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Episode 2.20: Half-Pint Grunge Is Your Target Market
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Prompted by a recent essay calling for an end to using the pejorative 'Karen', Amy wrestles with how sexism interferes and overlaps with anti-racism work. She and Don discuss how they participate in the systems they want to change—even while they are being hurt—and the importance of being authentic in a world that values power.
Additional resources:
- "How That 'Karen' Meme Benefits the Right" (The National Memo, by Nina Burleigh, July 18, 2020)
https://www.nationalmemo.com/karen-meme - "What's In a 'Karen'?" (NPR Code Switch, by Karen Grigsby Bates, July 15, 2020)
https://www.npr.org/2020/07/14/891177904/whats-in-a-karen - "'Karen' Isn't a Slur - It's a Critique of Entitled White Womanhood" (Bitch Media, by Rachel Charlene Lewis, by April 10, 2020)
https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/very-online/the-karen-meme-isnt-a-slur-its-a-social-critique - "How 'Karen' Became a Coronavirus Villain" (Atlantic, by Kaitlyn Tiffany, May 6, 2020)
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2020/05/coronavirus-karen-memes-reddit-twitter-carolyn-goodman/611104/ - "Just Because You Never Called a Woman a Bitch Doesn't Mean You Haven't Called a Woman a Bitch" (Esquire, by Kelly Stout, July 24, 2020)
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a33409041/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-house-speech-ted-yoho/ - "A small story ..." (Twitter, by Quinn Cummings, July 25, 2020)
https://twitter.com/quinncy/status/1287099839726018560
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