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When a man assumes a woman doesn't know how to do or explain something because she is a woman
Mansplaining;
*woman changing tire*
Man: hey let me show you how to do that
Woman: no thanks I no what I'm doing
Man: no you don't let me help
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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
She: What does the word "mansplain" mean?
Male internet troll: "Stating verifiable facts that are inconvenient to the feminist worldview."
She (eybrow raised): ... wow, that was a perfect example of mansplaining: both arrogant and false
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Mansplaining is a portmanteau of the words man and explaining, defined as "to explain something to someone, typically a man to woman, in a manner regarded as condescending or patronizing."
Woman: *writes a detailed paragraph explaining a subject they know more about with added links to resources*
Mansplainer: *ignores the evidence and talks about the previous topic albeit they know nothing about it.
Woman: Quit mansplaining me, you look like a nonsensical idiot.
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What a man does when he assumes that most of the women he talks to need to hear his explanations. The problem is not the explanation itself but the underlying and often unconscious belief in inequality, the systematic assumption that women are not very intelligent, knowledgeable or competent. Mansplaining is always talking down, a form of condescension. It can be done with contempt and scorn or with benevolence and generosity, the way a father may explain something to a child.
Someone is mansplaining if they:
–When a man who knows little about something explains it to a woman who knows a lot about it, like when a lawyer attempts to explain how the brain works to a female neurosurgeon.
– When a man doesn’t attempt to find out how much a woman knows about something before explaining it to her.
– When a man ignores the fact that the woman is competent in her own right, and has an opinion worthy of consideration
– When he interrupts a woman to continue explaining himself to her
-When he attempts to tell her what she thinks, what she feels some, or why she behaves a certain way.
-When the explanations weren't asked for, the man just assumes the woman needs to hear them.
My boyfriend keeps trying to tell me how I should fix my computer. I work for Apple and he's a chef, and he wouldn't listen to me when I corrected him. I wish he'd stop mansplaining to me.
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(of a man) explain (something) to someone, typically a woman, in a manner regarded as condescending or patronizing:
Most believe this to be only a term used by feminists when they don't have a reply, however it is a term actually meant to explain with someone is patronizing or belittling your intelligence due to your gender.
We were talking about politics when he starting mansplaining things to me like I was in kindergarten, as if my gender means I have a lower iq
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Men offering unhelpful and unwanted advice on issues they know less about than the woman they are trying to "educate".
He: "This is typical of the are, believe me, I went there once, on holiday, for three days."
She: "I live there. I know about that. In fact, what you're saying is incorrect."
He: "Well, actually -"
She: "Stop mansplaining!!!"
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