What do you think of the term "mansplaining"? (Page 2)

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Personally, I use it. Not in a dismissive way, rather for when a man tries to explain to a woman something about themselves. For example, a man the other week tried to explain to me how my uterus works. That's what I would call mansplaining.

Gypsy_x · Answer

I don't like reducing important concepts to catchy slang terms.

Logical_Idolist · Answer

I think it's fucking stupid. People need quit assigning genders to words. Seriously.

GirlExMachina · Answer

I feel like this pretty much sums it up.

i1T2daty · Answer

Tell him that your sorry its not called a "meterus" but the "u" isn't a possessive pronoun so "uterus" does not mean he has any opinions relevant to the matter

Gerpar · Answer

I think it's a stupid word, basically just putting the word MAN infront of explain to make it sound bad.

Juxtapose · Answer

It's a sexist term designed to dismiss someone's opinion's based on biological sex. You may as well be saying "blacksplaining." It's just as prejudiced.

Danny_dan92 · Answer

The same way chicks don't know what it feels like to get a boner, us guys shouldn't pretend to know any bodily function of females

JayFromEngland · Answer

Yeah. It's a patronising term for patronising people. I'd rather avoid all patronisingness in general.

JJJ001100 · Answer

It’s funny!! I think guys who use it have a sense of humour

loveout · Answer

Another label that helps drive the wedge between the genders.

ImJustAGuyM8 · Answer

Why would you add gender to a term that describes an action that women can also do? It's a nonsense word that makes it seem like the only people who can be condescending or patronizing are men. It also just sounds like a stupid word

AntiFascist · Answer

I don't use it because I'm not a woman so I don't think it would be appropriate. But yes, all women should use it whenever a man interrupts her or try to explain anything to her. Men think they know more than women, which is not true at all.

flatline · Answer

It's a good term, why should men explain something when you could just vagsplain it for us.

claw09 · Answer

It's a made up word used to discriminate against men and dismiss what they say. That guy you were talking to wasn't 'mansplaining', he was explaining incorrectly.

capturemyheartnow · Answer

When women ask me if they are beautiful , I tell them how their faves and bodies are rated. This is mansplaining. When I ask about body measurements they get wild. This is womansplaining.

Anonymous · Answer

"Mansplaining" a term used by women who knows the guy is actually right but can't accept the fact, so she has to try and silence him.

BrianMerritt · Answer

If a male doctor tells you what to do when you are pregnant, is he mansplaining? If my mom tells me that vegetables are good for my male body, is she womansplaining? So stupid...

madgoat · Answer

A hypocritical stick for feminists to beat men with.

Himig_Ng_Pag-ibig · Answer

I don't get the full concept. From what I know it's when a man explain something to a woman, my dad does that but not about herself but topics which she truly don't know about. Is it topic dependent or what.

Groisu · Answer

If people talk and don't know what there talking about then the best thing to do is ignore them some people are so stupid they think their intelligent

I actually have nothing but pity for them but whatever

Decentguy · Answer

Another useless word, just to make people hate each other

SnapTsch · Answer

What if every time a woman tried to explain something it is called 'womansplaining' ?

Anonymous · Answer

"to explain something to someone, characteristically by a man to woman, in a manner regarded as condescending or patronizing

Women can't be condescending or patronizing? It's a male hating sexist word created by stuck up feminist SJWs.

jumbojoffer · Answer

mansplaining is just made up. its about when men interupt when women speak, but womwn do that same against men

Anonymous · Answer

I use it for men who patronize women because they assume based on our gender that we're less competent or knowledgeable, or less 'rational'- the gendering of 'rationality' is huge

este1864 · Answer

I think it's a retarded term.

winterfox10 · Answer

I’m a guy so it would be kind of tough for me to use mansplaining in a serious fashion. I haven’t really found a situation where mansplaining would have been a comedic response.

VerbalWN · Answer

Does this mean we can use the term "Womansplaning"? I feel that women throw that term as a way to dismiss a mans point of view. Especially a point of view that they don't agree with.

Kuraj · Answer

Mansplaining is when you condescendingly explain to an intellectually challenged female that it doesn't require you to have a uterus to be a gynecologist.

oldoldold · Answer

what i think is funny is you think men only do it to women..  you wanted equality...  no you want us to dumb it down enough to make you feel comfortable

MakingMeHiiiigh · Answer

Petty to be honest with you. What if he's a gynecologist?

edgyfox · Answer

I wouldn't ever attempt to explain how a women's body works to a women. No man would know 100% including the Cross dresser overkill ones (Transgenders).

Icybaconman · Answer

I think if is where a guy tries to explain something to a girl in a simple way, while laughing on the inside, but still trying to remain non-Condecending

YHL6965 · Answer

It's just another man-hating term invented by attention-seeking landwhales aka feminists. It's funny how they hate "mansplaining" while they try to explain to you condescendingly why men are shit and that we live in a rape culture patriarchy...

rjroy3 · Answer

I think it's sexist and a lot of girls are okay with that, because it's sexist towards men.

ouroborosidiot · Answer

I actually like the term. It is an easy red flag to notice. Helps me avoid dodos online and offline.

msg812 · Answer

We are the superior gender so we have right to do it (just wanted to provocate you and the other women. Don't get me so serious:)) )

Anonymous · Answer

I just reminded the time when this dude was flirting with me and tried to explain to me how important to society my own profession is. Like, I know, I'm the one working with it hahahahah

Chrysis · Answer

The first time I hear this. Sounds a bit like an injury, lol.

vinylfem · Answer

It's a very real thing, and men tend to get very defensive about it. They don't like the idea that they're being rude just by showing how smart they are, but in reality it comes off like a parent talking to a child.

000_000 · Answer

My 5th grade health teacher was a woman. Was she womansplaining when she gave a talk about the male reproductive system?

Manicsin · Answer

Lol I'very had to actually explain to a woman how her uterus worked she thought the sperm were the eggs and that's why they look like eggs. Could you imagine 1000000000 babies octo who.

ResoluteVili · Answer

The most ridiculous and funniest term there is :DD i have not heard of womansplaining yet

Dinnye001 · Answer

Bullshit. That is the only word it deserves. If that is a thing, let's have womansplaining too!

sofaking · Answer

I mean... if he explained it accurate biologically speaking would that make it different?

DanoMR98 · Answer

It used to just be called "explaining" until we realized men are the only ones doing it.

kelvinmed · Answer

Wtf 😂 why would someone tell you how your uterus works?

fabulosospucas · Answer

Mansplaining makes no sense, that's how we make conversation, not to be condescending. People are too politically correct.

mistershaytan · Answer

What if he is actually an intelligent person who knows scientific facts?

michaelskarn · Answer

Hmm. I have only just heard of this, but it seems to make many people very angry. Obviously a man can be dismissive of a woman, and if you want to give it a name, who gives a shit?

razor97 · Answer

I don't believe in the devil, per se, but as a literary character, I find him surprisingly likable and I wish he were more significantly developed so that readers could better understand his motives.

the-mad-german · Answer

Oh god i hate those mixed words and names... leave me alone with that crap

gGreat · Answer

It's just a word like she-nagging, see, it's all good.

Z-Spark · Answer

Thank you for letting me know what kind of a woman you are now i know to not take you seriously or date you

Mbored92 · Answer

So if you go see a doctor and he explains why you be feeling about stuff relating to your uterus?

FlowerGiftKorea · Answer

I thought it was when anyone (man or woman) just talked over someone (while they were talking or trying to explain something) or interrupted them while talking. Maybe there are a bunch of definitions.

Anonymous · Answer

Insulting and dismissive. Anyone who says it to me can start talking to themselves because I'm leaving.

Uyouko · Answer

It's made up same as manspreading... fuck feminist they are worse than isis

Giacomanzo · Answer

I use hate any word that cannot be found on a dictionary.

quirf · Answer

I thought it was... Well you know... How a man h grooms down below

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