Specifically, a way to get white women to shut up. Why do you think there are so many female Trump voters but so few vocal ones? It's the shut up culture. You're not even "supposed to" return your food when it's not what you ordered without getting "OK Karen-ed."
ok karen gets used by people who are frustrated and upset and can't think of a comeback... and so it gets misused and overused.... but the proper context for the OK Karen is not just when the lady sends back the food, its when it's over the top... so like
"Uhm, excuuuuse me sir? I'm not sure if you are just hard of hearing but I ordered this salad with NO cranberries, and as you can clearly see, there are cranberries. Youre going to have to replace my salad, and I expect it to be complimentary due to your incompetence. Also, don't even think about picking the cranberries off and replating it, I expect a FRESH salad, this one is wilted now. Did you know that you are being aggressively sexist here, I mean you managed to memorize everyone elses order but not mine, and I hate to break it to you but that's because I am a woman, and you are a misogynist, and you don't even hear women speak. If I have one more issue with you, I'm taking it up with your manager and you'll be fired so fast your head will spin. Also, you are being recorded right now, and if you talk back to me, I'm posting this to facebook."
That's a REAL OK Karen. Its like an apex tantrum.
Using it over every little thing is excessive, but look at OK Boomer, same thing there. Some people are just SO BAD at comebacks and debate that "OK Whatever" is all they can think to say sometimes.
Specifically, a way to get white women to shut up. Why do you think there are so many female Trump voters but so few vocal ones? It's the shut up culture. You're not even "supposed to" return your food when it's not what you ordered without getting "OK Karen-ed."
ok karen gets used by people who are frustrated and upset and can't think of a comeback... and so it gets misused and overused.... but the proper context for the OK Karen is not just when the lady sends back the food, its when it's over the top... so like
"Uhm, excuuuuse me sir? I'm not sure if you are just hard of hearing but I ordered this salad with NO cranberries, and as you can clearly see, there are cranberries. Youre going to have to replace my salad, and I expect it to be complimentary due to your incompetence. Also, don't even think about picking the cranberries off and replating it, I expect a FRESH salad, this one is wilted now. Did you know that you are being aggressively sexist here, I mean you managed to memorize everyone elses order but not mine, and I hate to break it to you but that's because I am a woman, and you are a misogynist, and you don't even hear women speak. If I have one more issue with you, I'm taking it up with your manager and you'll be fired so fast your head will spin. Also, you are being recorded right now, and if you talk back to me, I'm posting this to facebook."
That's a REAL OK Karen. Its like an apex tantrum.
Using it over every little thing is excessive, but look at OK Boomer, same thing there. Some people are just SO BAD at comebacks and debate that "OK Whatever" is all they can think to say sometimes.