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Name-Calling, and Naming Names

Moms tend to keep lists, of many things. I’ve had a long list of names–112 to be precise–printed out and moved from surface to surface in my office for a couple months now. This list was compiled by a mother, who asked for other moms in our group to add names and a few details to go along with the name, for the purpose of prayer. I suppose many would dis, dismiss and name-call such women as Karens. Whatever that...

Standing Up For KAREN

I was in 7th grade, and a mousy white girl. I was in some type of elective where me and six other girls, seven in total, were sent out of a classroom into a communal area to work on/practice some type of play we were to create. Our group consisted of two black girls and five white girls. Our names/demographics in alphabetical order were: Ann (white)Bonita (black)Eileen (white)Jenny (white)Rosie (white)Sandy (black)Valerie (white) Not that this matters, per se. But these...

Becoming Karen

I’ve known a lot of Karens in my lifetime. Karens come in all different sizes, shapes and personas. Most, if not all, of the Karens I have known are generally good, decent, caring people. I always think that the meaning and origin of a name is interesting and important. While these days internet searches sometimes bring up conflicting information about a name’s meaning/origin, the three sources below are fairly consistent that the name Karen is Danish/Greek, meaning “pure, clear, child...

The Official Farce

A couple weeks ago in my readings it came to my attention that mtf’s (this is the abbreviation used in gender ideology meaning a biological male that attempts to become a female) are still required to register for selective service. I’m not sure what I found most interesting about this–the commentary in the online discussion where one person was old enough to remember the wonderful MASH series and the Corporal Klinger character, who was hoping to get out of military...