Are You A Karen And.....

[royfromaus]

why the hell should I fund this nonsense?

https://twitter.com/BBCSounds/status/1279837698769825792

[bednobs]

I can't access twitter - can you say what the link is?

[iluvmargie]

No neither can I.

[ummmm]

What a load of tosh.

[royfromaus]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p08jchwz

[bednobs]

it's just a link to a podcast?

[ummmm]

Amelia sounds like a right bimbo. Don't be an Amelia!!

[woofgang]

I think the "Karen and Ken" is very nasty. There are real completely nice normal people called Karen and Ken and misappropriating the names is cruel and thoughtless. When I was in my late teens, my own christian name was fashionable to be the butt of thoughless jokes. The implications were not as nasty as the karen thing but it was painful. attempts to remonstrate were met with "oh its not personal, can't you take a joke?" It wasn't a joke then and its not now.

[woofgang]

I wonder how those young women would feel if their names were used in that way?

[bednobs]

but anyway, I think the same about F1, golf et al
Why should I fund that nonsense. Then I realise that the BBC isn't my personal TV and radio station. Even the stuff I have more of a choice over paying for (Netflix) shows a lot of things that I hate

[tiggerblue10]

Saw this earlier on Twitter and I thought it was really cringy.

[royfromaus]

The thing about Netflix is that you can get shut and not have to pay for it.

I didn't know Ken was the male equivalent, woofy.

[bednobs]

yes, but I don't get that choice re golf and so on. BBC is not your persona; organisation either, so you shouldn't expect everything it funds to suit you

[Ken4155]

Can I sue?

[ToraToraTora]

can some one tell me what this is about? I'm not going to listen to a 40min podcast. Lowlights please!

[jim360]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_(slang)

[sanmac]

I listened to about 4 minutes and had difficulty with the accents and that continual inane childish giggling.

[Mamyalynne]

It's all pretty ridiculous and truthfully they looked embarrassed themselves discussing it, as they should.

Regarding the funding, I feel that I get more than my moneys worth from the BBC even when I subtract everything I don't watch or enjoy.

[mushroom25]

anyone called Karen reading this ought to demand to speak to the manager.

[Mozz71]

I have no idea what a Karen is, nor have I much desire to find out. I will say one thing though, podcasts cost next to nothing to make, so any funding Roy is contributing is a fraction of a penny.

[iluvmargie]

I only listened for a couple of minutes I'm afraid.