[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

The context of use is important too, though, and in my opinion unless those terms are being used tongue-in-cheek then yeah... I'd oppose all. As soon as any of these terms is used as an attack, or a social media battle horn, it becomes aggressive and sinister. In recent months, the term "Karen" has lost its original usage and is now primarily used aggressively as an insult, taunt or bait or as a lazy dehumanising tactic. Its not just "a few people" at this point. That's the primary function of these terms, and they don't belong anywhere near any rational or civilised debate. And yes, that applies to all of the examples you gave. Do you honestly take anyone seriously once they start throwing around terms like "snowflake", "bloody millenials" or "OK boomer", unironically?

In a WhatsApp message with your friends? Sure. That's different. And it's where these things should stay.

I don't class the boomer, milenial thing as the same... they are too generic. Like the examples I gave karens are very specific, I don't believe they can be 'anyone' in the same way I don't believe anyone could be a bimbo or a chav.

The term may have been hijacked, as we're all those terms by the media at the time to create controversy and sell papers.

However, regardless of that there WERE bimbos, chavs, yuppies...they were a product of their time, as is 'karen'.