{"id":36119,"date":"2022-07-24T13:11:20","date_gmt":"2022-07-24T13:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=36119"},"modified":"2022-07-24T13:11:20","modified_gmt":"2022-07-24T13:11:20","slug":"who-is-tiktok-karen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-is-tiktok-karen","title":{"rendered":"Who is TikTok Karen?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a1f8e2143739\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a1f8e2143739\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a1f8e2143739\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-is-tiktok-karen\/#Who_is_TikTok_Karen\" title=\"Who is TikTok Karen?\">Who is TikTok Karen?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-is-tiktok-karen\/#TikTok_Karens_rant_of_bitter_sentiments\" title=\"TikTok Karen&#8217;s rant of bitter sentiments\">TikTok Karen&#8217;s rant of bitter sentiments<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-is-tiktok-karen\/#Her_undercover_video_exposes_racism\" title=\"Her undercover video exposes racism\">Her undercover video exposes racism<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-is-tiktok-karen\/#Her_t-shirt\" title=\"Her t-shirt\">Her t-shirt<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-is-tiktok-karen\/#Her_alter_ego_Aunt_Karen\" title=\"Her alter ego: &#8220;Aunt Karen&#8221;\">Her alter ego: &#8220;Aunt Karen&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_is_TikTok_Karen\"><\/span>Who is TikTok Karen?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"right\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/LfWEi6j.jpg\" style=\"height:auto; width:auto; margin:0px 10px; max-width:29% max-height:213px;\" alt=\"Who is TikTok Karen\">  <\/p>\n<p>You might have noticed her videos on TikTok. Her recent rant is filled with bitter sentiments. She also has a t-shirt that says, &#8220;Aunt Karen&#8221;. Read on to find out more about Her t-shirt. You&#8217;ll also discover what it means to be her alter ego. &#8220;Aunt Karen&#8221; is a popular t-shirt on TikTok.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"TikTok_Karens_rant_of_bitter_sentiments\"><\/span>TikTok Karen&#8217;s rant of bitter sentiments<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In one video posted on TikTok, a cashier at a shopping mall goes on a rant of bitter sentiments. Although the cashier appears to say very little, she goes on for hours, seemingly unaware of the shoppers watching. While she is ranting, a man behind the camera tries to understand her words. While he tries to decipher what Karen is saying, he simply cannot understand her.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Her_undercover_video_exposes_racism\"><\/span>Her undercover video exposes racism<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Aunt Karen&#8221; is a Black TikTok creator, who went undercover in a Facebook group to expose racism. She gained over 1.5 million followers and disbanded white supremacist groups. In the first video she made, she confronted a young man for removing a Biden campaign sign. In response, she threatened to call the police. While many slam her videos as &#8220;racist&#8221; and &#8220;anti-American,&#8221; Karen shows her sense of humor and the power of social media.<\/p>\n<p>In her video, Karen says that white people are racists, and she is willing to confront them for their behavior. However, she also reveals that some white men make racist comments. &#8220;White people are the worst,&#8221; says Karen. &#8220;White people oppress black people and oppress white women,&#8221; she says. &#8220;White women uphold white supremacy. And that is a shame!&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Her_t-shirt\"><\/span>Her t-shirt<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a fan of social media, you probably know about Karen, the &#8220;pushy mother&#8221; on TikTok. Karen has racked up more than a million likes on her t-shirt and she&#8217;s been on the news recently for several reasons. A pushy mother is one of the main reasons why people turn to TikTok, and this t-shirt is a perfect example.<\/p>\n<p>The TikToker&#8217;s experience with her neighbor went viral after she posted a video of her behavior to the platform. Often, the neighbor is a rude person, and the TikToker has a tendency to call the police on her black neighbors, hump their dogs at parks, and defend their balconies when BLM protesters pass by. Some people claim she overstepped the line with her t-shirt, and TikTok has since removed her account.<\/p>\n<p>Although the term &#8220;Karen&#8221; is a stereotype, many people still refer to her as such. The name Karen has become a symbol for sex harassment on social media, and some women are now wearing it to show their support. In a recent article in The Washington Post, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany called a black birder &#8220;Karen,&#8221; and Christian Cooper responded by calling police on the neighbor.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Her_alter_ego_Aunt_Karen\"><\/span>Her alter ego: &#8220;Aunt Karen&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Denise Bradley, the human resources representative who goes by the name &#8220;Aunt&#8221; on the popular video-sharing site, is a Black woman with a controversial reputation. She has been accused of using racial slurs and has received death threats from the husband of a woman who she alleged did so. Aunt Karen&#8217;s videos have attracted millions of fans, and she has even exposed white supremacist groups on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>Her activism is rooted in her personal experience with racism. She did not realize how serious the issue of racism until she was an adult. 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