The overwhelming amount of "Karens gone wild"-type content about racist white women, in the absence of any equivalent for white men, suggests to the uninitiated that white men aren't equally shitty and racist. It's almost as if we leave men alone because women are easier to mock.
White men have more power than anyone else, and the idea that white women are perpetual potential victims is a myth created to uphold not just white supremacy but the patriarchy as well. Let's call out Karens, yes, but also Dougs.
Consider: Would "Kevins Gone Wild" work as the name of a website? Of course not. The root of the joke is "Girls Gone Wild," a misogynistic video series. Women, even racist and abhorrent women who deserve to be called out, are easier targets than men, because misogyny, duh.
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