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What is Mansplaining?When a person (usually a man) explains something that has already been stated or is clearly already known, usually in a condescending way. Usually done because a person feels they need to explain something that really doesnβt need an explanation. Woman: Hey look thereβs the hockey stadium. Mansplaining - meme gifMansplaining - videoMansplaining - what is it?Explanations done (mostly by men to women) in a condescending, overconfident often inaccurate and oversimplifying manner. Female expert: Hereβs an article that shows how this issue is affecting another issue What does "Mansplaining" mean?When a man feels compelled to condescendingly explain something to a woman on a topic that any reasonable person could see she knows more about than he does. "That's not what mansplaining means. Mansplaining is..." he mansplains. Mansplaining - what does it mean?A man explaining something to a woman in a way that is patronizing because it assumes that the woman will be ignorant of the subject matter. Woman speaking to another woman: β I donβt want to drink too much tonight, I have to work in the morning.β Mansplaining - meaningMansplaining as an accusation of someone being patronizing while the accuser is choosing to be sexist themselves. Guy: Hey did you know that the pill is known to cause... Mansplaining - definitionWhen a man speaks to a woman exactly the same way he speaks to a man: somewhat mockingly, somewhat condescendingly, somewhat confrontationally. Ironically, feminists who champion equality among the sexes, expect men to change how they speak to accommodate their feminine sensibilities. Woman: I don't feel conservatives care enough about social justice. Mansplaining - slangA word used by feminists to silence men and prevent them from learning that men actually have problems too and that their point of view isn't the only one Feminist "women are paid 77 cents for every mans dollar" MansplainingA blend of man and explain. When a person explains something to another about a subject on which the latter is more knowledgeable. Usually the word describes a conversation in which, due to sexist bias, a man automatically assumes he is more knowledgeable than the woman he is talking to. Man: "Let me explain you something-" MansplainingWhen unsolicited advice or direction is given to a woman by a man in a condescending manner. The reasons typically being, the man does not believe the woman is capable of completing the task independently and must need guidance. "You're not doing that how I would do it so I'm going to bother you with my directions and opinions even though I am in no way a superior and you did not ask for clarification. There is no way you are capable of doing this by yourself and must be ignorant so you have to rely on my constant guidance." MansplainingWhen a man explains something to a woman in a patronizing tone as if the woman is too emotional and illogical to understand. "She got all pissed at me for no reason!" cried Ira, "Accusing me of mansplaining." |
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