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What is mansplaining?Mansplaining is when a man takes over a conversation about a topic he knows little, or less about than the woman he is talking with (or the other non-cis-male folks). It can be about anything really, and the worst happenings are when the women not only know all about the topic, they often have written an entire book on it, etc. This phenomenon of erasure of women's knowledge happens because men (especially white-cis men) are raised to believe that their opinions and thoughts matter most -- that their intellect is supreme. This is about Male Privilege and not all men do it. I was talking about the book I just wrote to a friend when a man interrupted me to tell me all about the topic. Not only is that rude, it's the definitive mansplaining behavior. mansplaining - meme gifmansplaining - videoMansplaining - what is it?Current and widest usage: "When your brother did that, I felt like he was being rude to me, so I guess I was rude back" What does "mansplaining" mean?Mansplaining is a man explaining something to a woman in her own area of expertise. It was excruciatingly painful to overhear the mansplaining she was subjected to on a daily basis. Mansplaining - what does it mean?When a man speaks condescendingly to a woman on a matter he believes her to be ignorant of, when in fact his own knowledge of the subject is materially incomplete. The possibility that she may know more about the subject than he does is one that the mansplainer cannot fathom. Jim was mansplaining to Rebecca, an astrophysicist, what causes the tides. When Rebecca's friend tried to tell him Rebecca was an astrophysicist, Jim said, "Oh! You're boyfriend's an astrophysicist. I'd like to meet him." Mansplaining - meaningWhen there is a woman who feels like she is being belittled from a condescending male in a social situation which may be true or could also be because of own personal insecurities/flaws, the term can also be just as belittling and condescending depending on how it is used and so both male and woman (usually both are associated with a certain political stance) begin to argue over which person is more hypocritical. Mansplaining can sometimes be a destructive and derogatory term that is usually associated with the political feminist ideology which fights for equality but has over the years been a way for specific women to generalize towards a male who doesn't agree with that woman's opinion and can use it as an excuse to get what they want, this only goes for certain women who are manipulative; not all woman. Manipulative males do this as well to women but it is usually associated with a different term. When you have both a manipulative male and manipulative woman together, it usually results in a heated argument. Random conversation a male is having on a woman crush Mansplaining - definitionMansplaining is the act of a man explaining something he may not really know to a woman who does. The assumption behind it is that knowledge is somehow inherent in the male condition, paralleling a void of knowledge waiting to be filled in the female condition. Example - mansplaining Mansplaining - slangThe tendency of some men to mistakenly believe that they automatically know more about any given topic than does a woman and who, consequently, proceed to explain to her- correctly or not- things that she already knows. Woman A: When he started mansplaining to me what it really meant to be a woman in the 21st century, I got up and left. MansplainingA term some retarded people at buzzfeed made up. Used for when a man explains something, and they don't like the way he used a sentence structure, so they claim he is being condescending. Mentally Disabled 1: "Did you hear that dude telling his girlfriend how to feed his cat while he was away? Totally mansplaining!" Mansplainingis the act of a man explaining something he may not really know to a woman who does, and the assumption behind it that knowledge is somehow inherent in the male condition, paralleling a void of knowledge waiting to be filled in the female condition. On the quiz show Jeopardy, the answer to the question "What is mansplaining?" was "This 21st century word happens when a male patronizingly tells a female about a topic she already understands. MansplainingA word that sexist women use to shame a man when they have projected their misandry against men onto him after he offers them some useful advice or information without even taking his or her gender into consideration. Women posts on Facebook: "I'm looking for research on why there is widespread gluten intolerance in North America and not so much in Europe". |
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