The Tarring of ‘CitiBike Karen’
State of the Union: Sarah Comrie is the latest victim of America’s “racism shortage.”
Sarah Comrie is the latest victim of America’s “racism shortage.” Comrie, a pregnant woman and physician’s assistant at New York’s Bellevue Hospital, was recorded earlier this month jostling for a CitiBike with a group of black teenagers. She wanted the bike but the teens insisted they paid for it. Comrie started crying as Comrie asked for help, and one teenager kept his hands on the bike. One of the teenagers quipped that her baby was going to be born “retarded.”
On Twitter, Comrie was branded a “Karen” and accused of “weaponizing her tears.” Progressive commentator Monique Judge cryptically hoped Comrie “gets everything that’s coming to her.” Bellevue promptly put her on leave, calling the incident “disturbing.” Comrie was reportedly subjected to death threats. By asking for help and crying “white woman tears,” in the parlance of the Twitter activists,…
