[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Cherie

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I have only come across it very recently, it looks to me like its being used to bully people into silence, don’t raise your head above the parapet, be seen and not heard, or you will receive the modern day equivalent of being thrown to the lions

I thought this at first... it's not unusual for there to be derogatory comments aimed at women on the internet, there will be those who lazily label all middle aged women 'karen' or all middle aged persons 'boomers'
Just like there are those who label all young persons 'millenials' or 'snowflakes'.

The defining feature here is context, I'm a middle aged woman and I think karens exist, I've met some. There have been lots of terms to define sections of society for many years. Chavs, hoodies, milfs, slone rangers, yuppies, bimbos, wags, goths. There's many more that share a common theme in their ideology, dress, age, class. It would be silly to suggest we can't add to that list expecially in the time of the internet as compiling evidence for a shared outlook and or view and dress is made glaringly apparent.

It's not wrong or offensive to admit there are subgroups within society.
And don't forget, if you oppose one you have to oppose all?
For balance and all that