Book interview: Victoria Smith mounts a challenge to the 'Karen' trope

"There’s a particular way in which groups that try to be very hot on issues such as racism and classism, sexism and homophobia, can often give ageism a free pass because they’ve got this kind of moral vision attached to it."
Book interview: Victoria Smith mounts a challenge to the 'Karen' trope

Victoria Smith, English writer and columnist and author of Hags: The Demonisation of Middle-Aged Women

Fri, 10 Mar, 2023 - 21:00
Marjorie Brennan

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