Is there anything we can do to stop people using the name Karen in a derogatory way?

My mum's name is Karen and I don't like to see her name treated like this. What started it anyway? Who is the mysterious Karen it was named after?

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Renaci · 36-40

You can't reverse a popular trend. Not many people named Adolf either for obvious reasons. When a person is named a certain name and they have a bad reputation then the name gets demonized. Before Karen it was Felicity. After Karen it will be something else. It's just a trend about what makes a name popular or unpopular.

Really · 80-89, M

@Renaci The trend is called popular stupidity.

craig7 · 70-79, M

@Renaci As for the name "Adolf" - when I was growing up,our family doctor here in Australia had that first name.He was of middle European background,and also Jewish.I remember being a bit curious about his name back when I was a youngster.