“This ‘Karen’ went on a rant for more than 4 minutes repeatedly yelling this word and other discouraging names while following a Black woman. “We know Bayonne has a history of racist behavior and we can no longer sit by and make excuses for residents in any New Jersey town to ever be allowed to call someone the N-word,” she added. I thank her for being the strong Black woman that she is to remain calm and reserved during the entire ordeal.” I put myself in Tameka’s shoes and I know it had to take a lot of restraint for her to endure what she went through today. “This behavior is becoming so common now that we simply refer to these racist people as ‘Karen’ and let it go,” she said. New Jersey Assemblywoman Angela McKnight (D., Hudson) noted the ubiquity and near-normalization of these memes. Emanuele had moved from Tennessee to New Jersey in December. “An immigrant couple from China released a video in April of a man banging on their front door, yelling racial slurs, and screaming, ‘You brought COVID-19.’ ”Īnd in Bayonne, N.J., police arrested 60-year-old Claudia Emanuele for intimidation and harassment after she followed 40-year-old Tameka Bordeaux, and was filmed shouting racial epithets at her. In a heartbreaking detail from that night, one of the couple’s children reportedly asked his mother: “Mommy, did I do this because I watch too much iPad and he’s here to punish me?” The man hollered: “I said it’s your neighbor, open the door!. Last month, Huang Zhu and Ying Huang, immigrants from China living in San Jose, released a video of a man banging on their front door, yelling racial slurs, and screaming, “You brought COVID-19.” The couple said the man scared their 6-year-old twins, and knocked on their door at least 100 times. She also allegedly hurled the Whopper at the employee. Restaurant after she reportedly became angry over the thickness of the tomato in her bun. In the latest such case this month, a 77-year-old woman, a resident of a retirement community in Wildwood, Fla., was charged with launching a racial tirade against a worker at a Burger King So regular and unsurprising, in fact, that many of these videos no longer go viral. If anything, they have become a depressingly regular occurrence. Total blast.But such “Karen” incidents have not gone away. What more could I hope for her than to be happy? I told her that's all I wanted for her. (She had had so many struggles) The answer was yes. I asked her if she now felt secure and confident within herself. When she told me I could tell she was nervous, like I would stop being her friend. We're always going to love her and she'll always be a part of this family." Complete, unconditional acceptance and welcoming of her girlfriend as one of the family. After reading it her father folded it up and said "She's our daughter. The only way she felt safe telling them was in a letter.
She came from a conservative evangelical Christain family where both parents were ministers. I remember when my dear dear friend told me she was a lesbian. I wish that society had reached this point now, but it hasn't. I'm glad you found this wonderful group 20 years ago. "California is one of the most liberal and forward-thinking states, so LGBTQ rights are protected in California by law much more so than in many other states," he told Bored Panda.
It's not just about general acceptance and tolerance in society, though it's about the laws in place as well. "Pride Month in California is a big deal, and every city and town, large and small, celebrates it in one way or another," he said.Īccording to Mike, who's known as Hollywood's Ultimate Insider, California is a true haven for the LGBTQ+ community. Scroll down, upvote your fave memes, let us know in the comments which ones you loved the most and why, and let us know what your plans for Pride Month are going to be.Įntertainment, pop culture, and lifestyle expert Mike Sington from Lost Angeles shared with Bored Panda what Pride Month is like on the West Coast of the US. Bored Panda has collected some of the most hilarious and insightful memes that will make you not just laugh but also think about the deeper social commentary (companies that rainbow-up their logos the moment June starts just to pretend that they care about human rights all year long, we’re looking at you).