June 16, 2020

"I'd like to speak to the manager." And thus a meme was born. I mention this only because there have been a couple of Karens in the news behaving badly.

Stinque says it takes a nation of Karens to hold us back.

GOD blog finds another Karen.

Jezebel notices that Instagram Influencers are trying something different for BLM solidarity: blackface. We need a Karen to talk to their manager.

Bonus Track: Liberal Memes explains why no one knows who won the American Revolution.

(Full disclosure: my sister's name is Karen. She is NOT a Karen.)

Round-up by Tengrain who blogs at Mock, Paper, Scissors. You can follow Tengrain on the Twitters, too. Send tips, requests, and suggestions to mbru@crooksandliars.com (with For MBRU in the subject line).

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