A passerby told me I was “mansplaining” to my girlfriend and I had to lay into her.

rationalthought314 · 2019-10-16T08:43:52+00:00

The entitlement is off the hook where they think are heroines swooping into save their fellow sisters from the perils of mansplaining. Likely she was just looking for an excuse to go off and saw a man explaining something to a woman and decided to say "here I come to fuck up the day!"

Mansplaining is a term created to dismiss an argument. If a man starts winning an argument, a woman can just throw that out to end it and shame the man. I remember seeing a video on it on Facebook and about a third of the scenes were fictional from TV shows and movies. How apropos since mansplaining is largely fictional.

Itzie4 · 2019-10-16T07:48:04+00:00

I find it funny that "mansplaining" is even a thing. Both genders nag.

I was the only male in an English class in college. And my poetry teacher kinda made fun of me in front of the class because men mansplain. It was really awkward.

miroku000 · 2019-10-16T10:07:25+00:00

A better line might have been "Why are you harassing me and my girlfriend? We don't know you, we've never met you, and you're harasssing us. Please stop."

EricAllonde · 2019-10-16T06:36:57+00:00

I'm a fan of responses that give feminists a taste of their own hateful medicine. So something like this:

"Now love, don't be a cunt about it. Run along and go hate men somewhere else."

Then stand back & watch the meltdown from a safe distance.

Terror-Error · 2019-10-16T06:48:25+00:00

What did your gf think of this?

In these situations reminding the stranger to mind their own fucking business with a simple "who are you" works well. Or if you're annoyed, and you are?

LawUntoChaos · 2019-10-16T08:07:45+00:00

I never know what to do with myself when debating some feminists. I am almost in awe at the way some of them can twist words out of context and cherry pick arguments that they can represent in the worst possible way, so if there's one aspect they can use against you... they will. I get wound up and snappy, then it gets worse. They will even use what is meant to be an innoculous comment, and sideline you with it at a later point in the conversation. This can be true of any group but it seems I either come across this more in feminism because I disagree with a lot of their ideas, or maybe because feminist theory needs its contradictions to survive.

Question: How do you navigate people like this? Is there a way, because it seems like there's all these hoops just to get a point across. Personally, I just stick by my original underlying point even if they keep ignoring it.

Edit: Grammar

Men-Are-Human · 2019-10-16T09:46:48+00:00

So, you had to mansplain about mansplaining? XD

SCROTAL-SACK · 2019-10-16T07:05:21+00:00

Good man. I'm so happy to read a story where the guy / you shut some rude feminist down.. Too many stories of them just getting away with treating people like shit.

I bet she tweeted the FUCK out of that for sympathy immediately after getting off the bus. Exaggerating the hell out of it and making up straight lies, like they always do.

Soy_based_socialism · 2019-10-16T09:41:26+00:00

Good for you. These entitled feminists think they can just inject themselves into anything. Unfortunately I doubt she learned a lesson. She just went to her little cabal of feminists and/or catpeople on FB and said how she put a man in his place.

OneFeistyDuck · 2019-10-16T10:50:33+00:00

I wouldn't say be done with all women, most don't give a shit about all the feminist bs and some even take the piss out of it themselves.

We should all just try to get on really, we've got such a finite time on this blue rock and we shouldn't spend it fighting and hating each other.

SunshineBlind · 2019-10-16T13:12:27+00:00

The worst is when a teacher is explaining something to a student who asked, and then girls in the class bemoan to themselves that they are tired of his mansplaining.

Like... DO YOU KNOW FUCKING KNOW HOW THE PROCESS OF TEACHING WORKS!!!!

Charmingaxelotl · 2019-10-16T08:42:56+00:00

You are way nicer than I would have been.

StarlexYT · 2019-10-16T10:18:24+00:00

unfortunately mansplain was added to the oxford dictionary so.... but other than that she was the one who was rude and shouldnt have bothered you

Lion_amongst_gods · 2019-10-16T09:39:33+00:00

Nobody was talking to you

So, by definition, she was femsplaining her action...

You are explaining that to her in such a rude tone.

If your girlfriend doesn't think it's rude, it isn't. The thing about feelings is that you can feel whatever you want, and you can say whatever you want, even if the 2 don't match. You can say this woman's behaviour to you was rude too. Nobody would know...

Lethn · 2019-10-16T11:58:48+00:00

Imagine telling a woman she's 'womansplaining' and see the screeching, over-emotional, shit show she starts.

captainp42 · 2019-10-16T11:02:51+00:00

No words came from her, but I had to explain to my girlfriend why that made me so upset.

So you "Mansplained" that, too?

Dalinair · 2019-10-16T13:31:36+00:00

Mansplaining, a completely pointless word used only to belittle men. There's already a word for what you want to say its called being condescending and anyone can do it.

Ixz72 · 2019-10-16T15:14:16+00:00

A few weeks ago, my girlfriend and I were at Disney World and as we got on the Monorail, I offered the one seat left to my girlfriend.

A bitch in the car with us said "You know she is not a member of a weaker sex, right?".

An old gentleman replied to her "He is being a proper gentleman." I looked at the girl as she was trying to come up with a retort but decided against it.

VoxVirilis · 2019-10-16T15:15:35+00:00

Mansplaining has been clinically proven to provide temporary relief of symptoms of Womignorance. Ask your doctor if Mansplaining is right for you.

asdjkljj · 2019-10-16T11:24:13+00:00

The concept of mansplaining is one of the most toxic inventions of modern feminism.

Women: If I am really wasting my time going over something that you already understand, especially after you asked me for help, please do interrupt me, by all means. I have no desire whatsoever to waste my time explaining something you already understand. In cases where you are too passive aggressive to do so, that is on you. But if you really understand something and let me stand there to go over that again, I'm going to flip my shit.

Nobody likes the concept of "mainsplaining". Least of all men. I usually get paid when someone wants tutoring. I have zero desire to waste my time on you. The only reason why I take on math related questions here and there on reddit is because I get something out of it myself, by refreshing on some topics I might be rusty on. But if someone doesn't want my help, I trust that you are adult enough that you do not have to rely on the sisterhood to make passive aggressive snipes at me and simply let me know that you know your shit.

I have no interest giving free lectures to co-workers, for example, on shit they should have already learned in college, be they male or female. Mansplaining is a bullshit concept. When we assume you know your shit, you complain we are not communicating, we are not team players, we are not being co-workers or we are excluding you. When we try to explain shit you apparently don't know, it's mansplaining.

Get fucked.

If we are that toxic, leave us alone. That is what MGTOW is basically about. We are such shitty people that you don't like us around except when we can pay the bills? Fine! I'll be MGTOW then. Make up your fucking mind. I'll close up shop, I'll take my mansplaining with me, and you can pay your bills. Grow the fuck up.

skinny_gyal · 2019-10-16T09:36:21+00:00

Wow that sucks. On your birthday too.

candidly1 · 2019-10-16T13:09:25+00:00

My wife would have told her to fuck right off...

ChunderSmash · 2019-10-16T14:36:28+00:00

The funniest thing I've noticed is whenever a feminist will be on news to talk about mansplaining, whenever a dude is debating with her about it she constantly interrupts him/acts patronising.

turbulance4 · 2019-10-16T12:51:08+00:00

Using the term mansplaining is morally equivalent to using the term ni**er-rigging. I've made that exact argument while debating feminists before, and it's difficult for them to counter. Try it, it might help.

BreathManuallyNow · 2019-10-16T13:03:16+00:00

With rude people like that I don't even bother debating them on their terms. A simple "Yeah, well you're fat and ugly" will make them feel insecure and angry for days.

Dawn22363 · 2019-10-16T16:03:13+00:00

It’s a hard world we live in, my daughter is grown. I can only imagine how hard it is to raise children now. I don’t understand theses hardcore feminists. There are differences between male and female no matter what some might think. I try and see the best in people too, but it is increasingly getting more difficult. You just stick to your guns and don’t take any crap from some of these nuts.

masterlego39 · 2019-10-16T11:26:19+00:00

NTA definitely

Edit: Wrong sub but still

JudgementalChair · 2019-10-16T12:13:02+00:00

You mansplained to your girlfriend why you were upset s/

xxcups · 2019-10-16T12:35:10+00:00

you should have said: "I'm not being rude you dumb bitch, now git to walking"

Arqium · 2019-10-16T12:50:43+00:00

Why didn't you say " why don't you go womanag out of here?"

TRPTonyRockyHorror · 2019-10-16T16:16:51+00:00

She was CuntSplaining.... AWALT

kurtrusselsmustache · 2019-10-17T00:45:07+00:00

I’ll stop mansplaining when you fucking womanderstand it, deal?

White_Mlungu_Capital · 2019-10-16T08:37:15+00:00

Don't engage in explanation to cunts like that, simply tell them to go home and suck their dildo or tell them they are fat and to fuck off.

GlitzerEinhornPony · 2019-10-16T12:23:40+00:00

She was wrong and an asshole.

The thing is: You won't change her mind by being a dick yourself. She will now think "There was a guy mainsplaining to his girlfriend and got aggressive when I called him out. Typical man."

You could have told her that "mansplaining" is a word to shame a gender for a type of behaviour that has nothing to do with gender. And also that it's even more discriminating when it's essentially used to criticize men for explaining anything - regardless of context.

Also I really, really dislike your "I'm done with women". We as men don't want to be judged by the behaviour of a few assholes. So we shouldn't judge women by the cuntiest minority.

Worldwidearmies · 2019-10-16T12:10:41+00:00

How did you explain to your girlfriend why you were angry with the woman?

Honest question because I agree with you but I don't know how I would explain it...

Bike1894 · 2019-10-16T13:43:26+00:00

I've got accused of mansplaining on 2 occasions:

1) a woman who was drinking backed into a parked truck of a coworker of mine. I went off on the woman for first and foremost driving, and secondly, for backing into a parked truck and then trying to drive away. She accused me of having male white privledge and mansplaining to her. I proceeded to call her a nasty cunt and called the cops.

2) discussing in a (what I thought was friendly) conversation why marijuana isn't legal federally. I'm from Colorado and was asking some Texans why they thought it was illegal. I then was proceeded to be crucified for mansplaining. I was absolutely aghast

IronJohnMRA · 2019-10-16T13:45:57+00:00

Good. I'm glad you did this. For far too long AW have gotten with treating men badly while thinking they are superior.

SirGuileSir · 2019-10-16T14:18:52+00:00

Not her fault, OP. She apparently cuntlisten because of her gender.

DontEatTheFish25 · 2019-10-16T15:10:05+00:00

You mean you had to mansplain to your girlfriend what mansplaining is...

/s

alpastotesmejor · 2019-10-16T15:25:49+00:00

She got cuntfused

Ibelieveinsummerseve · 2019-10-16T15:27:30+00:00

First off, Happy belated birthday! Second, Pittsburgh represent! Third, thank you for explaining to your girlfriend why that kind of behavior shouldn't be tolerated.

breadfag · 2019-10-16T16:10:15+00:00

Her and Blake Mitchell. My youth.

2019-10-16T16:10:34+00:00

Its really funny how they try to fight sexism with sexism only perpetuating that which they say they fight against. I would've just responded, "Mind your own business hypocrite." When she flips her shit and she will, just mention my first sentence.

NormalFemale · 2019-10-16T16:34:54+00:00

Strangers that intrude rudely on your space with derogatory comments like this, must have extremely boring lives, lol. If she had problems with her own man, she should have the guts to talk directly to him about it, not make snide comments to a complete stranger and if she doesn't have a man, she should keep her opinions to herself. I don't know why its suddenly okay for complete strangers to go mouthing off to others. That's how fights happen in the street.

I loved your response to her, btw. Kudos to you for your quick witted response.

Mythandros · 2019-10-16T16:40:14+00:00

Feminists are nothing more than internet tough guys. When confronted in reality, they have no response.

What they believe sounds so good to them in their own mind, but when they try to bring those beliefs into reality, they fail miserably.

You dealt with that very well.

Chrisfish11 · 2019-10-16T17:16:02+00:00

So you mansplained to your gf what mansplaining is? Wow. Typical American male. /s

Electroverted · 2019-10-16T17:28:55+00:00

If this was 2015, then your story would've concluded with "Yes officer, that's him."

The_Original_Gronkie · 2019-10-16T18:31:26+00:00

A couple of weeks ago, a poster called me an insulting name, and I replied that I've been married nearly 30 years, so I've been called far, far worse, and they'd have to do better than that if they wanted to insult me.

Some female Redditor latched onto that and took me to task for insulting my wife, and told me how horrible I am, even though the statement is true. I tried to explain that when people have been married nearly 3 decades, things get said, and one grows a thick skin, develops the ability to forgive and forget, or they get divorced.

She mentioned how well her BOYFRIEND treats her, etc.and she would never marry someone like me who doesnt treat her well, yadda yadda.

She went on to explain to me what comedy was, how I should treat my wife, the meaning of marriage, etc. Some unmarried child lecturing me on how I should live my life after being married for decades and raising a child.

She chased me for three days, harassing me. She was the first message I saw in the morning and she was the last message in the evening. I finally had to tell her to leave me alone, and that putting up with her mental illness was her boyfriends job, not mine. I was close to reporting her. I stopped responding and eventually she stopped posting, probably thinking she won.

Loony.

huxepenner · 2019-10-16T18:32:15+00:00

"Mansplaining" is a made-up word by feminists for the apparent purpose of just having another reason to whine about men or what men do.

If feminism has reached the stage where feminists are coming up with words like "mansplain" or "manspread" then that would suggest to be feminism has pretty much run its course and is going out of its way to find things men do that they can complain about.

Sasha_ · 2019-10-16T20:37:08+00:00

I heard a woman in a bar tell a guy he was ‘mansplaining’ and he replied “here’s a bit of mainsplaing for you: if you lost a couple of stone and wore better make-up, you might get a boyfriend.”

I laughed so much I nearly chocked.

2019-10-16T20:43:07+00:00

Today, the average feminist is actually one of the most sexist people in society. I have no respect for fascism.

XhotwheelsloverX · 2019-10-16T20:53:12+00:00

She was s cuntsplainer

rabel111 · 2019-10-16T23:34:30+00:00

Isn't it ironic that the busybody feminist was femsplaining when she mistakenly accused you of mansplaining.

DangeRuss85 · 2019-10-17T02:44:26+00:00

I had girlfriend tell me I was mansplaining. I told her I am explaining it to her the same way I explain it to my male friends and dont ask me questions if you dont want an explanation.

armed_renegade · 2019-10-17T07:07:01+00:00

Waiting for some die hard feminist to do a non "gender studies" degree at university, and then complain when they get taught by a male professor and complain about mansplaining.

Not_Elon_Musk445 · 2019-10-16T09:41:44+00:00

Some strange woman jumps in your business.

Your girl does nothing.

pn1159 · 2019-10-16T10:33:38+00:00

You did not use the word "bitch" enough times. For example you said "why are you talking to me" when you could have said "why are you talking to me bitch".

randomgamerguy1997 · 2019-10-16T12:40:03+00:00

Sometimes I think Islam is right about women.

general-dumbass · 2019-10-16T11:15:11+00:00

All words are made up

ifelsedowhile · 2019-10-16T12:54:16+00:00

was the woman obese with bright colored hair?

Ericfyre · 2019-10-16T11:57:28+00:00

At least you know that you have found a non feminist girlfriend, congrats those are hard to find.

Sergeant_Fred_Colon · 2019-10-16T11:57:42+00:00

"Well if women weren't so stupid we wouldn't have to mansplain everything, would we love!"

Rockbottom503 · 2019-10-16T12:00:40+00:00

I'm pleasantly surprised that nobody white knighted to her defence...... I applaud you though! I've said for a long time that it's not until we, as men, don't tolerate the casual sexism that much of feminism has turned into that the tide can turn. On a grass roots level that does mean each and every one of us having the courage to do just like you did here. Hopefully a downtrodden man will have seen this and been inspired or a female who's on the femi ist bandwagon will have seen your response to her worldview and been discouraged from doing the same.

MrBobbet · 2019-10-16T12:27:30+00:00

Pittsburgh doesn't have Bird Scooters, unless your talking about a different Pittsburgh than the one in Pa

Mischievous_Canary · 2019-10-16T12:40:56+00:00

I really hate these bitchy comments when they are said in a nice tone. Both know they are meant to be a dig but as soon as you call them out you're suddenly the bad guy

ToraChan23 · 2019-10-16T12:54:33+00:00

http://gph.is/2jzemp3

2019-10-16T13:49:27+00:00

I’m kind of done with women tbh. My girlfriend is the only one who I enjoy.

Me too buddy. Me too.

andybev01 · 2019-10-16T14:25:31+00:00

You could have pointed out that she was, in fact, White Knighting, and then watch her head explode.

joekewle · 2019-10-16T14:25:49+00:00

As she mansplains what mansplaining is...

Billyboy11111 · 2019-10-16T14:29:00+00:00

Good for you. I’m waiting for that moment. All hell will break loose.

k995 · 2019-10-16T14:31:11+00:00

Oh God that's just awfull what is going on in someone head to think that's a good idea?

pretzelzetzel · 2019-10-16T14:42:58+00:00

In the history of real events that actually happened in the physical world, surely this very realistic encounter is one of the most true and accurate.

Loumier · 2019-10-16T15:04:18+00:00

I thought mansplaining was when a man explains something to a woman that didn't ask for an explanation. And in this case clearly she asked for

damnmiles · 2019-10-16T15:24:38+00:00

good on you brother

TigPlaze · 2019-10-16T15:25:33+00:00

Good for you. I've been standing up to the use of the sexist term too. They've used it in the titles of articles on the Huffington Post. I wrote to the editor and complained.

Imagine if they used terms like "jewsplaining," "blacksplaining," or "femsplaining." There would be an uproar. I've been raising hell over people using the male-bashing term. I've found that people are surprised to encounter someone with the backbone to stand up to them. They do not like being stood up to. They crumble when you do.

disenchantedprincess · 2019-10-16T16:46:42+00:00

I fucking hate women who say shit like this. In my experience its referring to a man trying to explain something to a woman that she already knows (like how a menstrual cycle works). Its still ridiculous and insinuates that women (in general) are smarter than men because they can bleed out of a hole for days with out dying.

Sidenote: I'm female, your girlfriend sounds awesome.

2019-10-16T17:45:10+00:00

My guess would be late 40's to mid 60's, white, somewhat well dressed, with a cunty look on her face. When I see those ones these days I know how they're going to act before they even open their mouths. They've made a living walking all over men and it's their go-to move. Her point wasn't to correct the OP here, her point was to turn his girlfriend into a man-using cunt. It worked so well for Karen/Susan/Gail whatever, so she's trying to teach a young woman how to get ahead without doing any actual work.

shelleon · 2019-10-16T17:45:31+00:00

I said tots a few days ago I don’t even know why this word exists. The word condescending already exists, no reason to gender the word wtf.

OofieElfie · 2019-10-16T18:09:59+00:00

Hey man, don't be done with women. Especially since you have a girlfriend. That's proof that there's women you can and will get along with. Just as a general rule of life, if anyone says something to you in the street, unless it's a compliment, you're probably not going to like them. 9/10 they're not saying nice things.

2019-10-16T18:14:12+00:00

You were so much nicer than I think I could have been. It seems like the world was so much simpler before someone gave them shoes and told them they could vote. I believe that there are very good reasons why many religions don't let women be in positions of authority, and I think your situation is evidence of what happens when they are -- or at least when they have been for any appreciable length of time.

LegendarySouthPaw · 2019-10-16T18:15:21+00:00

If some douche bag walked up to my wife and I, and made some sh*tty remark about her role in our relationship, you better believe I would be all over it. I expect her to do the same if the situation were reversed. Your girlfriend should've openly had your back. This involved her too.

perplexedm · 2019-10-16T19:28:49+00:00

This is how ridiculous such women can be:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7576941/Woman-tells-Men-Black-writer-not-mansplain-offering-clear-film-question.html

wheremypp · 2019-10-16T19:51:38+00:00

"Wow honey, dont you just love her cuntsplaining?"

Sr_Nunes · 2019-10-16T20:17:20+00:00

The only possible answear to a situation like that: "Mind your own business."

chamaelleon · 2019-10-16T20:19:35+00:00

Monogamy happens because there's only about one tolerable woman in any city. If that.

chamaelleon · 2019-10-16T20:23:08+00:00

A good woman would have out-roared you and chased her away. It's what I would do to any man trying to be a gender bigot with any partner I was with.

The most effective counter-voice against a form of bigotry, in my opinion, is someone from the bigot's own demographic throwing it back in their face, and disallowing that person from feeling like they have the support of anyone they might regard as their peers. Revealing them starkly as a minority of one, even as they try to make a minority of someone else.

Cowboy_Coder · 2019-10-16T21:49:05+00:00

rude tone

Rude is interjecting oneself in a private conversation, especially with sexist rhetoric.

Also, I find that the use of portmanteaus often demonstrates an inferior intellect.

ClearSexyLens · 2019-10-16T21:52:17+00:00

Sorry, but AWALT. :(

civicmon · 2019-10-16T21:56:09+00:00

Stupid piece of shit. You could have looked like a true asshole and say “I know what they are but you should google it” but you used common sense.

She deserved everything you said to her. She earned it.

wmyinzer · 2019-10-16T21:56:51+00:00

Where in Pittsburgh did this happen? I'm from there.

BruceCampbell123 · 2019-10-16T22:35:07+00:00

Manplaining = a man talking. They found a way to insult men who speak.

2019-10-16T22:37:45+00:00

F her. You did the right thing.

ninja_deli · 2019-10-16T22:39:07+00:00

I feel you man. A few weeks ago my gf and I were leaving a movie, walking back to my car, and I was walking on the inside of the sidewalk. Just happened that way. We passed some woman and her boyfriend on a bench and while we're mid conversation the woman yells "You should walk on the outside." We were mid convo so I didn't pick up on it...until she yelled it a second time. Then I realized she was talking to me. So I turned and asked her if she was talking to me. She smiled and nodded. I straight up told her to mind her own business and turned around and we walked away. She yelled it again and we kept walking. I can't stand the majority of women now. Gotta get up in everyone's business and push their agendas on every man they see.

BeeStingsAndHoney · 2019-10-16T22:42:25+00:00

Reminds me of this gem from Australian parliament: https://youtu.be/TJyQpRfaGnw

Cplpunishment03 · 2019-10-16T23:04:17+00:00

Truly great response sir, well done.

2019-10-16T23:16:27+00:00

As a woman myself: yeah mansplaining and manspreading or whatever other not words people use is complete bullshit.

VideoRebels · 2019-10-16T23:38:06+00:00

Can‘t stand all this femsulting.

Headsup1958 · 2019-10-16T23:42:26+00:00

My response, "Penis envy much"?

Svenskbtch · 2019-10-17T08:20:50+00:00

My temporary boss, a woman, once in a meeting told me about a meeting her boss had had with Sergey Lavrov. She then paused, looked at me (I was relatively new), and explained "He is the ministry of foreign affairs of Russia".

For context: I have a job where it would be surprising if I did not know who Lavrov was. Especially since he has been around for over a decade.

What do we call this? Same benevolent but condescending tone that perhaps this passer-by picked up on. Wrong genders.

finlefree · 2019-10-18T21:44:29+00:00

Oh and you must be some condescending jackoff that can't stand to have somebody disagree with them so instead of having a simple debate or disagreeable conversation, like a grown up, you immediately insult them like some childish prick. Which leaves me not giving a shit about anything else your ignorant ass has to say

hecker421 · 2019-10-16T10:14:44+00:00

Pittburgh... I cant tell if thats in the UK or the East Coast of America.

2019-10-16T11:40:46+00:00

It's okay nobody hates women more than women.

cobbb11 · 2019-10-16T13:07:35+00:00

You....good sir.....ARE A FUCKING BOSS!!!!!!

A very fine day to you and yours and I give you a tip of the hat.

3dPrintedEmotions · 2019-10-16T13:45:15+00:00

I’m kind of done with women tbh. My girlfriend is the only one who I enjoy.

I know it's hard and we are being attacked by feminists. But you have to push back against this feeling. I have too also. Otherwise we become just like feminists. Thanks for fighting the good fight. Stay strong.

mercersux · 2019-10-16T14:43:38+00:00

Good man. Women are getting so corrupted out there presently. Its really getting to be a bit disturbing. Ring up your broad and get out the game asap.

SgtMajMythic · 2019-10-16T11:40:30+00:00

As a man I think you went a little overboard bro. No doubt she was in the wrong for saying you were mansplaining, but you could have just cut your reaction down a bit, especially in front of your girl, for your own sake

taco_times_ten · 2019-10-16T12:57:52+00:00

r/thathappened

Jake0024 · 2019-10-16T17:35:55+00:00

She was wrong, but you made an ass of yourself in front of your girlfriend. Lose/lose.

Anotherban · 2019-10-16T09:27:09+00:00

r/thatHappened

Wackyvert · 2019-10-16T20:54:39+00:00

This never happened

Halfback · 2019-10-16T06:05:59+00:00

“All words are made up.” - Thor

Sounds like you’ve got some rage projection going on my friend.

I get it, you’re explaining something because your girl asked, the other chick wasn’t invited to your AB conversation, she should C her way out of it.

But...

Have you considered that your tone is condescending & she overheard you explaining as if your girlfriend wasn’t smart enough to understand?

I’m just going by what you’ve written but when women advocate for women - especially in public, they’re either waving a flag to indicate support or they’re “checking-in” because they want to ally against overt misogyny that might be so obvious - anyone in public can’t miss it.

Anytime you’re demanding of your partner, soliciting your opinion and not fact, or projecting tone that comes across as if you’re right and she should listen to you... you’re going to attract an audience that you don’t subscribe to and your girl, if she’s smart, might start paying attention to that audience and leaving you & that anger hanging.

Just some food for thought.

A passerby told me I was “mansplaining” to my girlfriend and I had to lay into her.

”Don’t you just love his mansplaining”

”You are explaining that to her in such a rude tone. She doesn’t deserve that.”

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Title	A passerby told me I was “mansplaining” to my girlfriend and I had to lay into her.
Author	3pointstonibbadore
Upvotes	2639
Comments	311
Date	October 16, 2019 5:46 AM UTC (6 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/dikvxa/a_passerby_told_me_i_was_mansplaining_to_my/
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