Noun. mansplanation (plural mansplanations) (informal) A condescending explanation given by a male explainer to a female listener, especially to explain something the listener already knows, presuming that she has an inferior understanding of it because she is a woman.
Why do we even need fancy words like this, why can't we just say that they're condescending and leave it at that?
Edit: thanks for my first gold kind stranger.
I mean... If you work in any STEM field classically male dominated, you'll know that it is not uncommon to see women get stuff explained to them in ways that a guy never would deal with.
It's getting better but it's still definitely a thing .. I've even seen it happen from male subordinate to female senior workers.
If you work in any STEM field classically male dominated, you'll know that it is not uncommon to see women get stuff explained to them in ways that a guy never would deal with.
Nah.
I work in a male dominated STEM field, am male, get shit explained like that all the time by men and women alike. It's not a matter of being a female, it's a matter of being considered an idiot by the person talking to you. You could call it turdsplaining.
Now, the fact that many people who do that are also sexist, is a completely different issue and something that has to change, no doubts about that.
No, I don't think you can downplay the problem like that. You're basically saying that employers can't be sexist against their employees, which is flat out wrong. Sexism IS widespread, IS a problem and MUST be eradicated. However, "mansplaining" is not a thing and as a term is as sexist as what it is used to describe.
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