Many who discovered the costume found it frustrating and disappointing but ultimately unsurprising: a reminder that, to white people, racism is something that’s either mined for humor or swept under the rug. karencostume halloween whitepeople
There’s a new Halloween character in town, and yes, she would like to speak to the manager. Spirit Halloween’s recently released “Karen” wig is a bobbed blonde updo reminiscent of helicopter moms everywhere. As shown on its packaging, the perfect Karen “look” can be completed with oversized sunglasses and a “Where the f*ck is our waiter?” stare.— Helen Shivers October 3, 2021
These costume items pay homage to the Karen meme that has exploded in recent years, with millennials and Gen Z-ers using the name to denote the kind of middle-class white women who thrive off racist microaggressions. If you’ve ever seen a white mom steer her kid away as a Black man walks past, then you probably know the type.
While it’s not new to turn memes into Halloween showstoppers, other memes rarely possess the same political and social gravitas that underscore the Karen phenomenon. Karen – the ubiquitous nosy, privileged woman – may be an overblown stereotype, but there is real racial harm tied to what she represents.
Cooper and Alexander are not just random, entitled white women, but rather, representations of a culture where white women can weaponize their racial privilege and target historically marginalized people around them. Should such seriously problematic behavior really be trivialized and played for laughs in a cheap Halloween costume?
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