"Mansplaining" is just another made up words by man hating feminists to cause further diversion a bitterness between the sexes. It's not enough for them to call condescending people "condescending assholes", no, they need to break it down to condescending men being " Mansplaining", and condescending women being... I guess empowerment, since said women who believe in this crap are the most condescending women in society. I would won't call them "womansplainers", I prefer to to just call them assholes, for I believe in equality of that nature.
I wouldn’t say it is as common in my life as some make it out to be, but it’s there. I think women can do it too. I think it’s a bit related to the trait of dominance which is generally more present in men. I would say I’m not good at telling when it happens just because I’m already a huge pushover and I get stepped on by everyone.
I would only say it’s happening if a guy does it to exclusively women, and multiple times. If he interrupts everyone alike just to explain a thing to them and treats everyone the same while explaining, that’s just who he is. And I think that’s the case most of the time. I don’t think a lot of guys have a super condescending attitude towards women nowadays. I wouldn’t say it’s the majority at all. If mainsplaining was more prevalent before, I would say it’s definitely very uncommon now from my experience.
I think what’s happening is that men are more informed usually about certain topics like politics and current events than women so we generally have to explain to a women who doesn’t care that stuff why she maybe wrong about a topic she doesn’t care fore. A good example is the war literally any war, men research that stuff for fun. But women my feel it’s wrong with out doing the research just feelings. So as a men we can either inform her and risk being called a mansplaner or ignore her comments.
Lol. No Chris. That’s not what it is. More women are in college so tell me how it’s men who are more informed? You do realize you’re mansplaining right now, right?
I also want to point out that women are more open minded when it comes to politics while men are generally more conservative and close minded so men only inform themselves about what they want to hear. While a woman will look at both sides.
Women aren’t ignorant because of feelings. We receive the same education. We’re taught about wars in school and in college. You know, college? Where 80% of college students are female and not male.
@Angie221994 oh the irony. You're EXACTLY what the discussion creator is talking about. First off he wasn't mansplaining lol and stop it with that dumb "word". He literally said "I think" along with other words like "maybe" to show that he thinks but doesn't know. Basically he said his opinion on the discussion. But you had to womensplain that he was being sexist for? Telling his opinion. I don't agree with him but it's his opinion. Learn to debate and not argue. Not to mention your sexist nonsense that girls are the only ones to look at both sides. After all you're plenty closed minded.
@Angie221994 Actually chris is right here. And no, opinions don't have to be based on facts, they're... opinions. Also may I ask where you got your 80 to 20% statistic of women to men in colleges? I suppose I should also mention that going to college doesn't necessarily mean you are more informed. Sometimes the man truly is more informed on the topic and would like to share, and didn't mean to offend, mistakes happen. Or sometimes the man simply has a different take on the topic (possibly due to his own experiences) and would like to put that forward. That isn't to say the asshole men don't exist though. However I still disagree with the term "Mansplaining" as it is sexist and implies that all or the majority of men are like this, that its just a trait of being a man when its not. If a man does this, them being a man has nothing to do with it, they're just a cocky person. Women can do this to, again, its called being a cocky know it all.
Mansplaining is, unfortunately real. However, a lot of what people claim to be mansplaining is not. When a man overexplains something to a woman, that he should reasonably know she fully understands, because he just assumes he knows more about it because of his gender, THAT is mansplaining. My dad does this a lot; for example, yesterday he was explaining to me how menstruation works, and he was incorrect about some of it, so I corrected him, and he insisted I was wrong and kept explaining my own hormone cycle to me. That is mansplaining. A man simply articulating or giving a detailed explanation is not. The term is becoming misused
@IndyZee Definitely. There are many real microaggressions in today's society (mansplaining being one of them) but people have been misusing their definitions, which is weakening the credibility of people who say that they exist.
Are you sure it's not just his attitude? Ego? I mean how do you tell supposed 'mansplaining' from somebody who's just a egotistical wannabe know it all? I guess you could follow them at work and see if they do it to other men but that's impractical. Just how do you know? I mean I've been accused of it. I read a lot so know a lot of random things. It's to the point that I just don't lol. I mean I'll just tell them facts about a subject but they just get mad. It's like they think I'm belittling them for being more informed on a subject. Yet men don't react this way even when it's politics and we're on different sides. Hell I've had to explain how judges are confirmed, so simple but... Yeah they didn't get mad but I would keep my mouth shut if it was a women...
The phenomenon of men being insensitive to women and lacking self awareness about it (like explaining to them about stuff like pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding etc.) is of course very real, it exists, people being assholes is a real thing.
As for the feminazi self-victimizing term of "mansplaining", which they use whenever a man dares to disagree with them - no, it doesn't exist and nobody in their right mind should give it any legitimacy or validation. In 2021, if you are for gender equality and women empowerment - you are against feminazism.
Oh my god. Mansplaining is extremely real. Its not only man to female, its far far worse when a man does it to a man... My photo suggests im female, but trans. At work in a male dominated industry I have a very different look and man attitude!!. I could go ballistic on a retarded mansplainer... These fucking guys are mental for real. It would be like a clueless bitch of a man, half my age, truly ignorant, inexperienced and frankly just stupid, going way out their way to approach me for no reason, and mentally starts mansplaining something to me. My response, who the fuck are you, and get the fuck away from me!!! Right now you little ignorant prick. These ego driven nut jobs. There's no way to explain their psychosis. They are type of people who constantly feel the need to give unwanted and unwarranted advice or correction.. when they're the ones insane in their heads. Its so bad that males are mansplaining to males. These people are control freaks. One example in the trucking industry. Construction quad axle dump truck. We call them super truckers. Kiss ass loud mouth buffoons. The type to get lost in his own mind, let alone mansplain directions to me. Doing it faster and a better route than him.. I dont know what it is. Egocentric, shortcoming in denial over masculine sexist freaks that is so bad, they need to do it to another man. Its pathetic and sad to be honest. They feel the need to inject themselves into anyone. Its like a wife beater going way out of their way to mansplain how I should treat my wife. Better way of saying, you're in the middle of nowhere doing your job perfectly on top of your game.. When suddenly out of nowhere a guy appears. ? Starts mansplaining to me anything absurd you could dream up. Its really about going way out of your way saying why don't you do this or that and in this way... like sir why are you on my property in the first place or my personal space. They are lofty ego driven mental nut jobs. How does one explain its exactly sexist to both genders. Thats an anomaly hard to explain. It borderline bullying like the bully never grew up from 4th grade, now at 50 yo. I really hope I answered your question, because mansplaining men are clueless pathetic disgusting men that need serious psychological help.
I think its hilarious that a man gave a thumbs down because his ego was so hurt that every word I said is true. Anyone giving a thumbs down obviously suffers from mansplaining
Maybe because it's how vile she comes off. Basically sounds like a man hater all around. Reading other responses from girls.. I doubt it's nearly that bad. Plus I've worked in both male and female dominated industries (caregiving) and the girls were far worse in my opinion.
although I'm transgender. Yet Still completely male by birth and can't change that, At work I look and act like a man. I was emphasizing that this isn't just men doing this to women. But men are mansplaining to men with very unwarranted advice or explaining when perhaps they should be more concerned about themselves and how they're managing their own affairs. Too many people are too concerned about others when its they too often who should just mind their business
Its like someone treating another as if a child before knowing a single thing about them. As if they have a compulsive need to target anyone to start mansplaining away. One may not know it until its truly done to them. I look much younger than my age. Then there are people much younger than me but look like a train wreck. They constantly target me based on my looks as if they feel the need to inject some splaining into me. It should be laughable but frankly its sickening and annoying. Like don't you have something else you need do. Splaining is very real as if now im reiterating back to the original question. Is splaining real. Yes it is as I've explained why. By example
Now, through all those over used, confusing words, I don't exactly know you're situation. If i didn't know better id say you just womansplained. But I still think you were a bit harsh. Like you never said what the guy was explaining. Was it rude? Insensitive? Even if it was I dont think it has to do with him being a man. Maybe these people just wanted to talk and make friends, youd be suprised just how many of us men are insecure and lonely. Not everyone is trying to teach you something or revolutionize your world. Sometimes people just wanna talk and they get screamed at making them look bad
To be fair @AndriaAlex you did come off pretty vile. I mean you really went all out on these guys who were at worst, what? Annoying? Sexist? Sexist i can see warranting a harsh response but jeez. Like i mentiones before sometimes men just want to yknow... talk? Not every man who walks up to you wants to teach you something or is interested in you. Sometimes we just want to talk and explain something we know about, have a discussion. You're allowed to disagree with them. Have a debate. But there's no need to hate on them this bad using such vile words. Honestly i dont know if you meant to, but you did come off as a man hater.
@TemporaryGuy you are correct. I never said all men are like. My intent was never to lump all together. But to those who are guilty of it. I've personally experienced this one too many times and sick of it. Yes I was hard hitting on this subject. This country has become riddled with too many people not minding their own business.
True, but as a man i can say that we dont want to mind our own business. Or at least i wouldn't. That sounds bad so let me explain. Most of us were raised in a way that made it so we couldnt talk about or feelings. Always being told to "man up" and so thats what we did. We would develop semi neutral opinions on any topic that was controversial and would always try to act like we were stable. Once we grow up, at least to around mid teens. We start to want the deep (er) connections we were never able to have before. To be able to have frequent conversations and talk about our feelings. Which is why some of us just go up and talk to people if it doesn't seem like we'd be intruding on something or if the situation seems right. We all want to make friends, some of us dont know how
But splaining has nothing to do with just talking to someone about something you know. Thats called a conversation. Splaining is anything but that. Splaining is very egocentric combined with arrogance and some conceit. And with many people it just never ends
@AndriaAlex well its all about intention. Sometimes people weren't necessarily assuming you're stupid but just didn't expect you would know. Like they didn't assume something negative, just did assume possitive. The problem comes it when they have malicious intent, and were intentionally talking down to you or were consciously thought you didn't know because you were a woman. My point is they could have thought you didn't know for other reasons. And that this has nothing to do with gender, but personality, which is why i disagree with the man part of "mansplaining" just call the douchebags
@TemporaryGuy nope. Just still answering a question that was asked. Then it takes more explanation to every off base comment. Anyone who doesn't understand the definitions of egocentric, narcissistic, arrogance and conceited, , truthfully shouldn't carry on this conversation or you'll never understand. Because the question was asked I'll continue explaining.
I know, im just trying to reiterate the point that not all men are like that, which is why I would say that it's their personality, not that they are men
@Mia-Wallace From what I hear, the world is laughing at the USA due to all these Feminist, woke, equality, gender roles movements occurring. What's the POV in Sweden?
I don't think it makes sense, and I think that people are pretending that women don't use up extra space. Every time I have asked a man/large teen to make room for me, they have, and always with great manners.
Hahahaha! Thanks. Well now that makes sense. Some people are long winded, and others aren't. Women I know always go on and on about stuff I don't care about, or never asked them to get involved with, so I don't think it's related to genitals.
Men aren't always the best at social cues, and typically are more likely to be nerds and fall in the aspergers spectrum.
As such, we can see social interactions as purely exchanges of concrete information, failing to understand the relationship.
So no. Men aren't condescending when we explain things, we just assume that the interacting is an exchange of hard data, and don't tune in to the 'social' and 'relationship' side of things.
We just think that there was hard information that the listener would be interested in and so go through it. "... That was because the french revolution was happening in 1890" When dealing with men, try to think about whether or not the information itself interests you before worrying about the one upmanship or the hierarchy.
As much as I wish it wasn't. it's a legit thing and I have been mansplained to with subjects like how the female body works and how to do pro audio while I was actually doing pro audio, and all of his "advice" was completely wrong.
Please do not tell me how to do my job unless you're also a professional in the business and can prove it.
I don't think mansplaining is real. Or at least what people say it is. Its weird. For instance people could be fully aware that you would probably (hopefully) know a bit about your own profession, but people dont know what specific things you know and could he trying to help about and work together. It all depends. Of course they could just have a massive ego and they could be cocky, but its different with every situation which is why I dont think it should be called mansplaining. That implies that its just a trait of being a man
yea i don't use the term a lot but like for example a guy telling me how i should act as a "lady" even though he's not a lady or like some guy tried to tell me how boobs work even though a) he had no boobs and b) i've had a fair amount of boobs for years
I have had the same stuff come from a few women. Attempting to explain to me how my body works, and a myriad of other things. Its not a gendered issue.
No it's bullshit. That's a way of saying "I don't have a legitimate counterpoint, therefore I will rather just degrade you." The good news, if a woman accuses you of 'mansplaining', then you know 2 things. 1. You won whatever the argument was. 2. She's a woke SJW, snowflake, weirdo bitch and it's not worth your time getting to know her.
Yes I’ve had times were guys were trying to explain something to me that I already know and it’s always super simple stuff too But when they do this I was just shut them down and say yeah I know and keep going because I don’t like that and I find it very rude. I’m not sure if I would call it mansplaining though, i’ve met plenty of annoying know it all and I’m better than U ass women that do this too.
Kinda worrying about how many guys said no to this. But then again there is a lot of sexist guys here so adds up who would be the people who do this then so no it don't happen. Of course it happens. ya see it happen all the time "let me tell you why you upset women cause your not married and haven't found a good christian man yet" Blah blah.
Um.. buddy. I literally never see that. Sure men overexplain things and can even be cocky or rude about it. Maybe even make insensitive remarks. But that doesn't have anything to do with them being a man. Overexplaining isn't just a trait of being male. Women do this too, but the term mansplaining makes it seem like its exclusive to men and that all men do it
@TemporaryGuy then you haven't been here long i am guessing. Because it happens all the time i seriously doubt you have never seen a guy be condensing to a women. And sure Women can be condescending to men but we just call them been a bitch so don't matter.
I meant i had never seen what you specifically mentioned. Both sexes can be condensing, but it has nothing to do with their sex, its more to do with their personality
Well they can and they can't. Depends on how you use them. In most cases they are just insults to the specifc person, but some people use them as general terms.
@TemporaryGuy never really seen a guy called whore. maybe bitch but not whore. The whole point is people can use words to describe something however they want. Hell if your that upset just make up a word that means condensing women. Oh wait we have tons of terms for that already.
I would never use that word because I want to be taken seriously as a woman. But I just say that the man is a condescending prick and he probably is that way to other men too. If they are a douche to me because they are sexist I call it out for what it is , they are just a sexist prick , and there is no use to use a made up word. Because I can beat them with my wits , if needed be.
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Yeah, there are some guys who do it a lot at work. Usually it happens in meetings and they assume I don’t know something (that I’m an expert in) and then dumb it down a lot as if I’m stupid. It wastes a lot of time in meetings so I have to cut their monologue short and get back to the topic.
Well you could also be assuming that they assume you dont know, and they really are just trying to be helpful. I dont know the fill situation but thats a possiblity.
It's when a man explains something to a woman that she already knows, usually in a condescending tone. I've seen men with no degree try and explain aerodynamics to a woman who worked for NASA. I have a friend who has a masters in English and two published books and she is regularly talked down to about writing by men who've never even writen a 5 page story. I've even seen guys try to explain periods to women in their 30s.
Well, it depends on which kind of guy are u talking about. I'm considered one of the guys because I know what guys think and I do what guys do (except for peeing standing up) vice versa. 🤦🏻♀️ I do have friends who are girls don't get their man and some guys don't get their girl. So I'm in between, answering questions.
If you're explaining something to anyone, and its unwanted, yeah it exists. It exists for both men and women though. I have had women tell me how masculinity should work, i have had women try to explain to me how my own body works.. Its not just one gender that does it.
I really don't know, tbh. Men do behave differently with women compared to other men and so do women with men compared to other women, but I don't think that anyone is actively trying to underestimate women.
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"Mansplaining" is just another example of feminists dividing men and women by gendering a behavior that everyone does. "Mansplaining" is as real as "womanyelling".
The biggest problem in this question is feminism, not mansplaining.
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women (and soy leftist men) are so filled with emotions they don't understand the implications of their actions or what they're talking about men have to step in and ease the situation by explaining facts and logic. since men (mostly conservative men) are more logical we have a different more logical of explaining certain situations and easing tension.
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if the boys of the world didn't man up and man-splain when they need to we would have a very feminine emotional soft society that can easily be overtaken by foreign adversaries. which is kind of what's happening now. .
Yes. And it happens to me a lot. Not just by men, but also by other women.
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Explaining something or arguing a point is something both men and women do when interacting with either gender. Calling it "mansplaining" when it's a man interacting with a woman is just one of many examples of how feminists play the victim, try to paint men as assholes and just try to divide men and women in general. Feminism today is one of the most divisive and corrosive influences in society.
No, and not because "men are better at everything", I'm not going to pull shit out of my ass and prove nothing in the process. The reason why I don't agree with this term is that something being explained to you condescendingly is literally a universal thing. It's usually not misogyny, moreso just being a piece of shit in general in my opinion.
i mean i think it's pretty common sense that people can't read minds and that men and women often think differently. so elaborating on your throught with the intention of being relatable for someone else isn't a big deal to me.
I've never been clear what this is. It thinks its just when someone explains something to you because they assume you don't know? Is that it? Seems a bit unfair to make that a male trait.
Typically if im explaining something its because it needs to be explained. Women tend to be know it alls. They read something in school and then think they can do it better irl than someone with actual experience.
the cause... Women misinterpreted what a man "Means" because we have a different language. Women and men, Both speak in "Short-hand" and it's Not the same... so we always have to explain What we meant, not what they heard...
the moment someone uses mansplain unironically i am done if someone is being a idiot just call it what it is being an idiot
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Most women need to get over themselves. If you're so stupid that you think everytime a guy talks he is "mansplaining," then stop talking to men altogether. That would be best. K thanks.
There also too stupid to realize that saying a women is stupid is now a hate crime, while women call men stupid on day time talk shows and everyone is completely ok with that
@Momabear203 You've been brainwashed. Stop trying to be superior or even equal to men. It's never going to happen. They are smarter and stronger in every way imaginable.
Men want a women that respect them you don’t even think men are stronger than women your the delusional one. How about go box 🥊 a man since your so sure of yourself
No. We already have a word (patronising) for this concept. Unfortunately America doesn't educate in Latin or etymology so produces invalid "words" like this from time to time.
I think it is just something anyone would say to having to hear a common comment or explanation we normally say. The same when we say someone is nagging.
No, mansplaining is when a man overexplains something to a woman that she already knows because he assumes that he knows more than her because of his gender. Just explaining or articulating something is perfectly fine
@NopeWhatTime So how do you know he assumes he knows more because of his gender, as opposed to because he knows the topic? And how is he to know what the woman knows ahead of time?
You can tell if it's gender-based if he treats males differently. And if it can be reasonably assumed that the woman knows the topic (based on the woman's job or the commonness of the knowledge) then it's considered mansplaining. If the man genuinely didn't think she knew and wasn't sexist about it, then it's not a problem.
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