Dr. Allison Wiltz
1 min readAug 20, 2020

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"Karen" is not a sexist term. It is a critique of white women who use their privilege to hurt Black people. "Ken" is also a term that describes men who do the same thing. The meme took on a life of its own but the term "Karen" is about being privileged. White women used to get Black men killed unjustly - Emmet Till. This term is a response to the disgusting racism that white women usually escape responsibility for.

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Dr. Allison Wiltz
Dr. Allison Wiltz

Written by Dr. Allison Wiltz

Black womanist scholar with a PhD from New Orleans, LA with bylines in Oprah Daily, Momentum, ZORA, Cultured. #WEOC Founder

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