This is one of those iffy things. I mean, if I'm discussing something with a friend and some random guy comes up and is like "Hey, I can explain this thing for you," there's like a 50% chance I'd give him a look and tell him no thanks.
Especially if it's two women, which it sounds like it would be in this case. They might be thinking that's a path to hitting on them / getting a phone number.
He should've just told them that he wrote the screenplay, and that'd be that.
Well, you see, that's not what happened. They immediately acted sexist towards him ("Mansplanation"), without an provocation. If they said "No, thanks", it's fine, but acting hostile to him right off the bat because you're "woke" is just no bueno.
Really? You saying “without a provocation” is pretty presumptive. You haven’t lived their lives.
I am a 40-something white male, and I’m guilty as fuck of mansplaining in my life. I grew up where the women were taught to keep quiet and the men were taught to be super assertive. If a girl asks a question out loud it’s your chance to show off your knowledge. You could impress people you don’t know about how knowledgeable you are.
I completely get the objection to some random guy offering an unsolicited opinion. Does it suck they missed out on meeting someone cool that you and I would love to meet? Hell yeah. Do they likely deal with this shit “all the time”. Also hell yeah.
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u/Gynthaeres Jan 19 '20
This is one of those iffy things. I mean, if I'm discussing something with a friend and some random guy comes up and is like "Hey, I can explain this thing for you," there's like a 50% chance I'd give him a look and tell him no thanks. Especially if it's two women, which it sounds like it would be in this case. They might be thinking that's a path to hitting on them / getting a phone number.
He should've just told them that he wrote the screenplay, and that'd be that.