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Topic	Do you think the term "Mansplaining" is sexist
COVxy 04/09/17 2:51:08 PM #26:	PostCrisisJ2 posted... COVxy posted... People try their best to not get the point when it comes to the term 'mansplaining'. Which I think kind of demonstrates why it could be useful in the first place. So what is the point then? IME, it just seems like nothing more than a way to personally attack someone because of their sex. What does mansplaining have over condescending and sexist like another poster said? Well, it is shorter to write out, I guess. Pogo_Marimo posted... COVxy posted... People try their best to not get the point when it comes to the term 'mansplaining'. Which I think kind of demonstrates why it could be useful in the first place. If the only way you can make a point is by creating accusative and simplified terms, you're probably not making a good point. Are some men condescending to women? Yeah, no shit Sherlock. Are some Jewish people greedy, manipulative bastards? Yeah, by law of averages obviously, but if you run around yelling about "JewGreed" to fight them people are still going to call you an anti-semite piece of crap (Rightfully, too). Stop using divisive language if you want equality. Stop demonizing the opposition. It's about educating others, not indignant self-righteousness and groupthink. The original point of the term was not to counter any arguments. The original point was to point out a situation that seemed to be pervasive within certain circles, primarily within academic circles. Which is when a man would approach a woman and make a point that both often had codified language and was clearly a point that any reasonable person should assume is within the speaker's knowledge. As a toy example, the idea is female grad student presenting a poster at a cellular biology conference about some newly discovered form of water transport in mammalian cells. "Okay, but Hun, the cell membrane is composed of a phosopholipid bilayer, which makes it hydrophobic, meaning that it repels water." The occurrence of these types of events were common enough that the community derived a term to describe them. That's all. This isn't some sort of nefarious term that was created to undermine men's opinions, though it has been appropriated by certain groups who have used it as such. Marklar posted... You're responding to a troll Are you calling me a troll? Wish I knew where you got that idea. --- =E[(x-E[x])(y-E[y])] <cite>COVxy posted [p:876859788] in Do you thi... [t:75217482]...</cite> <quote><cite>PostCrisisJ2 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>COVxy posted...</cite> <quote>People try their best to not get the point when it comes to the term 'mansplaining'. Which I think kind of demonstrates why it could be useful in the first place.</quote> So what is the point then? IME, it just seems like nothing more than a way to personally attack someone because of their sex. What does mansplaining have over condescending and sexist like another poster said? Well, it is shorter to write out, I guess.</quote> <cite>Pogo_Marimo posted...</cite> <quote><cite>COVxy posted...</cite> <quote>People try their best to not get the point when it comes to the term 'mansplaining'. Which I think kind of demonstrates why it could be useful in the first place.</quote> If the only way you can make a point is by creating accusative and simplified terms, you're probably not making a good point. Are some men condescending to women? Yeah, no shit Sherlock. Are some Jewish people greedy, manipulative bastards? Yeah, by law of averages obviously, but if you run around yelling about "JewGreed" to fight them people are still going to call you an anti-semite piece of crap (Rightfully, too). Stop using divisive language if you want equality. Stop demonizing the opposition. It's about educating others, not indignant self-righteousness and groupthink.</quote> The original point of the term was not to counter any arguments. The original point was to point out a situation that seemed to be pervasive within certain circles, primarily within academic circles. Which is when a man would approach a woman and make a point that both often had codified language and was clearly a point that any reasonable person should assume is within the speaker's knowledge. As a toy example, the idea is female grad student presenting a poster at a cellular biology conference about some newly discovered form of water transport in mammalian cells. "Okay, but Hun, the cell membrane is composed of a phosopholipid bilayer, which makes it hydrophobic, meaning that it repels water." The occurrence of these types of events were common enough that the community derived a term to describe them. That's all. This isn't some sort of nefarious term that was created to undermine men's opinions, though it has been appropriated by certain groups who have used it as such. <cite>Marklar posted...</cite> <quote>You're responding to a troll </quote> Are you calling me a troll? Wish I knew where you got that idea. --- =E[(x-E[x])(y-E[y])]</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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