{"id":36166,"date":"2022-07-24T13:11:25","date_gmt":"2022-07-24T13:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=36166"},"modified":"2022-07-24T13:11:25","modified_gmt":"2022-07-24T13:11:25","slug":"who-is-karen-in-tiktok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-is-karen-in-tiktok","title":{"rendered":"Who is Karen in TikTok?"},"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-6a1fd1348712b\" 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-6a1fd1348712b\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a1fd1348712b\" ><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-karen-in-tiktok\/#Who_is_Karen_in_TikTok\" title=\"Who is Karen in TikTok?\">Who is Karen in TikTok?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-is-karen-in-tiktok\/#Aunt_Karen\" title=\"Aunt Karen\">Aunt Karen<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-is-karen-in-tiktok\/#Karen_Tang\" title=\"Karen Tang\">Karen Tang<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-is-karen-in-tiktok\/#GreenGardenBunches\" title=\"GreenGardenBunches\">GreenGardenBunches<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-is-karen-in-tiktok\/#Ijeoma_Ukenta\" title=\"Ijeoma Ukenta\">Ijeoma Ukenta<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-is-karen-in-tiktok\/#Planktons_computer_wife\" title=\"Plankton&#8217;s computer wife\">Plankton&#8217;s computer wife<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_is_Karen_in_TikTok\"><\/span>Who is Karen in TikTok?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>The term &#8220;Karen&#8221; was first used to describe entitled white women. But now, it has become a general term for bad behavior exhibited by white women. It can also refer to racism and discrimination. The viral video that Tonya posted on TikTok has been viewed more than 4.6 million times in two days, garnered thousands of comments, and gained 220,000 followers. So who is &#8220;Karen&#8221;?<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Aunt_Karen\"><\/span>Aunt Karen<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The human resources representative from Michigan known as &#8220;Aunt Karen in TikTok&#8221; is a controversial figure online. The alter ego first surfaced days after the 2020 presidential election. In an early video, she confronted a young man for removing his campaign sign. She then threatened to call the police to prevent the young man from removing the sign. As a result of the video&#8217;s virality, her real name became &#8220;Aunt Karen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>During the course of her TikTok videos, Aunt Karen has drawn much criticism for her controversial comments. Many critics questioned why she chose to go public with the controversial comments. However, the controversial videos have gained more attention than the original posts. Many TikTok creators have expressed their disdain for Aunt Karen. One popular troll, Rx0rcist, has called for the removal of her posts.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Karen_Tang\"><\/span>Karen Tang<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you are a fan of Dr. Karen Tang&#8217;s work, you may have come across her TikTok videos. Her videos have hundreds of thousands of views, and her celebrity followers include Margaret Cho and Jonathan Van Ness. Tang uses her videos to share bite-sized health information with her followers, dispelling common myths and promoting the importance of a doctor-patient relationship. In one video, she discusses her background and why she chose medicine. In another, she discusses how important it is to be sensitive to transgender patients.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"GreenGardenBunches\"><\/span>GreenGardenBunches<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Several days ago, we brought you the story of the Victoria&#8217;s Secret model caught on camera in a TikTok video. GreenGardenBunches, whose real name is Ijeoma Ukenta, took to social media to make fun of the Victoria&#8217;s Secret model. Though her videos have since disappeared, replicas of her videos have been taking over YouTube and Twitter. We gave most of the credit to Iamlovekills, who re-posted the video. But what&#8217;s so funny is that the original video has been reposted thousands of times.<\/p>\n<p>While the original video made her a viral star, videos about Karens have become almost as popular. Karen videos are now tied to high-stakes political issues. One recent video showed a woman refusing to wear a mask while shopping at Trader Joe&#8217;s. Another video showed her calling the police on a black man. As you can see, Karens are a popular way for people to vent their frustration.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ijeoma_Ukenta\"><\/span>Ijeoma Ukenta<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Ijeoma Ukenta, who goes by the handle &#8220;Karen&#8221;, captured a bizarre meltdown in a New Jersey mall last weekend. She has been uploading video clips to her YouTube channel since Sunday. The woman, named Abigail Elphick in the police report, was spotted trying to push Ijeoma Ukenta. When she realised she was being recorded, she goes into full meltdown.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;Karen in TikTok&#8217; drew a lot of attention after her video went viral. She claims she was booted off the social networking site for posting the video, but this is not true. Police and security staff at the Short Hills Mall, where the video was filmed, have been contacting her to investigate her allegations. Ukenta has also been accused of targeting the other woman in the video, despite her own identity and claims that she was not the aggressor in the situation.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Planktons_computer_wife\"><\/span>Plankton&#8217;s computer wife<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While you may think that your spouse is a person, Plankton&#8217;s computer wife Karen is a character from the popular video sharing app. The fictional couple has a weird co-dependent relationship that&#8217;s borderline obsessive. Despite Plankton&#8217;s desire for fame and success, he&#8217;s constantly trying to steal the formula from Krabs. Meanwhile, Karen is getting pushed to the background.<\/p>\n<p>The first episode of the new series was released yesterday. The plot revolves around Karen, a computer which is owned by Plankton. The two are married, but often fight. When they argue, Plankton builds another computer to replace his current wife. Karen 2.0 works at the Krusty Krab and fights with his original wife over Plankton. The show is a hilarious spoof that&#8217;s definitely worth checking out if you&#8217;re a fan of the SpongeBob universe.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe frameborder=\"0\" width=\"393\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EA6zIc3NgUI\" height=\"220\" style=\"margin:0px auto; display: block;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who is Karen in TikTok? The term &#8220;Karen&#8221; was first used to describe entitled white women. 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