Baseball Karen and Self-Seeking Attention

During the Marlins-Phillies game, a fan who would easily resemble a feminist chased after a father who gave his son a baseball. The incident was caught not just on video but also on the phones of those who showed the problem with women who acted like “Karen”.

Thankfully, the Marlins and Phillies responded. Harrison Bader, utility player for the Phillies, acquired at the trade deadline, gave the boy an autographed bat and was also given a bag of sports items by the Marlins franchise.

For those who don’t know, A “Karen” can be defined as a middle-aged white woman perceived as entitled or excessively demanding. This stereotype appears in memes and viral videos. These often depict women using their privilege to get their way, frequently at others' expense.

Since the incident, the Karen has been mistakenly identified as the search continues to know her identity.

The problem with women who are often referred to as a Karen seems to attract too much attention to themselves. They use tactics like shame, pride, anger, and even selfish ambitions to get whatever they want while having everything evolve around them.  

Perhaps we have encountered some, especially during COVID, who despise and just want to berate people who refuse to comply with the face diaper mandate that did nothing to prevent the spread.  There were even some who took it too far; everywhere we went, a stupid and ridiculous law had to be obeyed without our consent.

Christ reminds us not to judge, or we will be judged (Matthew 7:1), which is a trait of a Karen. St. John Baptiste De La Salle reminds us, “Pride makes us forgetful of our eternal interests. It causes us to neglect totally the care of our soul.” We must learn to humble our hearts and remember that everything is not about us. Humility teaches us to think of more of others and less of ourselves.

St. Augustine can also remind us of the importance of humility as a means of seeking Christ. He says, “The way to Christ is first through humility, second through humility, and third through humility. If humility does not precede and accompany and follow every good work we do, if it is not before us to focus on, it is not beside us to lean upon, if it is not behind us to fence us in, pride will wrench from our hand any good deed we do at the very moment we do it.”

It's time for any entitled person to have a good examination of conscience and ask why I am not right with God.