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Can somebody please tell me what "mansplaining" is?? Because it sounds like a word somebody made up.
Monday, 13-Jul-15 17:00:31 UTC from web-
@mrmattimation I think it's when a man tells a woman how to do something in a way that's like "here allow me to do it because I'm a MAN"
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@tiffany So... It's a word somebody made up. It sounds like something a four year old invented. DID a four year old invent it?
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@mrmattimation Every word is made up son
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@tiffany Yeah but most words aren't made up by smashing the word "man" into an already existing word to get probably the most hilariously bad word in recent history.
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@mrmattimation It's where you attempt to justify the existence of the patriachy. Or at least, that's what it used to mean. An example would be a man saying "Men deserve to get paid more because they can't get pregnant"
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@ceruleanspark Surely a better word could be used than "mansplain". I think "misogyny" is a better word, because that's what it is.
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@ceruleanspark Google defines it in a similar way to Tiff, though. I think the word has changed meanings now. http://pny.lv/jcv7
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@mrmattimation Mansplaining implies couching your objectionable/pro-patriachy statements in PC/non-inflamatory ways. All mansplaining is misogyny, but not all misogyny is mansplaining
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@ceruleanspark The ONLY thing about the word "mansplain" that bothers me is the word itself, not the definition. It actually sounds like it was made for satirical purposes.
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