7th, 2017, the subreddit /r/FuckYouKaren was created, and has over 57,000 subscribers as of December 27th, 2018. The subreddit is devoted to mocking the character in jokes that characterize "Karen" as annoying. Many jokes revolve around the character having a specific style of haircut indicating her character (examples shown below).





On March 18th, 2018, Urban Dictionary user Cody Kolodziejzyk posted a definition of "Karen" as an annoying middle-aged white woman.





In late 2018, a series of jokes spread in which "Karen" is an ex-wife had taken the kids in a custody battle, many of which appear in the She Took the Fucking Kids meme. On December 24th, 2018, Redditor ashleyallday posted an inquiry to /r/OutOfTheLoop about the jokes, pointing to two examples (shown below).

#AndThenKarenSnapped

On January 20th, 2020, the hashtag #AndThenKaenSnapped— Queen Bee (@DeadStillPretty) January 21, 2020

Central Park Karen

Central Park Karen is the white cop-caller nickname of Amy Cooper, who was recorded calling the police on an African American birder in Central Park in New York City after being asked by him to leash her dog in the park. After video of the altercation went viral, Cooper apologized for the incident.

On May 25th, 2020, Christian Cooper published video of the altercation with Amy Cooper (no relation), which took place in the Ramble, a popular section of Central Park for bird watching. He wrote:

Central Park this morning: This woman's dog is tearing through the plantings in the Ramble.



ME: Ma'am, dogs in the Ramble have to be on the leash at all times. The sign is right there.

HER: The dog