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Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

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Rachel Kiley

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‘Got all worked up for no reason’: Male Karen screams at TikToker, falsely accuses her of cutting line at Sam’s Club gas station

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

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‘Responsible gun owners know better’: Woman allegedly threatens men with gun after they call her ‘Karen’ in viral TikTok

Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

In a TikTok, a man in seen yelling at Chick-Fil-A employees.

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‘No one gets paid enough for this sh*t’: Viral TikTok shows ‘male Karen’ screaming at Chick-fil-A workers behind the counter

After a woman swipes at someone's phone, she drops her own.

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‘Y’all are causing a scene right now’: Karen tries to swipe TikToker’s cellphone amid bar fight—and then drops her own

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

Jack in the Box

‘Leave these workers alone’: Viewers plead with ‘Karen’ after she films herself yell at Jack and the Box worker over hot sauce

Kathleen is a Honolulu-based freelance writer, editor and communications strategist who has been published by the New York Times, Vice, Huffington Post, Hana Hou!, and more. She&#8217;s worked in the communication departments at the Honolulu Museum of Art, ACLU of Hawaii and Hawaii Community Foundation. When she&#8217;s not writing, she can be found in the ocean, walking her rescue poi dog or oil painting.

Kathleen Wong

White woman and son call police on Black man working in parking garage.

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‘You don’t belong here’: ‘Racist Karen’ calls police on Black employee in parking garage

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‘They be calling 911 like it’s customer service’: ‘Karen’s husband’ calls 911 on TikToker for parking in the street

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

A woman screaming at people in an alleyway.

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‘That was not OK’: Viral TikTok shows Karen screaming at storage facility employees to ‘move faster’

Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Kahron Spearman

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‘She did all that for some kitchen towels’: TikTok shows Karen timing her wait in line at Marshalls

Dana Ysabel Dela Cruz (they/she) is a Brooklyn-based writer, educator, and grad student at the Pratt Institute School of Information. Their work has appeared in the Santa Barbara Independent, Huffington Post, and AsAmNews.

Dana Ysabel Dela Cruz

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‘Can I do my job please?’: Karen assaults trailer park maintenance worker, allegedly gets evicted

Dan Latu is a freelance journalist writing about the internet and culture. Previously, his work has appeared in the Real Deal and Columbia News Service.

Dan Latu

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‘Have fun paying that’: Karen throws parking ticket at eyelash artist, insists it’s her fault

TikToks show a UPS employee and customer screaming at each other.

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‘Karen on Karen crime’: Viral TikTok shows UPS worker fighting with customer, sparking debate

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‘You can’t make this stuff up’: Woman says her ‘Karen’ neighbor called the cops over her child’s Barbie car in viral TikTok

Cecilia Lenzen is a freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

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‘You got the right motherf*cking white girl’: ‘Karen’ harasses Subway worker, calls soldier ‘socialist commie bastard’ (updated)

Sabine Joseph was a former reporting intern for the Daily Dot. Her work has appeared in Miami and Connecticut publications, including Montage, the Miami Laker, and Connecticut Health I-Team.

Sabine Joseph

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‘Don’t you put your finger in my face’: Culver’s employee kicks out male Karens in viral TikTok

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