It took a while, but wanting to know how Walmart Karen and Victoria Secret Karen were to be dealt with, I did a little research this morning and stumbled upon a thread that led me to information that Walmart Karen has been placed on leave by her employer.
Placed on leave NOT because of her atrocious behavior, but placed on leave because she doubled down on HER atrocious behavior by trying to file a police report against the man she racially profiled.
How incredibly stupid is that!
Not only did she profile the guy as having stolen her son’s phone and, when a simple, “I’m so sorry. I made a mistake” would have sufficed, she not only failed to apologize when the son found his phone in the car, but instead opted to hurl a profanity at the guy she’d erroneous profiled as she walked away, she then followed up with trying to get HIM arrested.
Seriously, this woman is ill.
One would never guess that her job is that of a mental health professional, which I thought hilarious, as did a number of folks who commented on her employer’s Instagram page.
Her employer’s Instagram has literally thousands of comments in response to images they’ve posted touting various services offered that, because of her actions, are deemed a joke.
One image on her employer’s page is reminding clients to protect their skin from the sun.
One commenter wrote, “Yep don't want to get too dark. Liz might come after me”.
Another image is about mental health and that “No one should feel ashamed about seeking treatment for mental health challenges.”
Comment to that was, “Your own employee seem to be the one that needs the help”.
So, thus far, Walmart Karen has embarrassed her employer and made matters worse for herself on the whole.
Once she stops looking outside herself, blaming the victim for the mess she’s in, and begins to reflect inwardly, perhaps she’ll learn her lessons — 1) to be careful about profiling others, 2) apologize if you do and are proven wrong and, more importantly, 3) don’t wear a shirt with your employer’s logo while out and about behaving badly.
Nothing new on the other Karen, the one that threw a fit at Victoria Secret, but there is a disturbing story about a Black woman travelling with her 4-year old White adoptive sister who was profiled as a child trafficker.
In the woman’s words, “There were two police officers, and they came up to me and said, ‘Is it okay if we talk to you?’”
“One officer asked Olivia (the 4-year old), if she knows me and what am I to her, and he asked what my mom was to her.” A series of other questions followed, then officers spoke with her mom and a social worker to confirm certain pieces of information. Once information was confirmed, officers followed the pair to baggage claim before speaking with the person who picked them up.
So, though the police were polite, and had to respond to someone reporting what they deemed suspicious — a Black woman travelling with a White Child, the question is …. Would it have been looked upon as suspicious had the child been with a White woman AND, after the officers verified information given them, did they have to continue following, embarrassing, even further questioning the person who picked them up?
I think not.
Now burning up a little inside, in no mood to sit quietly and needlepoint, I'm thinking of burning off my frustration with this kind of crap by tackling a few organizational projects. Tossing stuff out should be therapeutic ... and productive.
Profiling is so presumptuous no matter whose being profiled, it's making broad assumptions based on visuals alone, which is fraught with errors since none of it is based on actual facts. I'm glad the one Karen is getting backlash from her behavior, which she only served to magnify by doubling down... I will make a presumption here on who she aligns with Politically... based on Behavior and her way of just Being. *winks* I know that since getting Dreadlocks people just assume I smoke Weed, it's hilarious, since they never Believe you when you say you don't partake... that stereotype associated with a mere Hairstyle just confirming people do profile in various ways, so many things. I know my Grandson's other Gramma, who is Hispanic, told him he SHOULD like Mexican Food... he didn't... she kept insisting... he told her that mebbe it's the White part of him that doesn't like it, just so she'd drop it and say, oh yeah, mebbe that is why you're a Hispanic Kid that doesn't like Mexican Food. The absurdity being, I'm sure there are many Hispanics that like and prefer other foods than Mexican Foods! My Fav Food is Vietnamese, I'm not Vietnamese... go figure! *LMAOROTF* Do what is therapeutic my Friend, we can't change the biases of Society at large, all we can do is try to rise above it all and set a Positive example that hopefully Future Generations will want to align with and ditch all that Prejudiced superficial crap.
ReplyDeleteSo, far I've reorganized my make-up area, tossed some, now working on stuff in the kitchen cabinet AND, if that doesn't do it, I'll be headed to weed out stuff in the bedroom closet. I hope this tossing frenzy doesn't end with regrets later. LOL.
DeletePS: Had to add, after the 4 Year Old with Sister incident, when I was Small and very Blonde I used to fear for my Dad's safety, since we'd always be approached by White People asking him what he was 'doing' with me... a Native American Man with what they assumed wasn't his Child. It was scary stuff, in those days he might have just been killed for their assumptions.
ReplyDeleteI had an American Indian friend at the law firm. Her skin was almost as dark as mine. She married one of the lawyers, and their daughter came out blonde with milky white fair skin. My friend was forever profiled and asked if she was the nanny. LOL. It was funny to us back then, not so funny now because, looking back, like you said, it could have been dangerous.
DeleteBoy these people annoy me and bit my ass. I have long said we need a stupidity tax. Just tax the stupid people. The national debt will be paid off in no time, lmao!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteSelf-entitled self-destructive dim-witted human dregs of society should be put on Bezos' penis shaped rocket and shipped off into space. One way.
DeleteWow, some people just have no sense at all and it's happening more and more. So sad.
ReplyDelete“Your own employee seem to be the one that needs the help”.
ReplyDeleteThat comment was an understatement. And when we ask ourselves, "What's wrong with these people", they literally might have a mental problem.
That was my favorite comment, probably because it was true. LOL. This woman's not being able to accept responsibility for her own actions is probably spilling over into the home. She's probably blaming her son's not keeping up with his phone as the reason why she's in this situation, making him feel guilty and traumatized.
DeleteI suggest tossing two old mugs in place of the new See's one!
ReplyDeleteGreat suggestion, but I could never. Most are Starbucks Anniversary mugs, with one or two superhero or funny Christmas and Halloween mugs, and now See's anniversary mug.
DeleteAll special to you then, that's quite a meaningful collection. At least mugs are small(ish) and useful!
DeleteYes, though I admit to having quite a bit of clutter, I have to say most is meaningful. That's what makes it hard to get rid of, even though I should.
DeleteMy daughter (white) had the opposite happen. She was at the cafeteria with her best friend's son (black) and he was acting a fool. Someone nearby called the police and my daughter's friend walked in just as the police were talking to my daughter. The friend was so mad at her son for acting a fool but even madder at whomever assumed that my daughter had kidnapped a black kid.
ReplyDeleteI'd have been mad at the son as well, behaving badly while in the care of my white friend, but I'm surprised someone cared enough about a black child to question.
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