• The Atlantic: on the rise of the Karen meme
• Bob the Drag Queen