In this episode, we revisit a tale of two Karens: Amy Cooper, a white woman who called the police on a black man in Central Park; and Christian Cooper, a black man who argued for greater Central Park police presence in response to off-leash dog-walkers. A recent report from Kmele Foster provides additional background on Amy’s 911 call, on the moments before and after her videotaped confrontation with Christian, and—yes—why she claims she warned him that she was going to tell the police “an African-American man is threatening my life.” 

We Discuss: 

• What are the most charitable explanations for both Amy and Christian’s actions? What are the most cynical?

The Original Video of Karen vs. Karen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0FByIEijXI 

Kmele Foster & Bari Weiss Revisit the Story: https://www.honestlypod.com/podcast/episode/256bac0b/the-real-story-of-the-central-park-karen 

A Pattern of Behavior from Christian: https://twitter.com/kmele/status/1423377085729447938

A Pattern of Behavior from Amy: https://twitter.com/AngryBlackLady/status/1423259114885599245