Karen Sun is a far cry from the “Karen” meme that has spread widely over social media in recent years.
Aside from a shared first name, Sun — a 23-year-old Chinese-American — doesn’t exactly match the stereotype of a middle-aged, middle class white woman who, to use Sun’s words, acts like she “can get whatever she wants.”
But Sun, who has spent years working in the fast food industry, has encountered their fair share of “Karens.”
And many have. A “Karen” is generally defined as someone who throws a tantrum at a Starbucks. Who asks to speak to the manager over the slightest inconvenience. Who uses tears to get what she wants. It’s also someone who calls the police on black people for, say, asking that they leash their dog in Central Park.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/30/us/karen-meme-trnd/index.html