- [Man] Okay Karen.

- 好的，凱倫

- Hi, my name is Karen.

- 嗨，我的名字是凱倫。

- Hi, I'm Karen.

- 嗨，我是凱倫。

- [Both] My name is Karen.

- 我叫凱倫

- Or as my mother calls me Karen.

- 或者我媽媽叫我凱倫

And yes, I have definitely seen the Karen meme.

是的，我肯定見過凱倫的備忘錄。

- And I'm not a Karen - I'm a Karen

- 我不是凱倫，我是凱倫。

but I'm not a Karen.

但我不是凱倫

- What's a Karen?

- 什麼是凱倫？

Why is it everywhere and where did it come from?

為什麼到處都是它，它從哪裡來？

This is the origin of the Karen meme.

這就是凱倫備忘錄的起源。

(upbeat music)

(歡快的音樂)

When most people think of Karen, an image of a white lady

當大多數人想到凱倫時，一個白人女士的形象。

with Kate Gosselin's 2008 haircut comes to mind.

我想到了凱特-戈塞林2008年的髮型。

- The meme has evolved from someone entitled,

- 這個備忘錄是從某個有權的人演變而來的。

who has a specific style haircut,

有特定風格髮型的人；

and always wants to speak to the manager,

並總是想和經理說。

if they don't get their way,

如果他們沒有得到他們的方式，

do something a little more complex in higher stakes.

在更高的賭注中做一些更復雜的事情。

- Karen has come to represent a white entitled woman,

- 凱倫已經代表了一個白人的權利女人。

who is capable of causing harm to people around her,

能夠對周圍的人造成傷害的人。

in particular people of color.

特別是有色人種。

- So they tried to walk right here

- 所以他們想走到這裡來

and she blocked them.

而她卻阻止了他們。

- Get access to the river! - Yell at me some more.

- 到河邊去！- 再對我吼幾聲

Okay Karen.

好吧，凱倫。

- A hysterical middle-aged woman,

- 一個歇斯底里的中年婦女。

with a complete lack of awareness of her privilege.

完全沒有意識到自己的特權。

Why is Karen middle-aged?

為什麼凱倫是中年人？

Well, the name's fallen in popularity as of 2018

好吧，從2018年開始，這個名字的知名度下降了。

it sits at 637th for US girl names.

它位於美國女孩名字的第637位。

Karen was consistently in the top 10 lists

凱倫一直在前十名的名單中

in the 50's and 60's.

在50年代和60年代。

So today, there are a lot of Karens

所以今天，有很多的卡倫人。

in their 50's and 60's.

在他們的50和60年代。

- Growing up, it seemed like all

- 從小到大，似乎所有

of my friends' parents were named Karen.

我朋友的父母都叫凱倫

My teacher was named Karen.

我的老師叫凱倫。

I didn't know a single other Karen my age.

我不認識一個和我同齡的凱倫。

- But why aren't we dissing other names of that era?

- 但我們為什麼不diss那個時代的其他名字呢？

Why not Linda or Susan?

為什麼不是琳達或蘇珊？

There are some theories on why

有一些理論認為，為什麼

this name in particular, became the inspiration

尤其是這個名字，成為了靈感來源

for this character archetype.

為這個人物原型。

Some editors point to Ray Liotta yelling at Karen

有編輯指出，雷-利奧塔對凱倫大吼大叫。

in the 1990 film, GoodFellas. Karen, where's the stuff

在1990年的電影，GoodFellas。凱倫，東西在哪裡？

that I left Karen?

我離開了凱倫？

- As the inspiration for the idea

- 作為這個想法的靈感來源

that Karens are infuriating.

那卡倫斯是令人氣憤的。

- Karen!

- 凱倫！

- I feel like Dane Cook made Karen a thing, 15 years ago.

- 我覺得戴恩-庫克15年前就把凱倫做成了一件事。

- Every group has a Karen, and she's always a bag of douche.

- 每個團體都有一個凱倫，她總是一袋沖洗。

(laughing)

（笑）

- A clearer connection to the modern day meaning of Karen,

- 與凱倫的現代意義有了更清晰的聯繫。

can be found in the 2004 film, Mean Girls.

在2004年的電影《卑鄙的女孩》中可以看到。

When the airy Karen asks.

當有氣無力的凱倫問道。

- So you're from Africa.

- 所以你來自非洲。

Why are you white?

你為什麼是白人？

- Oh my God Karen, you can't just ask people

- 哦，我的上帝，凱倫，你不能只是問別人。

Why they're white!

為什麼他們是白色的!

- It's also possible Mean Girl's writer Tina Fey,

- 也有可能是《卑鄙女孩》的編劇蒂娜-菲。

used the name Karen because it was already

用凱倫這個名字是因為它已經

in the public consciousness.

在公眾意識中。

It's really a what came first chicken or the egg situation.

這其實是一個先有雞還是先有蛋的情況。

But long before the name Karen became a pejorative,

但早在凱倫這個名字成為貶義詞之前。

the character type had long been recognized by another name.

該字元類型早已被另一個名稱所認可。

According to Georgia tech Professor Andre Brock,

據佐治亞理工學院教授安德烈-布洛克介紹。

during the time of slavery,

在奴隸制時期。

black people used to refer to a white woman

黑人稱謂

exerting undue power over them as a Miss Ann.

對他們施加不正當的權力，作為安小姐。

Even after slavery, there was a general fear

即使是在奴隸制之後，也有一種普遍的恐懼。

among the black community,

在黑人社區中。

that a white woman could easily make a false

一個白種女人可以很容易地製造一個假的

or exaggerated accusation,

或誇大其詞的指控。

and send a lynch mob after any particular black man.

並派出暴徒對任何特定的黑人進行私刑。

Given the black community's history

鑑於黑人社區的歷史

of interacting with the stereotype,

的互動定型。

and the popularity of the name Karen,

和名字卡倫的普及。

in a certain age bracket,

在某一年齡段。

black people started commonly referring

黑人開始通稱

to these types of women as Karens.

把這些類型的婦女稱為卡倫。

Although the timeline is nebulous,

雖然時間線是模糊的。

the rise of smartphones and social media,

智能手機和社交媒體的崛起。

further spread and popularized the term.

進一步傳播和普及。

- Has anyone ever called me a Karen pejoratively?

- 有沒有人曾經貶低地叫我凱倫？

I don't think so, but I really wouldn't know.

我不這麼認為，但我真的不知道。

- I think I don't fall

- 我想我不屬於

into the middle age entitled white lady category

中年白領

that Karens are usually associated with.

卡倫通常與之相關。

And so no one's ever called me Karen pejoratively.

所以從來沒有人叫我凱倫的貶義詞。

- Toward the end of the past decade,

- 在過去的十年末。

people were filming and posting more incidents with Karens.

人們都在拍攝和發佈更多的事件與Karens。

It was common for each woman perpetuating

每位婦女都在延續

the incident, to get around a alliterative nickname.

事件，為了繞開一個連翹的外號。

For example in 2018, there was Permit Patty.

比如在2018年，有許可拍拍。

A woman who called the cops on an eight year old black girl,

一個叫警察的女人對一個八歲的黑人女孩。

selling water without a permit.

無證售水。

There was BBQ Becky.

有燒烤貝基。

- This lady right here wants to sit here and call the police

- 這位女士想坐在這裡報警。

on them for having a barbecue at the lake

在湖邊燒烤，他們就會被罵。

as if this is not normal.

彷彿這並不正常。

- She's like, "It's against the law.

- 她說，"這是違法的。

I'm gonna home and call the police."

我要回家報警。"

So I'm like, "You know what, do what you want to do."

所以我想，"你知道嗎， 做你想做的事。"

I've been here 42 something years.

我已經在這裡呆了42年了

I know where I can and cannot barbecue.

我知道哪裡可以燒烤，哪裡不能燒烤。

- I was walking by and I saw her harassing him and stopped.

- 我路過，看到她騷擾他，就停了下來。

And he's done nothing.

而他什麼也沒做。

He's been sitting there, chilling the entire time.

他一直坐在那裡，一直在寒暄。

- He was really aggressive towards him.

- 他對他真的是咄咄逼人。

- It's nothing to do with their race.

- 這與他們的種族無關。

- It seems like a new Jim Crow going on.

- 這似乎是一個新的吉姆-克勞正在進行。

Because for some reason every time I see it,

因為不知道為什麼，每次我看到它。

black people ones targeted.

黑人的目標。

- Karen incidents often include,

- 卡倫事件往往包括：

a Karen unnecessarily contacting the police.

a Karen不必要地聯繫警察。

- In like middle school,

- 在像國中。

my friends and I were all over at my buddy's place

我和我的朋友們都在我的朋友的地方。

for his birthday.

為他的生日。

We all had like these airsoft guns,

我們都有這樣的氣槍。

but they have like fat orange tips on them.

但他們有像胖橘子尖上他們。

Short, tiny plastic pellets or whatever,

短小的塑料顆粒什麼的。

like super harmless.

像超級無害。

Halfway through the party, this woman comes out

宴會進行到一半的時候，這個女人出來了。

and like starts freaking out about all these kids.

並喜歡開始 嚇壞了所有這些孩子。

And she called the cops.

然後她叫了警察。

It was like really, really scary

這就像真的，真的很嚇人

'cause I was the only black kid.

因為我是唯一的黑人孩子。

Definitely could've ended a lot differently,

絕對可以有很多不同的結局。

a lot differently.

很多不同。

You know like you see a Karen on the internet

就像你在網上看到一個叫凱倫的人一樣

like wilding out and you don't really think twice,

就像野生出來的，而你並沒有真正的思考。

or you laugh about it.

或者你嘲笑它。

But like in other people's cases,

但像其他人的情況。

like they're getting the police called on them.

就像他們得到的警察叫他們。

And then those situations escalate,

然後這些情況就會升級。

and then people are getting hurt.

然後人們就會受到傷害。

- A Karen is a person who calls the police

- A Karen是一個報警的人

because quote on quote, you make them feel unsafe.

因為報價上的報價，你讓他們感到不安全。

Even though you're not doing anything.

即使你什麼都沒做

A Karen calls your manager,

A Karen打電話給你的經理

just because you're not giving them what they want.

只是因為你沒有給他們想要的東西。

They're using their identity, their privilege,

他們在利用他們的身份，他們的特權。

to their advantage.

對他們有利。

- Often you'll see a Karen

- 通常你會看到一個凱倫

harassing service industry workers.

騷擾服務行業工人；

- So I used to work at a coffee shop.

- 所以我以前在咖啡店工作。

So we were super busy,

所以我們超級忙。

I was the only one there.

我是唯一一個在那裡的人。

- So I used to work as a host

- 所以我以前是做主持人的

for a very popular restaurant called Sugarfish.

為一家非常受歡迎的餐廳，叫糖魚。

- And this one woman, she wanted to order a sandwich

- 而這個女人，她想點一個三明治。

and she asked me what type of bread it came on.

她問我這是什麼類型的麵包。

A sourdough type of bread.

一種酸麵糰類型的麵包。

She goes, "Oh, can I see it?"

她說，"哦，我能看看嗎？"

If there was any other day, I would love to do that for you.

如果有其他的日子，我很願意為你做這些。

But there was a line out the door right now.

但現在門外已經排起了隊。

And she was like, "Well, I don't wanna order it

她說："好吧，我不想點。

if I don't know what it looks like."

如果我不知道它的樣子。"

Here comes Karen, and she's like, "Hi there

凱倫來了，她說："嗨，你們好

I have a reservation for six.

我預定了六個人的房間

I talked to your manager on the phone.

我和你的經理通過電話

He said that you all could sit and spread away."

他說，你們都可以坐著散開。"

But you were talking to me on the phone.

但你是在跟我講電話啊。

You're trying to pull one on me

你想耍我

is what you're trying to say.

是你想說的。

- I went on to the person behind her

- 我又去找她身後的人

started taking their order,

開始接受他們的命令。

and she was like, no.

她很喜歡，沒有。

Like, I don't want anyone else to order it before me.

就像，我不希望別人在我之前訂購。

It's my turn right now.

現在輪到我了。

And she starts yelling.

然後她開始大喊大叫。

She's like, "This is horrible,

她說："這太可怕了。

I hate this establishment."

我討厭這個機構。"

And then she gets like a bunch of plates,

然後她得到像一堆盤子。

she just smashes it down.

她只是把它砸下來。

And like the plates fall all over the place,

而像盤子掉的滿地都是。

You know, there's food on the ground.

你知道，地上有食物。

Why would you do that?

你為什麼要這麼做？

Who gives you the rights to think

誰給你的權利去思考

that you have power over somebody else?

你對別人有權力？

- Why I would call that woman a Karen,

- 為什麼我會叫那個女人為凱倫。

is because she kind of felt entitled.

是因為她有點覺得自己有權。

Like oh, everyone else can wait for me.

像哦，別人都可以等我。

it's my turn now,

現在輪到我了

I'm the star of the show.

我是節目的明星。

- So I supported the Karen memes,

- 所以我支持凱倫的備忘錄。

because it sheds light of kind of like the privilege

因為它揭示了一種像特權的光。

these people get,

這些人得到。

This white woman, she can never do anything wrong.

這個白種女人，她永遠不會做錯事。

You know, she's always correct.

你知道，她總是正確的。

- I think it's really important that we talk about it,

- 我認為我們談論這個問題真的很重要。

because back then we didn't have Karens

因為那時我們還沒有Karens呢

because no one was recording any incidents.

因為沒有人記錄任何事件。

No one was recording any races.

沒有人在記錄任何比賽。

When no one was recording anything.

當沒有人記錄任何東西的時候。

So I feel like recording a Karen incident,

所以我覺得要錄一個凱倫事件。

does bring light to racism.

確實給種族主義帶來了啟示。

- The Karen meme graduated from popularity

- 凱倫備忘錄從人氣畢業

to virality with the onset of the coronavirus pandemic,

到病毒性與冠狀病毒大流行的發生。

and the reinvigoration of the Black Lives Matter

和重振 "黑人生命至上 "運動。

Civil Rights Movement.

民權運動；

Google trends for Karen from the last 12 months,

過去12個月，Karen的谷歌趨勢。

show an increase in searches,

顯示搜索量增加。

starting around middle to late March.

大約從3月中下旬開始。

The Corona virus version of the Karen meme,

電暈病毒版的凱倫備忘錄。

became particularly poignant in the hellscape of 2020.

在2020年的地獄景象中，變得尤為尖銳。

- Where'd you get that from?

- 你從哪裡得到的？

- This Karen, refuses to wear a face mask in public

- 這個Karen，拒絕在公眾場合戴面具

or in stores, harasses service industry workers,

或在商店裡，騷擾服務行業工人。

and spreads COVID-19 conspiracy theories.

並傳播COVID-19陰謀論。

- Give me a manager.

- 給我一個經理。

- I am the manager. - She is the manager.

- 我是經理。- 她是經理。

- Ma'am, you need to leave

- 女士，你要走了

- I am rich.

- 我很有錢。

Something you've never seen. - Bye Karen.

你從未見過的東西- 再見，凱倫

The most Karenny Karen however, is Amy Cooper.

然而，最卡倫妮的卡倫是艾米-庫珀。

A New Yorker who called the cops,

一個報警的紐約人。

and said a black bird watcher, was threatening her life

並說一個黑鳥觀察者，威脅到她的生命。

after he asked her, to put her dog on a leash.

在他要求她把她的狗拴起來之後。

That same day, George Floyd was killed

同一天，喬治-弗洛伊德被殺

by Minneapolis police officers.

由明尼阿波利斯的警察。

People began linking the racism of Karen's like Amy Cooper,

人們開始把凱倫的種族主義和艾米-庫珀一樣聯繫起來。

to wider and more lethal instances

更廣泛和更致命的情況

of systemic racism and police brutality.

系統性的種族主義和警察暴行。

But what do Karens really think

但是，卡倫的真實想法是什麼？

about their name being used as a pejorative?

關於他們的名字被用作貶義詞？

- I was a little upset, a part of me really did think

- 我有點不高興，我真的有一部分人覺得

about who could I complain to about this meme?

我可以向誰抱怨這個備忘錄？

- When the Karen meme started gaining traction,

- 當Karen的記憶開始獲得牽引時，

I was horrified obviously

我顯然被嚇壞了

because the name has a negative connotation to it now.

因為現在這個名字有了負面的含義。

And I didn't really want people to associate me.

而且我也不希望別人把我聯繫起來。

- Not liking the Karen meme,

- 不喜歡凱倫的備忘錄。

is something a Karen and a Karen would do.

是一個凱倫和一個凱倫會做的事情。

- When I first encountered the Karen meme,

- 當我第一次遇到凱倫的備忘錄。

honestly I didn't even connect it to myself,

老實說，我甚至沒有把它和自己聯繫起來。

because I know that I'm not like that.

因為我知道，我不是那樣的人。

- You know I have a duty as a good Karen,

- 你知道我有責任做一個好凱倫。

to prove that there are exceptions to the name.

以證明名有例外。

And it doesn't really bother me anymore

而且我也不怎麼在意了

because I know the meme isn't attacking my name per se,

因為我知道這個備忘錄並不是在攻擊我的名字本身。

but rather it's labeling a certain type of person.

而是在給某一類人貼標籤。

- We have a knock for turning our hurt to humor,

- 我們有一個敲打，把我們的傷痛變成幽默。

but my only concern would be that the Karen meme

但我唯一擔心的是，凱倫的備忘錄

just stays a meme.

只是停留在一個備忘錄。