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Since catching Karens on camera has become an internet phenomenon, situations like what Ijeoma Ukenta experienced are usually turned into memes. Ann, Karen’s methods are contingent upon victimhood, calling on a savior to rescue her from “aggressors” (who are usually BIPOC). She is emboldened by a sense of superiority and tries to enforce or impose her rules onto society by calling managers, security teams, and the police. Karen is very similar to Miss Ann, with the main difference being that Karen is not always racist. Essentially, “Miss Ann” is a white woman who is complicit with racism, using the racial hierarchy and the patriarchy to her advantage. The moniker is a derivative of “Miss Ann”, a nickname developed by Black people in the Antebellum period to throw shade in secret. The only thing the internet reached a consensus about was that Abagail Elphick was indeed, a Karen. “My god When she ‘passed out’ and everyone just went about their business killed me!” This woman had to record her, goodness knows how it would’ve ended.” Calling the police on a black woman saying she’s threatening her. I had to laugh at the end you just continued doing your shopping after her fainting act.” Anyone who’s had an actual panic attack knows that.” According to Ukenta, Elphick continuously told the police she was panicking because she didn’t want Ukenta’s video to interfere with her job or her apartment lease.Įlphick was dragged by the internet for her actions, with commenters under Ukenta’s videos finding the situation absurdly comical or blatantly offensive. She also disclosed that in the police report, Elphick had claimed that she was having a panic attack because of Ukenta’s recording, but refused any medical assistance the cops offered her. Ukenta filed a report against the mall security guards and the police officers for neglecting to assist her properly. I’m feeling threatened!” Eventually, two police officers arrive and attempt to console her. My heart’s racing.” She even bucks at Ukenta with her fists clenched before telling police “Please come now. She maintains that she’s recording to protect herself in case law enforcement doesn’t believe her side of the story, but the recording makes Elphick more enraged.Įlphick calls the police, saying, “She’s recording me and threatening me. Ukenta maintains a distance from Elhpick the entire time, keeping one furniture fixture between them and staying out of reach. In fact, two of them scold Ukenta, telling her to stop recording and leave Elphick alone. None of the on-looking customers try to help Ms.Ukenta.

She “faints” on the floor in front of the cash register, screams at Ukenta, and chases Ukenta around the store, yelling “GET AWAY” while running towards her.

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“I didn’t try to hit you, please stop recording me.” As Ukenta tries to ask for help from store attendants the woman wails louder, drowning her out.Īs the video series continues, Elphick’s actions become more drastic. As Ukenta exclaims that Elphick tried to hit her, Elphick launches into denial, saying over and over again, Ukenta before dramatically throwing her top onto the counter and sobs. Ukenta dodges and Elphick backs away, looking between the cashier and Ms. The first video starts abruptly as Ukenta mumbles an, “Excuse you,” and Elphick raises her hand to strike her.

While the events leading up to their altercation are unclear, Ukenta’s 7-video saga on her YouTube channel, MAMA AFRICA MUSLIMA, catches Elphick’s breakdown in its entirety. Ijeoma Ukenta, a Nigerian-American Muslim, was shopping at the Short Hill Mall in New Jersey when she encountered Abigail Elphick, a high school teaching aide who has now been dubbed “The Victoria’s Secret Karen” by many circles of the internet.

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Ukenta, who shared a purported police report identifying the woman, is raising money for legal fees after police declined to press charges.She just wanted to get a free item from Victoria’s Secret and now she’s pressing charges. The woman later told police that she had a breakdown due to fears of her losing her apartment and teacher’s aide job if the video went viral. The woman called 911 to report Ukenta for “threatening” her, though Ukenta said in an eight-part video series that “I just came to get my free panties.” She then chased Ukenta around the store, urging employees to take the phone away. She captured the woman lunging at her then begging her not to film. The interaction escalated and Ukenta started recording.

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Ijeoma Ukenta said she was trying to redeem a coupon for free panties at the Short Hills Mall on Saturday when a woman allegedly nudged her aside. A New Jersey woman who allegedly attacked and harassed a Black woman in a Victoria’s Secret store appeared to have a breakdown when the woman started filming, according to videos of the incident.

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