Karen

13 Jan 2024

Waiters & Bartenders are Funding a Movie about a Killer Karen

There’s always room on the cinematic landscape for another horror movie and a new one is on the horizon. We’re So Dead is a restaurant-based horror/comedy movie that is soon to go into production. Full disclosure: this passion project is that of this writer. I’ve written dozens of restaurant related

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21 Jul 2021

‘Karen Awareness Day’ Gathering Planned In SF Sunday

It was back in June when a delivery person of color was harassed at length in Pacific Heights near Lafayette Square Park, while delivering life-saving Narcan, and the Instagram video of the incident has racked up nearly a quarter million views since then. The community organization that provides those deliveries

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08 Oct 2024

The November 2024 BAS Voter Guide

A Big Change to This Year’s Voter Guide We’ve been doing voter guides for a really long time. I’m pretty sure we put our first one out in like 2010 or something. And I know that thousands of you rely on our voter guides to help you make decision. But

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11 Nov 2020

5 Times You Do NOT Need To See the Manager, Karen

Making a scene will guarantee that someone will pull out their cell phone in hopes of posting the next viral Karen video starring you.

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22 Oct 2020

SF Supes Pass ‘Caren Act’ to Make Racially Biased 911 Calls Illegal

The “CAREN Act” (Caution Against Racially Exploitative Non-Emergencies) was introduced in July at a San Francisco Board of Supervisors meeting by Supervisor Shamann Walton of District 10. The ordinance is one step closer to becoming a law. On Tuesday, the board unanimously passed the act. Next week, the bill has

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18 Aug 2020

Astonishingly Racist Karen Goes Off On Dolores Park Worker in Covidiot Rant

The Dolores Park playground is closed because of COVID-19 restrictions, but a wildly racist Karen decided to blame a Rec and Parks outreach worker over the closure, in a video that’s quickly going viral on Facebook. The unidentified woman was upset to find the Dolores Park playground closed, and took

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29 Jul 2020

How Not to be a Karen or Kyle If You’re Unhappy With Your Restaurant Meal

If you’re unhappy with your food or service while dining in a restaurant, there is a right way and a wrong way to express your dissatisfaction. Doing it the wrong way opens you up to the possibility of being labeled a Karen or a Kyle and the world is already

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08 Jul 2020

CAREN Act Aims to Make Fraudulent, Racially-Motivated 911 Calls Illegal

“Permit Patty” and “BBQ Becky” are monikers we use to make light of disturbing incidents where police were called on people of color while doing normal things. But when the jokes fade, the reality still exists for communities targeted by their own neighbors for simply “being” while black or brown.

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