Mansplaining

fengpi · 2018-09-19T05:46:05+00:00

I had a friend post on Facebook about how she got mansplained at a restaurant, where a man was serving her, that he MANSPLAINED a suggestion about her order. Then started writing in all caps that it makes her so mad. Honestly, her was a waiter making a suggestion.

Enjoy the absurdity my friends! Savor the folly! Relish the farce! Delight in the opéra bouffe!

For tomorrow? Tomorrow we die.

BlueOrange22 · 2018-09-19T06:48:57+00:00

Mansplaining is a manipulative and disingenuous debate tactic- they can shut down or deflect any valid criticism with "mansplaining", and of course if you point out how unreasonable that is, they say it's "mansplaining mansplaining." It can be thrown out whenever a person who happens to be a man disagrees with a person who happens to be a woman.

It's very sexist to, it's suggesting that somehow being a man means your voice is less valid. Any time a

Lethn · 2018-09-19T07:46:31+00:00

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48151_62342 · 2018-09-19T06:47:16+00:00

femsplaining: telling a man what he thinks and why he's wrong for thinking it.

What your friend did.

Mode1961 · 2018-09-19T10:38:38+00:00

I watched an episode of Madam Secretary where the main character, said "I haven't ever had something mansplained to me so hard in all my life".

She was talking about how to get Internet access across the border to a foreign country, she was the Secratory of State, he ran an internet provider company. Really, she was basically claiming that she would know how to get internet access across a foreign border, because by definition (using that term very loosely) she would have to be an expert in it and the guy (who was an expert in it) would explain it to her even though she is an expert but he does it anyway because she is a woman.

snoozeflu · 2018-09-19T13:02:14+00:00

At least you seem to have awareness as to some of the made-up bullshit men are exposed to.

Mansplaining?

Manspreading?

Man this / man that, it's bullshit.

You should never have to hide or be ashamed that you cook your husband dinner. There is nothing wrong with that.

Bambicake_ · 2018-09-19T16:44:08+00:00

We aren't equal yet because men can still have part of their genitals cut off at birth.

Just saying.

SockCuck · 2018-09-19T10:37:43+00:00

Unlike feminists, we won't hate you for your political persuasion. Unless you happen to be a radical feminist, but even then we won't necessarily hate you as such, just your points of view, unless you're an ass hole about them. Hate is a strong word anyway.

Point is you can think how you want to think. We don't like feminism because it's dogmatic. We like libertarians because they often think outside of the progressive hive mind.

cztrollolcz · 2018-09-19T12:08:03+00:00

Did you just WOMANSPLAIN US?! /s

2018-09-19T14:06:12+00:00

It brightens my day when I see posts from women like yourself. Women are the ones that need to stand up and tell their fellow sisters to shut the F up. When we men do it we are called misogynists. Any new ideas that come out for a true discussion of how men and women need to come together is met by the Feminist Army of protesters, to be shouted down and silenced at any cost. It kind of reminds me of Adolf Hitlers Brown Shirts in the 1930s Anyone who spoke against Hitler was silenced.

I am not sure if you have watched the documentary called "The Red Pill" I think you can find it on Amazon Fire and some other media.

Two great books that I have read are The Boy Crisis and Men on Strike.

https://www.amazon.com/Boy-Crisis-Boys-Struggling-About-ebook/dp/B01N4UAA8I

American society has become anti-male. Men are sensing the backlash and are consciously and unconsciously going “on strike.” They are dropping out of college, leaving the workforce and avoiding marriage and fatherhood at alarming rates. The trend is so pronounced that a number of books have been written about this “man-child” phenomenon, concluding that men have taken a vacation from responsibility simply because they can. But why should men participate in a system that seems to be increasingly stacked against them?

https://www.amazon.com/Men-Strike-Boycotting-Marriage-Fatherhood-ebook/dp/B00OFK22Y8/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1537365886&sr=1-1&keywords=men+on+strike

Boltrag · 2018-09-19T05:16:39+00:00

Libertarian as well.

JestyerAverageJoe · 2018-09-19T11:30:28+00:00

Any thoughts to add are welcomed.

Just one: Welcome. Thanks for being here. Thanks for being upset. Thanks for speaking up. Have you watched The Red Pill yet?

Hirudin · 2018-09-19T19:36:54+00:00

I like how feminists made up the word "mansplaining" when the there's already a gendered way to describe someone as condescending: Patronizing

Hadashi_blacksky · 2018-09-19T20:21:56+00:00

I know a lady who over-explains to me at length when I go in her shop, and a man who does it too.

TigPlaze · 2018-09-19T20:44:15+00:00

"Mansplaining" is a sexist, man-bashing term that automatically assumes a man's explanation is wrong. It's a term used only by misandrists.

grainagw · 2018-09-19T09:22:59+00:00

I think mansplaining defined as "a man explaining something to a woman that he wouldn't explain to a man in the same situation" is a legit thing. I've seen men do this. Women do it too, in female-oriented spaces (for example, I've often been talked down to in my make-up classes simply because I was a man), but not as often, mostly because that's not how women engage men.

Men often flirt by exhibiting knowledge and skill, in order to demonstrate value. So, it makes sense that sometimes they'll be caught explaining something to a woman that she already knows. It happens.

What's bullshit is using it as a trump card in an argument to magically win it. That's intellectually dishonest and, frankly, stupid. It's roughly in the same level as playing the Hitler card.

orangeLILpumpkin · 2018-09-19T17:52:40+00:00

I just wish feminists could walk a day in my shoes. I'm a 50 year old dude. The number of times some other guys without a clue explains something to me that I already know better than him is unbelievable. It has nothing to do with her being a woman and everything to do with him being a douche.

VoxVirilis · 2018-09-19T18:06:36+00:00

Mansplaining is clinically proven to provide temporary relief of the symptoms of womignorance.

joltek · 2018-09-19T18:28:58+00:00

This has to stop. The men’s rights movement needs to get bigger. I don’t want to hide in secret that I cook my husband dinner. In 20 years, at this rate, men won’t be able to vote.

Don't worry about it. When the pendulum swung too far the other way, things will change. Men tend to keep all the negative feelings inside until they explode. When they do exploded, there will be blood in the streets. All the revolutions in history happened the same way.

_pseudodragon · 2018-09-19T21:12:36+00:00

When women ask for me to help them with their computer or something like that I find it funny to ask them if they need me to Mansplain it to them.

fizzycandy1 · 2018-09-20T03:24:52+00:00

My coworker believes in "mansplaining" and has brought it up as a topic of conversation several times. Apparently "if it happens more to women than men, how can it be untrue?" is a go to argument.

What does one say to such responses and other anecdotal evidence. Because now I'm the one who's accused of being ignorant for believing gender shouldn't be involved in a gender neutral word such as "explain." I should also apparently go talk to other femuales about their experiences as there is "proof" that mansplaining exists.

Apparently "condescending" or "patronizing" aren't good enough words these days.

2018-09-20T04:42:57+00:00

As a foreigner to whom feminism and the word both mean very little, I usually don't react when accused of something like that. That actually throws off a lot of the people who accuse me of that cos they're used to guys getting apologetic.

McGauth925 · 2018-09-20T18:13:16+00:00

The way things are going, men will soon stop talking to women entirely. Mansplaining will be an evil of the past...along with civilization.

Me, I'm getting to the point where I've pretty much had it with women. I have a few female friends, and that's plenty, thanks. No need to seek more.

skepticalbob · 2018-09-19T18:06:44+00:00

You know what? Mansplaining is a first world problem. You know what? Complaining about this facebook post is a firstworld problem. No women needs to hide the fact that she cooks dinner. Jesus Christ.

For those keeping score at home, this post seems designed to hit the buttons most people on this sub agree with. A female mocking feminism, implying she can't tell someone she cooks dinner, obvious bullshit danger to men from feminism gone awry (fucking losing the right to vote? that's idiotic), and a libertarian to boot. Its like you browsed the sub and saw popular phrases and played bingo.

This either isn't real or its a bizarre person.

Venomrod · 2018-09-19T13:57:27+00:00

Relish in your privilege female. How does it feel to be welcomed wherever you go? How long can this subject keep your attention? What were you last week? What will be your identity next week? This might be a mens rights sub, but men are still men, and they are going to see that a woman mildly agrees with them, and isn't telling them how wrong they are, and oogle over you and your whim for the day. It happened right away....can't call you a femsplainer like you already knew would happen.

antilopes · 2018-09-19T06:02:01+00:00

If you look up the definition, it literally means a man explaining something!

Referring to "the" definition of a controversial word is a very bad sign.

Looking in dictionaries for the definition of a word expressing subtle or complex concepts is often not the best either. An encyclopedia or specialist source is best in those cases.

I've known this word since the start and saw its initial spread. This is a fair summary:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mansplaining

Title	Mansplaining
Author	[deleted]
Upvotes	180
Comments	94
Date	September 19, 2018 5:07 AM UTC (7 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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