I had a woman drive in the wrong way of our one-way private parking lot, park, and just sit there.
Our tiny private lot is a paid lot reserved for the exclusive use of the owners who live in the condominium community. Several times a week, we tow cars whose owners think our lot is free public parking (despite numerous signs warning otherwise) for nearby buildings.
All of the parking near us is metered or pay parking.
Sometimes delivery people or guests mistakenly come in the wrong way, so I waited. She didn’t move, so I knocked on the window and inquired who she was there to see. She became hostile. I advised it was private property and she could be towed. Here comes the Karen label.
Sorry, protecting private property is not a Karen thing, it is our job as staff of the community.
When she saw me calling the tow company, she got out of her car, began filming, and called me all sorts of names. Despite trying to point out facts to her, I was repeatedly branded a racist. When she struck me in the head, I called the cops for assault. I made her aware there were cameras filming everything and she got back in her vehicle, but continued to insist I was a racist.
She was cited for trespassing. She had no right to be on the property, had no business on the property, and acted like an ass while on property.
I wonder how many women who get called Karen were actually intentionally provoked before the filming started.
I have commented before that Karen is a new misogynist label for women who are asserting themselves.
Yeah the occasional video shows a woman losing it and being abusive. Usually. I don’t defend that.
But when I ask to speak to a manager I am not being a Karen. I am being ill treated and am seeking decent treatment. That’s all.
Women are often in a position where they can’t win. You go in to get your brakes fixed and get the bum’s rush. You question things and they treat you like a Karen. You eventually pay then your husband is mad because you were an idiot at the auto repair. It’s really frustrating as the Karen meme is a new way to tell us to sit down and shut up.
I have been tempted to let people walk all over me a few times because I am afraid I’ll be seen as a Karen. I have felt bad because when I questioned the price of a drink or complained about a closed bathroom or asked for a different way of shipping to save money I have been treated as a Karen.
No I am not a feminist but I am calling out the Karen insult, I know what it is. The only way to avoid being called Karen is to smilingly let people walk all over you and keep all opinions to yourself.