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The story of the Citi Bike Lady (CBL) has been a guilty pleasure recently. What should be a minor NYC story is an obsession for many. This feature will not discuss who rented the bike at what time. Instead, it will make a few observations, and show a few insane quotes. If you are not familiar with CBL, you should be grateful. If you are interested, google has plenty of information.
#CitiBikeKaren is the popular hashtag here. The phrase will not be used in this feature. Using “Karen” as a slur for “some” White women is a problem. “Karen” is a racially specific term. (Is this racist? Misogynist? It depends on who is yelling.) In any event, “Karen” is a nasty term that degrades God’s children. Using “Karen” as a slur should be discontinued. @RuPaul “Derogatory slurs are ALWAYS an outward projection of a person’s own poisonous self-loathing.”
The CBL commentary reeks of misogyny. One quote stands out: “There’s good reason why “Karen” is a pejorative and not, say, “Chad.” The white man’s role in racism and supremacy is undefeated, but there’s something a bit more insidious about White women and racism: There’s an attached racist historical cultural view as humanity’s precious, delicate commodity whose sanctity forever needs to be protected against scary, unclean Black people.”
Some of the output continues down the misogyny/prejudice/insanity path. @thejournalista “It goes against their belief that they can take whatever they want whenever they want to.” … “Sarah Jane Comrie Is A 2023 Version Of Carolyn Bryant White women’s “tears” … “She should be tried for endangering her fetus her unborn fetus she put that child in danger because had that had that young man reacted in a different way” … “I think these black young men … was attacked by a pregnant girl let’s just let’s just call it what it is.”
@thejournalista, aka Monique Judge, is a CBL actor. Two of her other efforts: “Accountability is like kryptonite to whiteness” “White People Like Sarah Jane Comrie Always Get The Benefit Of The Doubt.” Ms. Judge got an interview with “Mike,” the young man in the video. He was accompanied by his Mother, and “Mary,” his sister (known on TikTok as maimounabands.) We have to take Ms. Judge’s word that the people she interviewed are who they claim to be.
Mother Of Teen In Video Speaks Out has a few lively quotes. “There have been a bunch of roadblocks to getting my brother’s story out there,” Mary said. “He’s only 17. He doesn’t deserve to be going through this. And this woman just comes up and starts harassing a bunch of teenagers.” … “Mary said her brother’s friend started recording because they wanted to stay safe.” … “So with a white woman standing right there and screaming for someone to help, if the police had come, and my son was standing there, they are going to shoot him. If he runs, they are going to shoot him.”
One quote is especially amusing. “She said she contacted a prominent civil rights attorney who initially tweeted about the video, but he advised her he doesn’t practice “that kind of law” and suggested she contact the New York State Bar Association for a referral.” @AttorneyCrump does not want to take on the CBL case. That should tell “Mary” something. (@maimounabands has other entertainments on CBL.)
Hopefully, I can put my CBL fascination behind me. @NatetheLawyer has an excellent video, if you are still interested. Pictures today are from The Library of Congress