On another thread a week or so ago, someone asked why there was no name for the male version of the “Karen” meme.
I suggested “Jonathan,” based on my knowledge of Marxist media activists masquerading as journalists — Jonathan Karl and Jonathan Chait come to mind at once.
In fairness, that was before I caught an interview on Youtube with Sebastian Gorka’s ex-Navy Seal pal Jonathan Gilliam. A genuinely tough man, in all the best ways, he comes across more like a Mike or a Joe or a Nick.
I might also note that I always found Karen to be a perfectly innocuous female name.
If I had created the “Karen” meme, I probably would have called her “Nancy,” for obvious reasons.
There is a certain karma about names. One of my hobbies is onomastics, the branch of linguistics that studies name origins and meanings. I’m 62 and have been dabbling with this since I was a teenager. Some of my erstwhile friends think I’m a bit eccentric as a result. But at least it’s a lot cheaper than golf.
I’d sure like to read other FRiends’ thoughts on this subject.
Dick.
I know a couple of Jonathans including my son! He is a conservative! So are the others!!
I'm a student of art history, symbology and semiotics. I agree, there is much in a name. In the Catholic Rite of Exorcism, it is critical that the exorcist secure the name of the demon. From an interview with an exorcist (https://aleteia.org/2017/04/05/why-do-exorcists-ask-demons-to-reveal-their-names/2/)
"Naming something, or knowing its name, means having power over that thing. In fact, God gives Adam the power to name things. At the instant that the demon reveals his name, it shows that he has been weakened; if he doesn’t say it, he is still strong."
I'm sure with your background you can figure out why.
Failing that, Eustace Clarence.
I think it's a nothingburger.