但是 - 这是一个大but — before you sign on the dotted line here, I think you should take a closer look at the "uncomfortable" feelings you're describing right now, and ask yourself whether there's anything more productive you could do with that discomfort, rather than simply running away from it.
Conversations about race and privilege can indeed be uncomfortable. They're often quite personal, and awkward, and hit close to home. But instead of shutting down those conversations, or deflecting from them by asserting that you're "one of the good ones," I think you need to lean into your discomfort and see what you can actually学习从中。换句话说，让自己被推出舒适区，并进入现实。
这就是现实：您生活在一个种族主义国家。坦白说，你should现在感到不舒服。美国的黑人面临的日常现实远胜于不适 -被警察谋杀，，，，受到医生的虐待，，，，and被建造的刑事司法系统监禁。So if the most terrible thing you've experienced in this unjust world are a few Karen jokes, that is your privilege in action. You write in your DM that you don't want to "deal with this" anymore, but I have to be honest: You're not dealing with much at all.
您的信息中有一定程度的讽刺意味，因为卡伦主义的核心宗旨正在习惯发生的事情你的方式，开你的术语，根据你的规则，即使是对您的现状的丝毫挑战也被视为个人攻击。是否是烧烤发生在公园里or a小女孩在人行道上卖水，卡伦斯在面对甚至超出他们的控制之外的事情时，往往会真正失去理智。现在您就在这里，您正在考虑的一些互联网模因感到困惑在法律上更改您的名字以永恒。I'm not saying you're being a Karen, Karen, but if the nametag fits...
So, here's my advice for you: Instead of getting rid of a name that's associated with privilege, why not spend your time and energy working to dismantle the privilege itself? Read somebooks on antiracism，捐赠给黑人生活问题和保释资金，为支持反种族主义政策的政客投票，shop from Black-owned businesses，并每天检查您的特权。做所有这些事情将使您成为卡伦（Karen）的少量，而不是简单地从驾驶执照和护照上取下“卡伦”（Karen）的名字。我保证。
