THE only woman to turn up at the UK’s first “Karen Convention” was the landlady of the pub hosting the event — and she is called Susan.
The gathering was supposed to celebrate women called Karen as well as those who identify as Karens, a slang term for hard-headed or entitled moaners.
It was launched along with a calendar of Karens compiled by Kevin Beresford, dubbed Britain’s dullest man for his previous photographic efforts including collections of benches, roundabouts and rubbish tips.
Kevin, 73, hoped it would help “reclaim” the term for proud Karens everywhere and even produced bar mats and badges.
But no one turned up at the Black Tap in Redditch, Worcs.
The pub’s landlady Susan Rooms, 44, joked: “If I could I’d ask to speak to the manager — but I can’t because that person is me!”
Kevin said: “It’s actually pretty typical Karen behaviour not to turn up to an event held in your honour, so I’m not surprised.
“The funniest thing is that one of the only people who showed was the pub manager and she wasn’t called Karen.”
A Karen who featured in the calendar did arrive later but, due to her being teetotal, refused to enter the pub.
Kevin said: “You couldn’t make it up.
“I’d photographed 12 Karens, both in name and in personality, but only Susan showed.
“It hasn’t put me off putting on another Karen Convention but next time I might bus them in myself to make sure they actually come.”
Susan Rooms, the landlady of the pub hosting the event, was the only person to turn up at the UK’s first ‘Karen Convention’SWNS Published: [#item_custom_pubDate]
