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[–]Funkernaut -90ポイント-89ポイント  (112子コメント)

Honestly, it seems pretty offensive to me that anyone would use the term "mansplaining". It's the same thing some men do to us when they try to stereotype something a woman has done or said as being a " woman" thing so they can brush it off.

People are individuals and we shouldn't go around gendering things people do as a way to insult them. It's just propagating a problem.

[–]penguin_waddleSerial killer documentaries and chill? 40ポイント41ポイント  (6子コメント)

I mean, there's also "womansplaining" which a woman does ONLY to a man for sexist reasons. But there's a reason it's not as common as "mansplaining" - because it's not as big of a phenomenon that happens to most men compared to women. It's something that happens to women ALL. THE. TIME. in all kinds of professions/hobbies/etc., simply because the man sees women as inferior/lacking knowledge. Think of all the gatekeeping that occurs with hobbies (and not just male dominated activities)- women are constantly "quizzed" by men who just assume that women don't know much. Men rarely do that to other men. Of course womansplaining happens, there's no denying it (for example, a woman condescendingly explaining to a father how to change diapers because she assumes he's the stereotypical uninvolved father). But it just doesn't happen as much as it happens to women, because it's rooted in the widespread sexist belief that women are inferior to men.

[–]A_La_Modde 28ポイント29ポイント  (4子コメント)

women are constantly "quizzed" by men who just assume that women don't know much. Men rarely do that to other men

Exhibit A: "Oh you're a Blues fan, are you? Name 5 of their players."

[–]smurgleburf 27ポイント28ポイント  (3子コメント)

yeah you like video games? no you don't. fuck you. what's the length of Mario's inseam.

[–]Spock5eyebrow 9ポイント10ポイント  (0子コメント)

Oh, so you say you like comic books? Can you tell me the difference between Marvel, D.C. and Vertigo? If you even know what those are...

[–]clairebones 5ポイント6ポイント  (0子コメント)

This gives me a wonderful image of a guy saying this to a girl, and then her responding "Well, when I went as Paper Mario to SDCC last year I went for..." just to see his his miserable face :P

[–]Ashybuttons 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Three pixels.

[–]kimb00 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

But there's a reason it's not as common as "mansplaining" - because it's not as big of a phenomenon that happens to most men compared to women.

Actually, I would argue that it's almost as common, but it's on subjects that "don't matter". It's along the lines of "man is a doofus around the house". It exists, but it exists for "low value" topics. "Here, let me explain how to change the toilet paper roll", not quite on the same level as "Here, let me explain how this application that you designed works because I'm just going to assume you don't know".

[–]GawdzillaRAAAWR! 93ポイント94ポイント  (25子コメント)

I don't think you get the nuances of the word.

Mansplaining has everything to do with gender. She's getting a condescending lecture simply because she's a female and he's a male -- he assumes that as a female, she doesn't know something. By default.

I was a paramedic for 8 years, and I got this shit constantly. Constantly having my professional skills questioned simply because I'm a "girl". Never once did this happen to one of my male coworkers. Several of them were flabbergasted when firefighters/patients/family/whatever would question my abilities on scene. For whatever reason, I changed careers and am now in IT/development, and it's just as prevalent of a problem.

It's "mansplaining" because it specifically references the problem of men assuming women don't know shit.

[–]MolotovMocktail 85ポイント86ポイント  (0子コメント)

because it's a social phenomenon directly relating to gender roles? It's documented and shown again and again and again as being a man thing that men do to women because of inherent sexism. It's not brushing it off, it's calling dudes on their bullshit so they know it's not the right way to behave.

[–]kimb00 35ポイント36ポイント  (0子コメント)

It's the same thing some men do to us when they try to stereotype something a woman has done or said as being a " woman" thing so they can brush it off.

It's actually the opposite. Mansplaining is used to draw attention to it. As someone who works in IT, this is rampant.

[–]Beagle_BaileyLove me, love my toe hair 75ポイント76ポイント  (18子コメント)

The term had taken off because it's perfect. Most men don't "manspain" but most women have been mansplained to.

And yes it's a gender issue, because women don't feel too need to condescendingly explain a man's profession to them. (although now I feel the need to do that as a way of fighting mansplaining.)

[–]mludd 31ポイント32ポイント  (2子コメント)

Most men don't "manspain" but most women have been mansplained to.

It's my long-running suspicion (though I have no data to back it up, obviously) that this is the reason some guys don't like talk about mansplaining, sort of like with catcalling, most guys don't do it, don't understand why anyone would and feel like they're being blamed for something they'd never do when the topic gets brought up because when people do bring up things that annoy them they don't often consider how they're expressing themselves (so even though they may not intend to generalize all men/women they do so anyway).

[–]BloodyAussie 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

This is completely it for me. I hate that guys do this, but I hate being grouped in with this as well. It's like any group you fall under that has idiots, you're embarrassed because of them but you also hate when people label the group because of it.

[–]saracudaFeminist Whore 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

This is the same reason why a lot of people automatically feel defensive when the topics of sexism or racism come up, because despite knowing they don't partake or act in the way that's being discussed, they still feel like it's a personal attack - that everyone else thinks they are sexist or racist because they feel lumped in "with the rest of them".

The trick is to realizing that the "NotAllMen" is implied, and that the discussion is not a personal attack on you as a person.

[–]FuchsiaGauge 79ポイント80ポイント  (6子コメント)

Except it's a specific thing done by men to women BECAUSE they are women. Whether you like it or not, the issue IS gendered.

[–]mayjay15 9ポイント10ポイント  (0子コメント)

So you're saying no one ever treats anyone differently based on his or her gender? Or you're saying we should pretend like no one does and never talk about it, because that's the only way to get rid of it? Like how being quiet about racial issues is what spurred the Civil Rights Movement?