Increasing Karen-ness All Over the Nation: It's Reaching the Government!

We've seen in the MAGA states that legislatures and governors are passing laws that increasingly extend government control over people's lives, often worded in terms of "protection". This in turned enabled more and more Karens (and Chads) to act as some sort of morality police by abusing the few bits of power they have. However, two recent incidents I heard about really... "chafed my hide" so to speak. 

One story is from BoredPanda, where they highlight various Reddit stories such as "/r/Idontworkherelady". To make a long story short: OP (original poster) has a job as a hotel front desk clerk. After hours, he removed all name tags and identifying material, went with a few buddies to a bar, had drinks, had a good time, and was driven home by a designated driver. Responsible adult, right? Not to a Karen. Who apparently posted something in the review forum accusing OP of being a "very poor choice of staff". The manager was reviewing the situation and interviewed everyone. OP answered truthfully, and the manager thanked him. Corporate got in touch with Karen and finally understood that Karen believed that people who work front desk jobs should be sober 24/7, even off work. 

Nothing happened to OP, the review was deleted by corporate, and later that Karen was put on the DNR (do not rent) list. Whether that's due to Karen's actions, who really knows? 

The temerity of that Karen, to act as morality police dictating who can have a good time and who cannot, sheesh! 

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But wait, here comes Texas A&M University President Walter Wendler banning a drag show on campus in support of the Trevor Project, which is a suicide prevention org for LGBT+ youths. Based on Wendler's statements, he knew what he ordered is both against the US Constitution AND Texas Law, but he apparently doesn't give a ****, because he believed he was serving a higher purpose: protecting women from being made fun of. 

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However, it gets worse. Can you imagine police coming to your door for something that happened in front of your house, smelling alcohol on your breath, seeing that your house is a bit unkempt, and deciding to arrest you, then going inside your house without a warrant to photograph the state of unkemptness as "evidence" since you apparently cannot take care of yourself?  

Yep, it really happened in North Hampton, New Hampshire. 

So what's the common theme among these three stories? People who believe they can dictate what you can or cannot do, despite having no such authority. They are Type II: The Vigilante Karen, in my book. Type II Karens decided to right some wrongs with their power, except such wrongs are only in her head. 

In case 1, the Karen arbitrarily decided that "front desk clerks should NEVER drink". 

In case 2, the uni president arbitrarily decided that "drag shows are insulting to women and I must protect women from them"

In case 3, the police arbitrarily decided that "if she drinks and has a dirty house she must be protected from herself"

Watch out when someone else decided to make your business THEIR business... 

COVIDiocy Denied: Woman Who Harassed Mother/Daughter in Public ID'ed and Job Terminated

Newsweek reported that an anti-mask "Karen" by the name of Janene Hoskovec in Lincoln, Nebraska not only refused to abide by local mask mandate (even for vaxxed folks), she deliberately provoked a mother/daughter pair by calling them "scared" and "sheep", then when she was requested to mask up, deliberate "coughed" on them. The whole thing was caught on camera from multiple angles, which did not deter the Karen. She kept following the mother/daughter group around the store and shouted more taunts. 

This Karen is Type II: Vigilante Karen, out of the four types I've identified. 

Vigilante Karens, for their own reasons, chose to take on someone else's problem, even though there is either no problem or it is none of their business. Vigilante Karens believe they are in the right, despite her horrible behavior, and either cannot see their behavior as horrible, or believe the ends justify the means. 

This one somehow believes that her anti-mask views equate to a moral superiority that gave her "cause" to harass people who chose to obey the law and mask up. It's not okay that only she disobey the law. She felt the need to yell at other people who follow the law because everyone else is wrong and she's right. 

This Karen was quickly identified by name via her own LinkedIn page, and her employer, SAP, apparently terminated her position on Wednesday (9/8/2021). 

Don't be a Karen. 

WTF: Woman Sues Man Who Setup GoFundMe for a server She Shamed

 It goes like this, as per USA Today:

Amber, an anti-mask coffee drinker in San Diego, posted her outrage on her FB page back in June, that "lenen" won't serve her at her local Starbucks. 

A guy named Matt then launched "Tips for Lenin" campaign on GoFundMe, and raised over 105445 dollars for the server, Lenin Guitierrez. 

Amber decided because the campaign used her name, she's entitled to some of that money, and demanded half of it. When Matt refused, she sued Matt for "unspecified damages". 

Both have launched respective GoFundMe campaigns for their legal costs. Let's just say, Matt's winning by a wide margin. 

Just proves that you can hire a lawyer for almost ANYTHING.