Karen is a misplaced insult in this case. Taken from ‘the internet’ - “
Karen is a
pejorative slang term for an obnoxious, angry, entitled, and often racist middle-aged white woman who uses her privilege to get her way or police other people’s behaviors.”
The male equivalent of a ‘Karen’ is a ‘Ken’. I’m assuming there was not racist undertones driving this conflict.
So many great terms of insult. I think ‘dick’ and ‘prick’ work hand in hand here and are sort of a broad spectrum insult that works for a lot of cases.
‘Schmuck’ is a little juicier but also carries with it the implication the person is a little pathetic as well as selfish or kind or mean.
‘Princess’ would be a more creative term and brings home the qualities of entitlement and unrealistic expectations, with a hint of emasculation which is always a hit.
‘Chachke’ is a personal favorite and might be something I kind of made up, this applies to a male who has spent too much money on dumb shit and thinks the world revolves around them. There’s a little bit less of the selfishness though and a bit more daftness.
Just trying to turn rain day 4 in a row into something productive…
(I’m focusing on insults for those who present as male.)
Sorry to distract from the subject matter with a derogatory name. The post was meant to add value as it is a common situation to run into a disgruntled neighbor. The entitlement mentality here just seemed to fit. I've spoken with my editor and we'll avoid distractions in the future. Dealing with property line trees is always a little tricky. I had a connection with this client that caused me to be a bit sheepdogish in my approach. Hopefully, some value can be drawn from the video for someone.
