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" (https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Karen) and other useful definitions

* Using "Karen" in a sentence: exhibit A (https://twitter.com/rachelbonnetta/status/1276945452319965184?s=21), exhibit B (https://twitter.com/rexchapman/status/1276882898730323968?s=21)

* Where is the body? (https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/where-is-the-body)

* "Strong Men and Caring Women" (https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/interactives/strong-men-caring-women/) Pew data from 2018 on the traits we like and don't about men and women

* Some of those fake Karen accounts (https://www.insider.com/karen-fake-instagram-accounts-teens-quarantine-roleplaying-tiktok-2020-6 )

* The Atlantic: on the rise of the Karen meme (https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2020/05/coronavirus-karen-memes-reddit-twitter-carolyn-goodman/611104/)

* Bob the Drag Queen (https://www.buzzfeed.com/isabellekliger/bob-the-drag-queen-talks-racism-and-the-future-of-pride?origin=web-hf )