WATCH: Plane drama: Is this the Karen of airline passengers?
By Clinton Moodley
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Getting off a plane after a flight is one of the best parts of a journey. But not for one Southwest Airlines passenger who refused to leave the plane despite various attempts by the flight attendant and other passengers to persuade her.
In a viral video, which has garnered 4.3 million views on social media, the woman is seen clutching onto her hand luggage, defiant not to move when it s her turn to leave the plane.
Some on social media have called her a Karen, a pejorative term for women seeming to be entitled. It’s spawned thousands of memes over the past year in the light of the Black Lives Matter movement.
2020 s Most Chaotic Internet Moments
2020 s Most Chaotic Internet Moments
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The year will be remembered historically as one of chaos, uprising, and the unprecedented use of the word unprecedented. When the standard email sign-offs pivot from hope you re well to hope you re staying sane in these crazy times! you know you re on the verge of a social-cultural shift, some of which was reflected by worldwide protests, the (pending) removal of bigoted world leaders, and the record-breaking development of a global vaccine.
Some of this chaos was reflected in the wealth of viral online moments, most of which will probably be swept under the digital rug. In honor of that, we ve revisited some of the more memorable internet moments of 2020 to re-live before you delete the whole year.