Just out of curiosity.. Is there a term for a male Karen??

[Peacetrain]

Someone who provokes, and then blames another for their very existence causing them to have to provoke?? Serious question here..

[Johnny2X2X]

1. Chad

I’ve heard the term Chad used.

I think the Karen narrative is played out. And it sucks for people actually named Karen.

Just describe the abhorrent behavior instead of using some random name.

[MutantAndProud]

4. Beat me to it

Kevin also works as indicated below

[anciano]

10. I agree that the focus should be on the "behavior".

[Celerity]

21. correct

[NowISeetheLight]

33. Chad and Stacy

I thought Chad and Stacy were names Incels used? At least I saw that on Law and Order SVU.

[TexasBushwhacker]

36. That is correct n/t

[lame54]

35. I'm ok with it - no one has ever defended my name - not ever...

Signed Peter

[GreenWave]

2. I thought I heard "Ken" some time back.

[3c273a]

3. Kevin

It’s called a Kevin. At least on Reddit.

[jcgoldie]

31. And in the US House of Representatives...

[Walleye]

5. I usually just go with Prick. I think it's a pretty descriptive word

[ChazII]

8. +1 Totally agree.n/t

[Walleye]

23. Thanks, I didn't know if it was old-fashioned or just too offensive or what but always works for me

[ananda]

6. Trump

..

[H2O Man]

12. +1

Well done.

[ret5hd]

7. just sticking with "Karen" seems to aggravate them the most.

[Tetrachloride]

9. ++

[Srkdqltr]

15. Unless her real name is Karen and you become known as prick.

[ret5hd]

17. I was talking about the male Karen's...

as the OP specified, but I have no specific issues with a male being named Karen. Just call me woke like that.

[Srkdqltr]

20. I'm saying...don't use Karen!!!!

[yardwork]

27. Karen is anointed our sacrificial lamb.

You're fighting a losing battle. It HAS to be a white woman named Karen. Otherwise the world ends.

[brewens]

11. Several years ago on a couple university campuses I worked on it was Connor. That was

before the whole Karen thing. I think that was more directed at spoiled rich kids.

[Croney]

13. Asshole is better than a gendered slur that hurts good people named Karen.

There's one in my family.

[comradebillyboy]

14. Karen works well for men too. Think Space Karen as Elon

Musk's nickname.

[Celerity]

22. lol at space karen

[Srkdqltr]

16. How about we stop calling names. That won't happen.

[yardwork]

25. But it's so satisfying to point fingers at others!

All racism is now dumped at the feet of a generic white woman named Karen. (That absolves the rest of us.)

For those rare occasions when a male actually seems to be at fault, let's dub him Chad, or wait, Ken, or no, let's call him Kevin... oh never mind, nobody's talking about that tweet anymore, back to Karen!

And it's not possible for people of other races or ethnicities to be caught being mean to others, so stop saying that. The white woman named Karen is our scapegoat. The rest of us are free and clear.

[milestogo]

18. I really hate this trashing of names.

Imagine if your name were Chad or Karen.

[Srkdqltr]

19. Yes

[ret5hd]

24. Somehow...

“elucidator of unwarranted complaints, often displaying a racial or ethnic bias, manifested in a manic or irrational manner, and done in such a manner as to cause undue distress or even physical harm to the person upon whom the complaints are being made”. …

somehow just doesn’t have the same “zing”.

[milestogo]

29. And "Karen" has a "zing"?

That's crazy.

[yardwork]

26. They just have to suck it up. They absolve the rest of us of our sins.

Although Chad-Kevin-Ken will probably not be punished very much. We can't even decide on his name.

Karen it is! The all purpose scapegoat for everything wrong in the world.

[Shermann]

37. "Dick" wasn't a phallic insult in 1941

That's when Dick Trickle was born. It evolved into the go-to stalwart in later years, the poor guy!

[nevergiveup]

28. Adolph

[milestogo]

30. Now that has ZING.

[boston bean]

32. Dick

[CentralMass]

34. Tucker?

[Shermann]

38. Short answer: No

"Karen" became a phenomenon because it encompasses an element of clever observational humor. The bitchy haircut, the demanding to speak with the manager, it seems to make people think "I KNOW THAT LADY!". The male Karen just doesn't have that X factor that resonates so much.