History Main / ObnoxiousEntitledHousewife

* The Queen Mum Elizabeth Bowes Lyon in ''Series/TheCrown'' is a Royal sort within her own household. She tends to meddle in the affairs of her daughters (even making comments that dig at their confidence, even her monarch daughter) and grandchildren (breaking up her grandson Charles's relationship with Camilla Parker-Bowles because the girl isn't a virgin), displaying a FemaleMisogynist attitude towards women educating themselves or expressing their sexuality, showcasing elitist and classist attitudes (even to the faces of the self-made Thatchers), helping to keep her disabled relatives locked away because of what their subjects would think if the Royal blood was "tainted", and in general being a [[BitchInSheepsClothing sweet dotty]] GrandDame ObfuscatingStupidity with a glass in hand when trying to turn things towards her way when she isn't whining about [[ItsAllAboutMe how something would affect her rather]] than how beneficial it'd be for her subjects or family members.

* One of comedian [[https://www.instagram.com/beckyrobinson4/ Becky Robinson]]'s sketch characters is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the Entitled Housewife]], a caricature of the stereotypical rude, arrogant Karen. She's obsessed with winning at golf and tennis, makes others' lives hell, and dresses in garish clothing that accentuates Robinson's fuller figure. She initially introduced the character in her standup, complete with [[OpeNorth an exaggerated Midwestern accent]].

* ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'':
Operation: M.A.T.A.D.O.R. marks the debut of Soccer Mom, an elderly blonde haired woman with a nasty temper.

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* In ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'' when the Gang decide to make Lethal Weapons 7, one of the villains that Dee plays is "Karen White", an evil housewife complete with the hairstyle who threatens to call the cops on Murtaugh and Riggs. The Gang notes that entitled white women are one of the few acceptable targets by the 2020s but ultimately cut the character for being too "cunty" and uncomfortably real.

* ''VideoGame/PoliceQuestIVOpenSeason'' has Rosa Garcia. When her son, officer Rene Garcia, dies, she complains to detective John Carey about how useful he was, was saving himself for a good girl, and is mad that some pervert killed him and exposed his body. She even demands that the detective finds the person responsible and punishes him and insinuates that he doesn't understand the weight of the situation because he doesn't have a son. Additionally, she is mentioned to have been giving the Lieutenant an earful beforehand and Carey's partner Hal Bottoms calls her one tough bitch.

** By the time of ''WesternAnimation/SouthParkTheStreamingWars'' Randy Marsh's weed-growing (and smoking) has caused him to develop this sort of persona to the point that the residents of South Park have even taken to calling him "Karen". He even has the overdone-fringe haircut. He eventually snaps out of it hard enough to go back to his original geologist persona.

** ''Literature/NightWatch'' has an urban version demanding that Vimes sort out this revolution mess right now as she doesn't want to be in the presence of common people.

A slang term, "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_(pejorative) Karen]]", emerged in the late 2010s to describe obnoxious (and frequently racist and classist) middle-aged white women. [[Music/SirMixALot Preceded by the]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becky_(slang) term "Becky"]], for a similarly [[TheDitz obnoxious]] [[AlphaBitch young adult white woman.]] In fact, this trope [[OlderThanTheyThink predates viral videos]] of the subject -- during the 19th and early 20th centuries, "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Ann Miss Ann]]" and "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_Charlie Mister Charlie]]" were used in a similar vein. These terms are typically used in an unflattering matter, so Administrivia/NoRealLifeExamplesPlease.

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* In ''{{Series/Impeachment}}'', Linda Tripp (Creator/SarahPaulson) comes off as this due to her self-important SmallNameBigEgo attitude and entitlement, she bullies her co-workers, holds herself as a beacon of morality and is judging others for not meeting her exacting and conservative standards, she looks down on the Clintons for being middle-class and using communal bathrooms in the White House and throwing pizza parties for staffers, judging other women like her younger friend Monica Lewinsky and First Lady Hillary Clinton for not meeting her standards for ladylike, chaste behavior, slut-shames Monica and former friend Kathleen (who admitted that Bill Clinton groped her), considers the politically right-leaning (and no less scandalous and hypocritical) Reagan and Bush to be beacons of purity, and fat-shames Monica as part of her gaslighting the girl into not dry cleaning the infamous dress. Add to that Linda appears to be the typical suburban matron image of Karen in appearance with conservative (rather mostly frumpy) clothing, glasses, a pageboy, and glasses.

** In the early seasons, Sheila Broflovski was prone to picking fights and starting campaigns against anything she found [[ThinkOfTheChildren offensive to her children.]] This reaches its apex in ''WesternAnimation/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut'' when she starts a full-blown war with Canada because they produced the vulgar ''Terrance and Philip'' movie. However, she learns her lesson at the end of the movie and is [[TookALevelInKindness considerably less antagonistic afterwards]].

This type of [[AlwaysFemale woman]] is an AlphaBitch in adulthood: usually white and heterosexual, somewhere in the middle class, and [[ItsAllAboutMe feeling entitled to have the entire world suit her needs and preferences]]. And if EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether, she was probably like this during her formative years as well. She likes to be heavily involved in local politics, such as the PTA, the homeowners' association, or the neighborhood watch; in general, she likes rules, structures, and hierarchies, and will [[RulesLawyer frequently invoke their authority]] whenever she feels it will support her position -- though she's also very good at [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections using their authority]] to dodge the rules when they ''[[{{Hypocrite}} don't]]'' support her position. She is very likely to identify herself as a Christian or some [[TheFundamentalist fringe]] [[ChurchOfHappyology sect]] and is often [[ChurchGoingVillain involved in her local church community]] as well. She will go out of her way to [[SpoiledBrat complain at the slightest provocation or inconvenience]], no matter how much it embarrasses or delays everyone else.

Her {{Spear Counterpart}}s include the EntitledBastard, SchoolyardBullyAllGrownUp, and {{Trumplica}}. When her racism is emphasized, she will usually double as an IntimidatingWhitePresence.

* ''Series/{{Glee Glee}}'': Terri Schuester's older sister, Kendra is a horrible mother, as well as rude, arrogant, and constantly manipulates and bullies others to get her way.

* In ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'' when the Gang decide to make Lethal Weapons 7, one of the villains that Dee plays is "Karen White", an evil housewife complete with the hairstyle who threatens to call the cops on Murtaugh and Riggs. The Gang notes that entitled white women are one of the few acceptable targets by the 2020s but ultimately cut the character for being too "cunty" and uncomfortably real.

* Discussed in ''VideoGame/TheForgottenCity.'' At the beginning of the game, your character is saved from drowning in a river by a young woman. But when you press your savior for her name, she admits she'd rather not tell you, because it's not a name with a great reputation. Keep asking, and she'll finally admit that it's Karen... and your character can then proceed to note that all the Karen memes in the world have really ruined that poor name, but that she's nice nonetheless. [[spoiler:[[SureLetsGoWithThat In which case she’ll play along]], but most endings reveal that the name she ''actually'' gave is spelled “[[LouisCypher Charon]]” and has [[TheFerryman a very different reputation]].]]
* In ''VideoGame/LegoStarWars: The Skywalker Saga'', Anakin Skywalker acts like one in the Geonosis Droid Factory; repeatedly asking for the factory's manager. [[SubvertedTrope Granted]], his complaints aren’t exactly [[NoOSHACompliance invalid…]]
-->"I'm serious now! Where is your manager? Is he on break?! This factory should be shut down! [[NoOSHACompliance Nothing here is up to code!]]"

* ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'': [=BoJack=]'s mom Beatrice is used to the upper-class life of her childhood and resents giving up her life to marry Butterscotch. She takes out her bitterness on everybody around her, [[AbusiveParents her son most of all]], condescending anybody she deems lower-class and forcing her son to perform at her dinner parties just to keep up her good reputation. She's also a textbook example of a malignant {{narcissist}} and [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain quite culturally insensitive]], referring to 1990s Hollywood as "full of AIDS" and telling everybody at her supper club that her friend's son "is a gay."

This entitlement may manifest as bigotry, either [[InnocentBigot unintentional]] or by deliberately {{profiling}} people who don't fit her standards of beauty, look different from her, are part of a [[SubcultureOfTheWeek subculture]] that confuses her, or otherwise irritate her for any other reason. In this context, the most she'll usually do herself is berate, but she's still dangerous as she can be quick to invoke MissingWhiteWomanSyndrome by [[DamselInDistress claiming]] [[WoundedGazelleGambit victimhood]] and calling the police (or white gangs, or slave catchers depending on the time period). The idea that she's the one inflaming a problem seems lost on her when she is FeelingOppressedByTheirExistence. This allows her to exact punishment upon anyone she doesn't like while keeping her hands relatively clean, even if she was the instigator or there was no crime in the first place, although some who call the police get cited for fraudulent claims or abuse of the 911 system. Some even claim "sovereign citizenship" and go so far as to claim fear that the police are trying to kill them. Others have lost their prestigious jobs after video of their antics goes viral, such as Amy ("Central Park Karen") Cooper did after she falsely accused and called the police on bird-warcher Christian Cooper (no relation) of threatening her because he was African-American and all he did was address that Amy's dog was not on a leash.

This entitlement may manifest as bigotry, either [[InnocentBigot unintentional]] or by deliberately {{profiling}} people who don't fit her standards of beauty, look different from her, are part of a [[SubcultureOfTheWeek subculture]] that confuses her, or otherwise irritate her for any other reason. In this context, the most she'll usually do herself is berate, but she's still dangerous as she can be quick to invoke MissingWhiteWomanSyndrome by [[DamselInDistress claiming]] [[WoundedGazelleGambit victimhood]] and calling the police (or white gangs, or slave catchers depending on the time period). The idea that she's the one inflaming a problem seems lost on her when she is FeelingOppressedByTheirExistence. This allows her to exact punishment upon anyone she doesn't like while keeping her hands relatively clean, even if she was the instigator or there was no crime in the first place, although some who call the police get cited for fraudulent claims or abuse of the 911 system. Some even claim "sovereign citizenship" and go so far as to claim fear that the police are trying to kill them. Others have lost their prestigious jobs after video of their antics goes viral, such as Amy ("Central Park Karen") did after she falsely accused bird-warcher Christian Cooper (no relation) of threatening her because he was African-American and all he did was address that Amy's dog was not on a leash.

This entitlement may manifest as bigotry, either [[InnocentBigot unintentional]] or by deliberately {{profiling}} people who don't fit her standards of beauty, look different from her, are part of a [[SubcultureOfTheWeek subculture]] that confuses her, or otherwise irritate her for any other reason. In this context, the most she'll usually do herself is berate, but she's still dangerous as she can be quick to invoke MissingWhiteWomanSyndrome by [[DamselInDistress claiming]] [[WoundedGazelleGambit victimhood]] and calling the police (or white gangs, or slave catchers depending on the time period). The idea that she's the one inflaming a problem seems lost on her when she is FeelingOppressedByTheirExistence. This allows her to exact punishment upon anyone she doesn't like while keeping her hands relatively clean, even if she was the instigator or there was no crime in the first place, although some who call the police get cited for fraudulent claims or abuse of the 911 system. Some even claim "sovereign citizenship" and go so far as to claim fear that the police are trying to kill them. Others have lost their prestigious jobs after video of their antics goes viral, such as Amy ("Central Park Karen") did after she falsely accused bird-warcher Christian Cooper (no relation) of threatening her because he was African-American and all he did sas address that Amy's dog was not on a leash.

She is ''extremely'' status-conscious, and [[MockMillionai guyre makes extravagant purchases to appear very well-off]] and [[ConspicuousConsumption show off whatever wealth she thinks she has]], and will often [[UnsatisfiableCustomer fight retail workers over the price of whatever she's buying]] and generally assert her authority over anyone in a service position any chance she gets -- she's emphatically ''not'' NiceToTheWaiter. She is usually paired with either a HenpeckedHusband who has given up on trying to calm her down or a husband who's just as obnoxious and entitled as she is and feeds her worst impulses. If she's not openly combative, she's at the very least extremely passive-aggressive, [[BitchInSheepsClothing posing as kind and neighborly while judging all the other women in the neighborhood that don't live up to her standards]]. She often struggles with [[FemaleMisogynist internalized misogyny]]. For some reason, she often has [[PowerHair short hair, usually an asymmetrical bob]]. [[Administrivia/TropesAreFlexible Despite the title]], she may not be married, and she may even have a job outside the house, but most examples are privileged housewives since they have enough time on their hands to meddle in everybody's affairs. If she owns a pet, you can count on said pet being a MisterMuffykins, being as ill-tempered, misbehaving, and poorly disciplined as their owner.

This entitlement may manifest as bigotry, either [[InnocentBigot unintentional]] or by deliberately {{profiling}} people who don't fit her standards of beauty, look different from her, are part of a [[SubcultureOfTheWeek subculture]] that confuses her, or otherwise irritate her for any other reason. In this context, the most she'll usually do herself is berate, but she's still dangerous as she can be quick to invoke MissingWhiteWomanSyndrome by [[DamselInDistress claiming]] [[WoundedGazelleGambit victimhood]] and calling the police (or white gangs, or slave catchers depending on the time period). The idea that she's the one inflaming a problem seems lost on her when she is FeelingOppressedByTheirExistence. This allows her to exact punishment upon anyone she doesn't like while keeping her hands relatively clean, even if she was the instigator or there was no crime in the first place, although some who call the police get cited for fraudulent claims or abuse of the 911 system. Some even claim "sovereign citizenship" and go so far as to claim fear that the police are trying to kill them. Others have lost their prestigious jobs after video of their antics goes viral.

She is ''extremely'' status-conscious, and [[MockMillionaire makes extravagant purchases to appear very well-off]] and [[ConspicuousConsumption show off whatever wealth she thinks she has]], and will often [[UnsatisfiableCustomer fight retail workers over the price of whatever she's buying]] and generally assert her authority over anyone in a service position any chance she gets -- she's emphatically ''not'' NiceToTheWaiter. She is usually paired with either a HenpeckedHusband who has given up on trying to calm her down or a husband who's just as obnoxious and entitled as she is and feeds her worst impulses. If she's not openly combative, she's at the very least extremely passive-aggressive, [[BitchInSheepsClothing posing as kind and neighborly while judging all the other women in the neighborhood that don't live up to her standards]]. She often struggles with [[FemaleMisogynist internalized misogyny]]. For some reason, she often has [[PowerHair short hair, usually an asymmetrical bob]]. [[Administrivia/TropesAreFlexible Despite the title]], she may not be married, and she may even have a job outside the house, but most examples are privileged housewives since they have enough time on their hands to meddle in everybody's affairs. If she owns a pet, you can count on said pet being a MisterMuffykins, being as ill-tempered, misbehaving, and poorly disciplined as their owner.

This entitlement may manifest as bigotry, either [[InnocentBigot unintentional]] or by deliberately {{profiling}} people who don't fit her standards of beauty, look different from her, are part of a [[SubcultureOfTheWeek subculture]] that confuses her, or otherwise irritate her for any other reason. In this context, the most she'll usually do herself is berate, but she's still dangerous as she can be quick to invoke MissingWhiteWomanSyndrome by [[DamselInDistress claiming]] [[WoundedGazelleGambit victimhood]] and calling the police (or white gangs, or slave catchers depending on the time period). The idea that she's the one inflaming a problem seems lost on her when she is FeelingOppressedByTheirExistence. This allows her to exact punishment upon anyone she doesn't like while keeping her hands relatively clean, even if she was the instigator or there was no crime in the first place, although some who call the police get cited for fraudlent claims or abuse of the 911 system. Some even claim "sovereign citizenship" and go so far as to claim fear that the police are trying to kill them. Others have lost their prestigious jobs after video of their antics goes viral.

This entitlement may manifest as bigotry, either [[InnocentBigot unintentional]] or by deliberately {{profiling}} people who don't fit her standards of beauty, look different from her, are part of a [[SubcultureOfTheWeek subculture]] that confuses her, or otherwise irritate her for any other reason. In this context, the most she'll usually do herself is berate, but she's still dangerous as she can be quick to invoke MissingWhiteWomanSyndrome by [[DamselInDistress claiming]] [[WoundedGazelleGambit victimhood]] and calling the police (or white gangs, or slave catchers depending on the time period). The idea that she's the one inflaming a problem seems lost on her when she is FeelingOppressedByTheirExistence. This allows her to exact punishment upon anyone she doesn't like while keeping her hands relatively clean, even if she was the instigator or there was no crime in the first place, although some who call the police get cited for abuse of the 911 system. Some even claim "sovereign citizenship" and go so far as to claim fear that the police are trying to kill them. Others have lost their prestigious jobs after video of their antics goes viral.

* In Jenny Lorenzo's [[WebVideo/{{Abuela}} ''Abuela's Family'']] sketches (which center on a Cuban-American grandmother, her three daughters, and three granddaughters, all played by Lorenzo), Tia Gloria is this to a T. She displays a HolierThanThou attitude coupled with razor-sharp wit that [[Series/SaturdayNightLive The Church Lady]] would envy, a sleek blonde bob and an exaggerated Anglo-American accent (in contrast to her mother's and sisters' Cuban-American accents) along with snooty commentary aimed towards her sisters and her families for not being as religious, wealthy, organized, or classy as her. In one Instagram sketch, she is used to lampoon colorism in the Latino community that prioritizes anglo features (blond hair and blue eyes) as superior enough to have Jesus Christ possess them as an infant.
* ''Website/NotAlwaysRight'' is rife with stories about every type of this trope possible and the saner worker/coworker/relatives/passerby's struggle against them. The usual range is between [[PsychopathicManchild entitled]] [[AbusiveParents parents]] and [[ConspiracyTheorist scheming]] [[TinFoilHat crazies]].

* ''WebVideo/TheTake'' looks at the Karen trope [[https://youtu.be/YSkYlJxWVrk here.]]
* WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic:
** In "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmaXZpc3hik Curse of the Commercials]]", there is a brief sketch where the trope is mocked. Tamara plays a lady with curlers in her hair calling the Critic who wants him to arrest a black person selling lemonade outside her apartment. When the Critic asks if the black person is filming her, he tells her that she's "on her own, bitch" and the police come to her apartment, presumably to arrest ''her''.
** Another episode has Miles playing a psychologist who gets a call from the same woman. He prescribes drinking an entire bottle of Raid.

** Martha Huber was a bitter, passive-aggressive, judgmental woman who seemed to take pleasure in judging other women's sexual activity or observing whatever was going wrong in their lives. Then it was revealed that [[spoiler: Martha was the one who discovered Mary Alice Young's big secret--that she'd bought a child from a heroin addict and later killed the addict in a rage when she came back to "reclaim" her son--and left her the taunting note ("I know what you did--it makes me ''sick''--I'm going to tell") that [[DrivenToSuicide compelled Mary Alice to kill herself]]. Even after being confronted, Martha insisted that it [[NeverMyFault wasn't her fault]] and claimed Mary Alice just felt guilty about her actions.]] Even her own sister hated her, and [[AssholeVictim no one was sad when she was murdered]].
* ''Series/ElChavoDelOcho'': Played with. Florinda lost most of her wealth once she became a widow, but tries to hide her own poverty by belittling her neighbours, showing contempt for the "riffraff lifestyle" and alienating others with her bossy and arrogant attitude.
* ''{{Series/Glee Glee}}'': Terri Schuester's older sister, Kendra is a horrible mother, as well as rude, arrogant, and constantly manipulates and bullies others to get her way.

This type of [[AlwaysFemale woman]] is an AlphaBitch in adulthood: usually white and heterosexual, somewhere in the middle class, and [[ItsAllAboutMe feeling entitled to have the entire world suit her needs and preferences]]. And if EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether, she was probably like this during her formative years as well. She likes to be heavily involved in local politics, such as the PTA, the homeowners' association, or the neighborhood watch; in general, she likes rules, structures, and hierarchies, and will [[RulesLawyer frequently invoke their authority]] whenever she feels it will support her position - though she's also very good at [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections using their authority]] to dodge the rules when they ''[[{{Hypocrite}} don't]]'' support her position. She is very likely to identify herself as a Christian or some [[TheFundamentalist fringe]] [[ChurchOfHappyology sect]] and is often [[ChurchGoingVillain involved in her local church community]] as well. She will go out of her way to [[SpoiledBrat complain at the slightest provocation or inconvenience]], no matter how much it embarrasses or delays everyone else.

She is ''extremely'' status-conscious, and [[MockMillionaire makes extravagant purchases to appear very well-off]] and [[ConspicuousConsumption show off whatever wealth she thinks she has]], and will often [[UnsatisfiableCustomer fight retail workers over the price of whatever she's buying]] and generally assert her authority over anyone in a service position any chance she gets - she's emphatically ''not'' NiceToTheWaiter. She is usually paired with either a HenpeckedHusband who has given up on trying to calm her down or a husband who's just as obnoxious and entitled as she is and feeds her worst impulses. If she's not openly combative, she's at the very least extremely passive-aggressive, [[BitchInSheepsClothing posing as kind and neighborly while judging all the other women in the neighborhood that don't live up to her standards]]. She often struggles with [[FemaleMisogynist internalized misogyny]]. For some reason, she often has [[PowerHair short hair, usually an asymmetrical bob]]. [[Administrivia/TropesAreFlexible Despite the title]], she may not be married, and she may even have a job outside the house, but most examples are privileged housewives since they have enough time on their hands to meddle in everybody's affairs. If she owns a pet, you can count on said pet being a MisterMuffykins, being as ill-tempered, misbehaving, and poorly disciplined as their owner.

Most obnoxious housewives are also depicted as [[MyBelovedSmother obnoxious controlling mothers]], typically [[TheDreaded the bane of all the other parents in the neighborhood]], to whom she'll be both [[CrankyNeighbor unpleasable and defensive]] and simultaneously [[NosyNeighbor utterly unwilling to mind her own business]]. She often [[VicariouslyAmbitious lives vicariously]] through her kids' [[ExtracurricularEnthusiast extracurricular activities]], usually [[EducationMama to get them into a prestigious college]]--or high school, or preschool, depending on their age--but occasionally [[StageMom to make them stars]]. She is very concerned with her kids' health and diet but not always sensible about it, tending to fall for the AppealToNature when making decisions about food or [[AllNaturalSnakeOil medicine]]. She's most likely to [[MoralGuardians start a crusade]] over anything "offensive" because she thinks it's [[ThinkOfTheChildren harmful to her children]], who probably just find her [[AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents embarrassing]] (or terrifying, if she [[AbusiveParents takes her bad attitude out on them as well]]) - unless, of course, they are {{Spoiled Brat}}s [[GoneHorriblyRight successfully]] raised in her image. She believes herself to be an AlmightyMom, but she's not actually that effective.

A slang term, "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_(pejorative) Karen]]", emerged in the late 2010s to describe obnoxious (and frequently racist and classist) middle-aged white women. [[Music/SirMixALot Preceded by the]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becky_(slang) term "Becky,"]] for a similarly [[TheDitz obnoxious]] [[AlphaBitch young adult white woman.]] In fact, this trope [[OlderThanTheyThink predates viral videos]] of the subject - during the 19th and early 20th centuries, "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Ann Miss Ann]]" and "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_Charlie Mister Charlie]]" were used in a similar vein. These terms are typically used in an unflattering matter, so Administrivia/NoRealLifeExamplesPlease.