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Isaac Hayes III posted a video online of a woman confronting him as he drove home.
SHAFTED!

Son of Soul Music Legend Catches Race Rant on Video

The tech entrepreneur was driving home when he was confronted by a woman neighbor.

David Gardner

A photo illustration of Martha-Ann Alito.
JUST FLAGGING FOR YOU

Is ‘Martha-Ann’ the New ‘Karen’?

Justice Alito’s wife has been caught on tape acting like a “Karen,” which has some wondering: Is it time to replace the slang moniker for an entitled white woman with “Martha-Ann”?

Kate Briquelet

A St. George police officer stands watch outside the 5th Judicial District Courthouse for the start of the Warren Jeffs trial September 13, 2007 in St. George, Utah.
NO TOUCHING!

Utah ‘Karen’ in Viral Video Is Charged With Sexual Battery

The 48-year old woman threatened to call child protective services on a girl wearing a mini skirt.

Edith Olmsted

A shopper passes by a Victoria's Secret retail store, as the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., December 8, 2020.
‘LOSS OF PERSPECTIVE’

Suit Claims There’s More to ‘Victoria’s Secret Karen’ Story

A lawsuit alleges that Abigail Elphick was not being racist during the now-viral video and lives in a complex reserved for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Laura Bradley

Blair Featherman
🤔

‘Poolside Karen’ Promises She’s ‘Not Usually Racist’

The Colorado woman claimed in a recent interview that she had to defend herself during a poolside attack... after bashing a “Mexican party.”

Brooke Leigh Howard

Woman goes on racist tirade in Albuquerque parking lot.
‘BYE, KAREN!’

Enraged Karen’s Racist Car Park Meltdown Goes Viral

The Latino couple on the receiving end of the tirade spoke out about the “traumatic” incident.

Brooke Leigh Howard

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BIKING WHILE BLACK

Karen Yells ‘WHITE PRIVILEGE’ After Harassing Black Bikers

“F*ck the police,” the woman told the bikers.

Brooke Leigh Howard

Denver Target Blackface
‘HORRIBLE’

Confused Karen Protests Pride Merch by... Wearing Blackface

“Lester Holt did whiteface and nobody said shit,” the woman, identified by TMZ as Ersilia Campbell, said.

Brooke Leigh Howard

A screenshot from the video of Sarah Comrie’s Citi Bike incident.
‘UNFAIRLY PAINTED’

NYC ‘Citi Bike Karen’ Raises Nearly $90K on GoFundMe

The fundraiser will cover her legal bills to “save her livelihood and her reputation,” the page said.

Isabella Ramirez

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OH NO

Viral Vid: NY Karen Allegedly Tried to Take Black Man’s Bike

“Stop fake crying,” one witness told her.

Brooke Leigh Howard

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UNHINGED

Racist Karen Is Charged After Viral Pizza Shop Melt Down

Rita Bellew was filmed spewing racist bile after apparently being triggered by a TV playing a show in Spanish in a Philadelphia-area pizzeria.

Brooke Leigh Howard

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