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The author of the original article does appear to be male, and I also found his use of "mansplaining" off-putting. I think he should have used a term like "nerd
by rootbear 8y ago
The author of the original article does appear to be male, and I also found his use of "mansplaining" off-putting. I think he should have used a term like "nerdsplaining" which doesn't gratuitously bring gender into the discussion.
- forgottenpass 8y agoIf someone wanders into a group of nerds to take an "I'm right" stance on a nerdy topic, what do you expect? No matter how delicately the responses are phrased, the underlying "well akshully" is going to show through.