Aggressively refusing to wear a face covering to help protect others from the virus has been seen as a new iteration of the stereotype of the entitled Karen who harasses service industry workers.

“Karen并不把人看做个体，相反，他们把人看做一群面目模糊的乌合之众，时刻做准备，同那些不愿满足她们想当然需求的陌生人展开斗争。”

"I'm taking a picture and calling the cops," Amy Cooper is heard saying in the video. "I'm going to tell them there's an African-American man threatening my life."

乔治亚理工大学的AndréBrock教授指出，在美国黑奴制度废除之前，Miss Ann曾被用来指代那些想要对黑人施加权力的白人妇女。

怀特费什Karen

最近，Karen这个名字在美国变得似乎特别招人恨。

视频中可以听到Amy Cooper说:“我正在拍照，等下就报警。”“我要告诉警察，有一个非裔美国人威胁我的生命。”

乔治亚州警官Stacy Talbert在脸书直播时，谈到在麦当劳等餐时的“紧张”情绪而哭泣。

“A Karen sees no one as an individual, instead moving through the world prepared to fight faceless conglomerate of lesser-than people who won’t give her what she wants and feels she deserves.”