Text Us Your Karen Stories

Welcome to part 2 of the Rise of the Karen! Please come with curiosity and openness to hear perspectives that may be different from yours and we hope we will all learn a little something! 

This week we are diving into some deeper questions, such as: What is a Karen? What does that name invoke for you? What is the history of white women’s impact on black bodies? We will discuss how the presence of black people feels threatening to white people and ask the questions: Where does this feeling come from? How do we break that habit?

As always - a big thank you to Steve Olszewski for the art and images, Calid B and SJ Fadeaway for the musical mixings, and huge credit to Malvina Reynolds (writer) and Schroder Music Co. (ASCAP) (publisher) of the song “Little Boxes”.

Links to sources referenced in this episode:

Washington Post: Amy Cooper

Ted Talk: Baratunde Thurston on BBQ Becky

Beth Bourne Hawaii Hotel Tik Tok

Lastly, please follow us on Instagram (@youcancallmekaren), TikTok (@YCCMKPod), and like/subscribe where ever you get your podcasts!

Lastly, please follow us on Instagram (@youcancallmekaren), TikTok (@YCCMKPod), and like/subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!

As always - a big thank you to Steve Olszewski for the art and images, Calid B and SJ Fadeaway for the musical mixings, and huge credit to Malvina Reynolds (writer) and Schroder Music Co. (ASCAP) (publisher) of the song “Little Boxes