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Have you been mansplained to? Are you guilty of mansplaining? How much does it bother you?

Asked by nikipedia (28077points) April 21st, 2011

To borrow one of the definitions from Urban Dictionary, mansplaining is defined as: “delighting in condescending, inaccurate explanations delivered with rock solid confidence of rightness and that slimy certainty that of course he is right, because he is the man in this conversation.”

Note, the “because he is the man” part is often not made explicit.

Have you been mansplained by a woman? How often does this happen to you? What do you think causes it?

Are you guilty of mansplaining? If you were, do you think you’d know?

Here are some more articles for background if you feel like you still don’t have a great handle on what it is:
Men who explain things
You may be a mansplainer if…
The Art of Mansplaining

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