Judge made shocking ruling that calling someone a Karen is 'borderline racist, sexist and ageist'

A Black worker has lost a court case with her employee after a judge ruled that calling a middle-aged white woman a 'Karen' is 'borderline racist, sexist and ageist’.

Karen used to be one of the most favored names in the western world - in fact, in 1965 it was the third-most popular name in the US, but fast-forward 60 years, you'd be hard-pressed to find one infant in the whole of America with the name.

That's because it has been used in recent years in a derogatory manner to describe someone, typically a middle-aged white female, who complains while out for a meal, asks to speak to an employees manager, is entitled, and on some occasions, is racist.

They typically don a sort of bob haircut and use their white privilege to have things their own way.

Speaking at a tribunal hearing, employment judge George Alliot mentioned that the defendant in a case that was being held in Watford, in the UK - just a 45-minute train journey northwest of London, this week used the term to describe her bosses.

A 'Karen' often refers to an entitled middle-aged white woman (Getty stock)

"We note [the use of] the slang term 'Karen', which is a pejorative and borderline racist, sexist and ageist term," he ruled.

The case was that of Sylvia Constance, who joined Mencap, a charity which works with people with special needs in the UK, as a support worker at a residential home in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, back in 2016.

Five years later, Claire Wilson took over the running of the care home and soon after she began to experience hostility from the 74-year-old.

Later that year, in October, 2021, Wilson suspended Constance on the grounds that she was bullying both residents and staff.

In response, she filed a grievance to Mencap, claiming that she was being unfairly targeted by her bosses due to her age and race.

In February 2022, Mencap dropped the disciplinary process for her bullying claims - at which point she filed a second grievance with her employer, and went on sick leave.

'Karens' typically complain about food when out for a meal (Getty stock)

When they tried to arrange a meeting, Constance failed to attend and so had it in her absence.

A year later, she got the sack, with Mencap alleging it was due to 'an irrevocable breakdown in the relationship', with Constance having never returned to work.

She then escalated the case and a tribunal was held, in which she described her female bosses of having behaved like 'Karens', adding that they were 'weaponising their privilege and more powerful position against' her.

However, judge Alliot threw out her complaints as she attempted to sue the charity.

"We find that the complaints levelled against [Ms Constance] were legitimate and did not constitute a targeted racist campaign against her," he ruled.