it’s not a direct comparison. ‘Karen’ is a trait that exists regardless of economic status and is a product of white privilege. ‘Meleis’ has class connotations attached to it - it’s a term used to describe those who hold conservative views many of whom are frm poorer backgrounds https://twitter.com/lightsong96/status/1266300033080541187">https://twitter.com/lightsong...

no ‘Meleis’ is definitely not a slur because it’s not attached to any form of derogatory political oppression. but unfortunately, the ideological divide in malaysia is still a class divide, and continuing to use this term isn’t going to bridge tht divide in any way

my girlfriend also mentioned tht urban Malays using ‘Meleis’ conveniently detaches ourselves from ‘that type of Malay’, even though (a) we benefit frm the same systemic racism and (b) absent our educational and economic backgrounds, we would probably be holding the same views

https://twitter.com/faristheahmad/status/1266392072933670912?s=21

plugging">https://twitter.com/faristhea... this here because people need to be reminded of the more pressing issues at stake.