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Atlanta Anti-Karen

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Atlanta Anti-Karen refers to a viral video of a white woman yelling from her car about voter suppression at voting in Atlanta, Georgia, where long lines at ballots and faulty voting machines in predominantly black communities led to accusations of voter disenfranchisement.

Origin

On June 9th, 2020, reporter Barmel Lyons tweeted, "BREAKING NEWS: Voters outraged because they can’t vote. @cbs46 Voting machines are down & systems aren’t working all over #Atlanta Some people have left the polls because the line has NOT moved since 6 A.M." They included a video of a woman yelling from her car about her outrage over voter suppression. The video received more than 3 million views, 57,000 likes and 32,000 retweets She yelled:

This is wrong! This is America! Please, God, help us! “I mean it! This is a crisis in our world to make us not exercise our right to vote.

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Everybody, tweet the networks. Everybody, please! Radio stations, everybody. Tweet, everybody. Please, everybody, we cannot tolerate this.

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The video quickly went viral. That day, Redditor [1] jigsawmap shared the video in the /r/PublicFreakout subreddit. Redditor[2] endorphins_ called the woman "The Anti-Karen."

People on Twitter shared the video with politicians, such as Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Jon Ossoff (screenshots below).

Several media outlets covered the video, including BuzzFeed [3] and Alternet.[4]


GA Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger Thank you to the @Macon_Chamber for inviting me to discuss the impact #COVID19 has had on the business community. I look forward to working with you and Macon businesses in the future. #GaPol #SmallBiz @GaSec. · May 29 387 27 5 11 Crow Meris: Widerstehende Hexe @CrowMeris Replying to @GaSecofState and @macon_chamber The eyes of the nation are on you, Brad. #WeSeeYou #GOPCorruption Barmel Lyons CBS46 @BarmelLyonsTV · Jun 9 BREAKING NEWS: Voters outraged because they can't vote. @cbs46 Voting machines are down & systems aren't working all over #Atlanta Some people have left the polls because the line has NOT moved since 6 A.M. 0:45 3.1M views 7:15 AM · Jun 9, 2020 · Twitter Web App @ossoff · Jun 9 GEORGIA VOTERS A Jon Ossoff If you run into ANY problems today while voting, PLEASE call the voter protection hotline to report them: 1-888-730-5816 Share this far and wide. 99 27 9.2K 8.3K Raviv Ullman @ravivullman Replying to @ossoff and @laurenduca you mean like this Barmel Lyons CBS46 @BarmelLyonsTV · Jun 9 BREAKING NEWS: Voters outraged because they can't vote. @cbs46 Voting machines are down & systems aren't working all over #Atlanta Some people have left the polls because the line has NOT moved since 6 A.M. 0:45 3.1M views 8:25 AM · Jun 9, 2020 · Twitter Web App > Hillary Clinton O @HillaryClinton · Jun 9 VO TE Georgia voters: Thank you for your determination to cast your ballots today despite the failure of officials to provide enough polling places or machines. Your voice is more important than ever. If you run into problems, call @FairFightAction's hotline at 1-888-730-5816 for help. 27 10K 1K 32.2K KD @Fly_Sistah Replying to @HillaryClinton and @fairfightaction There is always money for more tanks, more guns, military-grade weapons to send to police, wasteful patriotic flyovers & even parades but no money for voting machines that work. Barmel Lyons CBS46 @BarmellyonsTV · Jun 9 BREAKING NEWS: Voters outraged because they can't vote. @cbs46 Voting machines are down & systems aren't working all over #Atlanta Some people have left the polls because the line has NOT moved since 6 A.M. 0:45 3.1M views 12:48 PM · Jun 9, 2020 · Twitter Web App

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[1] Reddit – /r/PublicFreakout

[2] Reddit – /r/publicfreakout

[3] BuzzFeed – This Video Of A White Woman Freaking Out Over Georgia's Election Is Going Viral Because It's The Opposite Of What We've Seen Karens Do Lately

[4] AlterNet – ‘Please, God, help us!’: Frustrated voter protests chaos and dysfunction in Georgia primary debacle

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