Chicago's Lightfoot calls White House's McEnany a 'Karen' after reported 'derelict mayor' slight
The FoxNews online reporter went on to explain what a Karen" is - "a pejorative term that has come to prominence to label a demanding, middle-aged white woman who displays a sense of overbearing entitlement in various societal confrontations." A "perjorative term", eh?It's interesting how fluid the internet is. And why hard-printed copy, such as a printed dictionary, is so important. You can read something today on the internet, and next week you can't find it.
Jun 26, 2020 - The "Karen" meme is being used to describe women who commit acts that are perceived to be racist in public,... (www.insider.com)
On July 1 I found one definition of a KAREN as a racial slur. Today? Not to be found.
Why was I looking up KAREN today? Lightfoot's slur against the White House press secretary reminded me of the slur tossed by Columbia's own Chris Leevy Johnson in a Facebook post right after James Shadd was elected Chair of the Richland 2 School Board. At 6:37PM on June 30, Johnson, a pastor with Brookland Northeast Baptist Church and a funeral director at Leevy's Funeral Home, referred to Richland 2 Trustee Lindsay Agostini as a "KAREN".He posted a message on his Facebook page just minutes after Shadd was elected, and this post is still there today.
Johnson's post was later sent to James Shadd by Tameika Isaac Devine on June 30 at about 10:30PM, with her message: "Congratulations, James Shadd. Please read Pastor Chris' post below."
Was that Devine's way of saying Thanks to the superintendent for directing the school district's bond attorney firm to give some legal work to Devine's very small law firm? The superintendent got the board to approve his authority to so order Burr Forman McNair in January 2019. My guess is that most board members did not even read or understand that directive sentence in the nine pages of Resolution they were asked to approve.
Why would Johnson be calling Trustee Agostini a "KAREN"? Why would he be calling her anything? Is it a racial slur? Is it appropriate language for a pastor at a large church and a man associated with a large Columbia funeral home, well-known in the black community?
Should he face censure by the church and criticism by Leevy's for his comment?
What Johnson didn't mention was "why" Agostini voted against Shadd for Board Chair and "why" she voted "No" on the superintendent's evaluation and contract extension.
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