But the fact remains that Karen has denoted a privileged grumbler ever since Karen from Brighton begrudged Melbourne’s lockdown laws in 2020. For Millennials, Jessica is the new Karen. Getty ImagesThen came the Central Park incident, in sync with Brighton Karen’s illicit loops of the gardens. Tellingly the episode was tagged as Central Park Karen, despite the scofflaw’s name being Amy. Food and travel editor for Mamma Mia, Jessica Clark wrote, “Somehow my name is the one being dragged through the algorithm … ”