The proprietors of a vintage resale shop in Chicago find themselves targeted by the mob for the crime of selling a portrait of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and sharing right-leaning memes on Facebook . And one of the agitators is a person actually named “Karen.”

Liberal activists in Chicago’s Rogers Park North Side neighborhood gathered last week to target owner Anna Marie Skalicki and her fiance, Xander Kazanowski, at their store, Boho Barbie Ken.

“Throughout the protest, activists handed out flyers depicting a collage of Kazanowski’s recent posts which include satirical memes pertaining to transgender-related issues, personal opinions against COVID-19 vaccinations, seed oils and birth control,” the Loyola Phoenix reported . The activists had already held another protest on May 1.

An activist, who goes by “Karen Rose” but refused to share a full name, said the first thing that triggered the protest was scrolling through the company’s social media and seeing that it was selling a portrait of Lee. Karen checks on all new businesses that move into Rogers Park to make sure they support “queer” people, according to the Loyola Phoenix.

Karen and her fellow protesters have a goal: to harass and bully Boho Barbie Ken out of business until the store cannot pay its rent and must close up shop. Karen is doing this to oppose “hate.”

“The group of protestors intends to return to the store next Sunday at 1:30 p.m.,” the Loyola Phoenix reported.”The goal is to continue the protests until the two can’t pay their rent and have to move, according to Rose.”

“We want to go back [to protest] until they’re gone,” another activist told Block Club Chicago.

Other supporters seemed oblivious to the irony of trying to drive someone out of the neighborhood for personal social media posts. One person passing by the protest said, “It’s sad to hear part of the community is not being welcomed by the other part of the community.”

Not about the business owner “not being welcomed,” mind you, but that the owner’s private social media posts would cause someone in the neighborhood to feel unwelcome.

The couple, however, remain upbeat and good-natured about the situation, even after someone spat on Kalinowski during the protest.

“They have every right to do this as much as we have every right to share our beliefs,” Skalicki said. “I’m not ashamed of our faith. I’m not ashamed of the truths that we believe.”

“I’m pro-woman. I’m not necessarily anti-trans or whatever, but I’m pro-women’s spaces, and I don’t think men should be encroaching upon women’s spaces,” Kalinowski said. He said having a daughter led him to become more conservative about family and masculinity.

“The Bible speaks a lot about how you should treat women and how you should treat your wife,” he said, according to the Loyola Phoenix. “I know that in my heart I’m supposed to be the rock and the leader and guide us to truth and just be the one who doesn’t get pushed around and doesn’t submit to the will of others.”

Despite the liberal nature of Rogers Park, others have rallied around the business.

A counterprotest is planned for Sunday to stand up against the “attack from the woke mob.” While cancel culture targets more good people, it is a positive sign others will be showing their support for a couple standing their ground.

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Matt Lamb is a contributor to the Washington Examiner's Beltway Confidential blog. He is an associate editor for the College Fix and has previously worked for Students for Life of America and Turning Point USA.