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Mansplaining is still a useful term, and no longer just refers to the original man-explaining-to-woman scenario. A woman can also mansplain, but that’s often ca
by MattRix 5y ago
Mansplaining is still a useful term, and no longer just refers to the original man-explaining-to-woman scenario. A woman can also mansplain, but that’s often called “womensplaining”. The truth is that most of the time it’s still a man doing it, and their target is most often a woman, so it’s still worth calling out in those situations.
- systemvoltage 5y agoHow about abandoning the toxic word all together. It's insane to me that we are so fixated on our identities.
- MattRix 5y agoThe word isn’t toxic, the behaviour is toxic. It’s easy to say “let’s not fixate on identities” when your particular identity doesn’t lead to other people treating you worse.
- systemvoltage 5y agoIf you're offended by someone on Twitter, I recommend getting some help. There might be mental health problems regarding low self-esteem.
- jfrunyon 5y agoNo. Mansplaining is used almost exclusively by women who think they are better than men, usually to try and shame men for explaining things that the woman either (a) clearly does not know or (b) is pretending to not know.