Current Events > You guys gonna tell me mainsplaining isn't a thing

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I just had to bite back the almost irrepressible urge to give a woman advice on how to handle an unexpected period, including such pearls of wisdom like "you should carry pads on you" and "don't you keep a calendar"

men are the wurst

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What about manspreading ?

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I dont even know what the actual definition of mansplaining is
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NeonOctopus posted...

I dont even know what the actual definition of mansplaining is

it's when a man explains something to a woman

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NeonOctopus posted...

I dont even know what the actual definition of mansplaining is

Im taking a hack at this without googling it

Is it, men explaining things to women in a demeaning way?

i suppose that "womansplaining" is a thing as well...

ZevLoveDOOM posted...

i suppose that "womansplaining" is a thing as well...

no, only men are guilty of it

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ZevLoveDOOM posted...

i suppose that "womansplaining" is a thing as well...

Oh you non-progressive fool.

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NeonOctopus posted...

I dont even know what the actual definition of mansplaining is

It's kinda tricky because when you try to define it inevitably people will say "but I had a woman do this to me before", and so on. Which is true, but doesn't really account for the behaviour that women are familiar with that guys generally don't experience.

Which goes for pretty much all instances of sexism

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Tc considers lecturing a girl about her period and loses faith in all men.

He has no self awareness but plenty of (white) male guilt.

At least he can cook though. Post some pics of your dinner tc, then shut the fuck up. ^_~

Keith_Valentine posted...

Tc considers lecturing a girl about her period and loses faith in all men.

He has no self awareness but plenty of (white) male guilt.

At least he can cook though. Post some pics of your dinner tc, then shut the fuck up. ^_~

Dude I'm just trying to win white knight points here so I can bang a lesbian give me a break

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Keith_Valentine posted...

Tc considers lecturing a girl about her period and loses faith in all men.

He has no self awareness but plenty of (white) male guilt.

At least he can cook though. Post some pics of your dinner tc, then shut the fuck up. ^_~

lol boom roasted

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Keith_Valentine posted...

Tc considers lecturing a girl about her period and loses faith in all men.

He has no self awareness but plenty of (white) male guilt.

At least he can cook though. Post some pics of your dinner tc, then shut the fuck up. ^_~

lol

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pinky0926 posted...

It's kinda tricky because when you try to define it inevitably people will say "but I had a woman do this to me before", and so on. Which is true, but doesn't really account for the behaviour that women are familiar with that guys generally don't experience.

Which goes for pretty much all instances of sexism

its absolute, complete horseshit and totally dependent on who the dominant sex is. I work as the only male OBGYN in a 16 doctor residency and the amount of bullshit people spew off to me is astounding. It has everything to do with who the majority is, nothing intrinsic to being a man.

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TwoDoorPC posted...

it's when a man explains something to a woman

You're part of the way there.
It's when a man explains something because he assumes he knows better than the woman. It's very condescending and TC caught himself before he did it

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I don't know why people can't say "condescending"

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eston posted...

You're part of the way there.
It's when a man explains something because he assumes he knows better than the woman. It's very condescending and TC caught himself before he did it

Wouldn't the fact that he has to explain it prove that he does indeed know better though?

I'll explain stuff all the time because if I understand it but someone else, man or woman, doesn't understand it, then I want to help them.

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So here I am at work, taking the elevator. Before it can go down, two people get on.
One is a woman. A brunette who looks a little older than me, so somewhere in her mid twenties. And the other is a much older guy in a blue suit. Tall, in good shape; he kind of looks like John Cena except you can clearly make him out.

Anyway, they start having a conversation about some meeting they came here for. The guy was like, "I had to take the train here, traffic downtown was crazy!"
And the girl was like, "Yeah, I drove down here."
This bothered the guy. He was like, "Woah, hold on. Why would you do that?"
But Everytime she would try to reply to him, he would interrupt her by saying "Hey".
I had to clinch my fists in anger at this point to stop myself from jumping in and unleashing my rage all over this tool.

Eventually he smugly went "Hey, hey, hey, listen. When the traffic is bad like that, don't drive, just take the train. Okay?"
I can see her face spelling out defeat.
He was waiting for her to reply, so again he said, "Okay?"
"Okay," she replied.
I was literally shaking at this point. Why did he need her response to reassure his shitty advice?

So after what seemed like a long elevator ride, we all finally got off on our floor. They went their seperate ways but all I could think about was the number of ways I would fuck this guy up if he ever tried that shit on me.
I was so into my power fantasy that I didn't realize that I was having a pretty bad nosebleed. I looked down at my white blouse and blood was everywhere. So now I'm in the restroom cleaning myself up.

Anyway, how was your day, TC?
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With the amount of willpower you've shown today you're definitely next in line as the Green Lantern of sector 2814.

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MrPeppers posted...

totally dependent on who the dominant sex is

Which if I recall correctly has changed rapidly and without warning over the course of history.

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Mansplaining is when a man explains something to a woman where the woman actually knows more about it than the man. The man just assumed she doesn't cause she is a woman.

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ZevLoveDOOM posted...

i suppose that "womansplaining" is a thing as well...

It's called nagging and married men deal with it every day.

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better to be quiet and keep them dumb than to mansplain to them, never share your knowledge if its only going to benefit someone else and not yourself, thank you

Wait isn't mainsplaining a fighting game thing?

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people are always talking about "mansplain"

but they do not care about "man's pain"

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pinky0926 posted...

I just had to bite back the almost irrepressible urge to give a woman advice on how to handle an unexpected period, including such pearls of wisdom like "you should carry pads on you" and "don't you keep a calendar"

men are the wurst

what would be the fault in phrasing differently?
i'm sure there's still fault in it and it makes men bad somehow to say "would it be helpful to keep a calendar so you'd know when to start carrying pads on you?"
i'm sure this is reprehensible behavior still

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I dont necessarily believe in it

I think its purely an ego or arrogance thing. I work in healthcare and its predominated by women and the amount of women who splain things in the most condescending way possible is alarming. I dont believe its anything to do with sex its just how some people are.

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Kolibri X posted...

It's called nagging and married men deal with it every day.

Lmao

Tbh pinky is a good poster. I hope he snags this lesbian and rocks her body so hard she switches sides again.

Just make sure you post your dinner next time tc. And ideally pics of the lesbian would be nice too. For.... uhh science.

Keith_Valentine posted...

And ideally pics of the lesbian would be nice too. For.... uhh science

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DarthWendy posted...

What about manspreading ?

This one actually does bother me. It's as if women have never heard of the concept of external genitalia.

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pinky0926 posted...

men are the wurst

Maximum cringe


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CyricZ posted...

Which if I recall correctly has changed rapidly and without warning over the course of history.

Sarcasm aside, thank you for completely failing to acknowledge the point of the argument and sidestepping the conversation.

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Mansplaining is a good thing.

In general, on average, men and women communicate differently.

It it took me a long time to realize that when a lady is telling me about a problem, they dont actually want to try to talk it through and figure out a solution. Thats how men communicate. Women want to be petted and sympathized with.

I believe this whole mansplaining thing came about from women who didnt understand that if a man hears a problem, hes going to try to help solve it.

Mansplaining is when a dude explains something, but he doesn't know what the fuck he's talking about, in order to seem useful or informed.

Guys like to deny that this is a thing when in the context of it being done to a woman, but consider this, guys; does it not happen to you? You never get some dumbass explaining things to you, technical things, that you know to be bullshit?

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mainsplaning is when you explain something with your main account using main account privileges.

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Caution999 posted...

mainsplaning is when you explain something with your main account using main account privileges.

I don't like you, but that was pretty fucking funny.

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Evening_Dragon posted...

Mansplaining is when a dude explains something, but he doesn't know what the fuck he's talking about, in order to seem useful or informed.

Guys like to deny that this is a thing when in the context of it being done to a woman, but consider this, guys; does it not happen to you? You never get some dumbass explaining things to you, technical things, that you know to be bullshit?

Whats it called when a woman does it?

NeoShadowhen posted...

Whats it called when a woman does it?

No idea.

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Evening_Dragon posted...

No idea.

But you agree that both men and women do it. But theres only a specific term for when a man does it to a women, and that specific term incorporates in its name the fact that the person doing it is a man.

Long story short, I dont agree with your definition.

NeoShadowhen posted...

But you agree that both men and women do it. But theres only a specific term for when a man does it to a women, and that specific term incorporates in its name the fact that the person doing it is a man.

Long story short, I dont agree with your definition.

Sometimes, specific terms like that come up based on frequency. For example, TERFs.

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Evening_Dragon posted...

I don't like you, but that was pretty fucking funny.

<3

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Garioshi posted...

I don't know why people can't say "condescending"

Because mansplaining is both condescension and sexism intertwined.

It's not just a man talking down to a woman, it's a man talking down to a woman because she's a woman. (and because she's a woman, she's clearly ignorant about masculine things like cars, sports rules, and how to be prepare for periods)
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philsov posted...

Because mansplaining is both condescension and sexism intertwined.

It's not just a man talking down to a woman, it's a man talking down to a woman because she's a woman. (and because she's a woman, she's clearly ignorant about masculine things like cars, sports rules, and how to be prepare for periods)

I'm not from a generation and/or place where this happens for cars or sports, but god, every single gaming event saw some neckbeard playing 20 questions gatekeeper to make sure my girlfriend was a real gamer, or knew the lore or whatever.

Although, within this vein is a fair counterpoint for @NeoShadowhen 's "side": Women will go out of their way to tell single fathers/men currently alone with their child how to handle kids. That they're holding the baby wrong, or should wipe their face or something.

No name for it, but there should be.

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