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Nahila Bonfiglio reports on geek culture and gaming. Her work has also appeared on KUT&#8217;s Texas Standard (Austin), KPAC-FM (San Antonio), and the Daily Texan.

Nahila Bonfiglio

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Video: ‘Karen’ tries to gatekeep community pool, blocks brown child from accessing it

Kathryn Cardin is a Missouri-born writer and editor who currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. She enjoys cooking, and her dog and cat enjoy when she spills.

Kathryn Cardin

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‘Just die’: TikTok shows Karen yelling at man for using his cellphone, telling him the ‘blue waves’ fry brains

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

young man behind counter with mask and caption "Karen - she's saying we need more employees... and is mad that there is a line she don't want to stand in..." (l) "You need more employees" (c) Karen: "so nobody can help" (r)

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‘We have applications’: Exhausted employee offers Karen a job after she complains about line

male karen gas station manager tiktok viral video

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‘I can really mess this up’: Driver’s front axle breaks at gas station, Male Karen threatens him for not moving car

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

Brooke Sjoberg

TkTok cancer anitmasker

Video: Vaping Karen complains to hospital staff after cancer patient asks her to wear a mask

Daysia Tolentino was the editor of the Daily Dot&#8217;s creator economy newsletter, Passionfruit. Her work has appeared in Vulture, Bustle, InStyle, and Study Hall.

Daysia Tolentino

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Video: Mother-daughter Karen duo delays Southwest flight after demanding other passengers give up their seats

Cecilia Lenzen is a freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

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Unclick

‘Ma’am worry about your home not others’: Karen criticizes neighbor for having a Tigger flag in viral TikTok

Laiken Neumann is a Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

white woman (l) "8:34 AM also i wanted to tell you i specifically said no blacks.. I'm not a prejudice person, but our clients are 90% white and i need to cater to them.. so that interview was a complete waste of my time.. so please don't second guess me or go against what i ask.. listen to me and give me what i ask for please.." (r)

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‘I specifically said no Blacks’: TikTok accuses CEO of racist, toxic work environment

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

Kahron Spearman

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‘Learn English’: Viral TikTok shows ex-firefighter having racist meltdown over non-English-speaking Walmart worker

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‘It’s not like employees make the prices’: Karen yells at teen pizza workers over 37 cents in viral TikTok

Moises Mendez II is a recent graduate from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. He is a freelance journalist based in New York City writing about everything from music to LGBTQ issues.

Moises Mendez II

Karen Barnes & Nobles TikTok

Viral TikTok shows a Karen screaming at Barnes & Noble Cafe workers, destroying the store

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Video: Karen couple who allegedly ‘harassed’ whole neighborhood gets satisfying send-off from the community

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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‘I’ll make your life hell’: Karen forgets to put parking permit in her windshield, berates parking enforcer for doing his job

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Karen allegedly calls the cops on dog trainer for not answering her texts quick enough

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Video: Male Karen climbs into woman’s car through her sunroof in a fit of road rage (updated)

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