Mansplaining

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Just had a discussion with the ever-lovely DH where I mentioned that a female friend of mine (an eminent Professor in her field) was a target of mansplaining via a live TV interview recently.

DH exploded at me. Mansplaining apparently isn't real and I shouldn't think that it is...

Hmmm.... I think he may be doing it to me. Dick

Ok then.

I believe the correct US English spelling is POTATOE

You might think that, it's a common misconception but allow me to explain at length why you are mistakenly mistaken...

“You don’t do nuance or subtlety, do you? Or linguistics, actually.”

Are we just down in the mire of personal sleights now? I won’t follow you there, sorry. I hope you have a great day.

I am still enjoying the fact that SH think he knows what a woman’s lived experiences are because he “lives in the real world”.

If one person has ever been more useful in an actual example of mansplaining I’m yet to meet them.

“JacquesHammer

I am still enjoying the fact that SH think he knows what a woman’s lived experiences are because he “lives in the real world”.”

I’m glad you are enjoying it, even though it occur. Maybe your judgement on the existence of mansplaining is similarly accurate.

Are we just down in the mire of personal sleights now

No, we’re in the zone of a male chromosomed person being incredibly dismissive of a female chromosomed person then having a hissy fit when the female chromosomed person points it out.

It’s a zone as old as time.

personal sleights. I think you mean slights.

Not seeing any slights myself. And of course we shouldn’t feel even slightly insulted by his mansplaining. Nooo nooo.

Well ACTUALLY it's 'slights', not 'sleights'...

Typos now huh. Ok. 👌

I love when men mansplain their way around Mumsnet.

“I love when men mansplain their way around Mumsnet.”

Are you referring to me?

Are we just down in the mire of personal sleights now

My philosophy is: don't get in the mud with a pig. You'll only get dirty and the pig will enjoy it, which is why I always ignore posts that @ me.

This thread has been mansplaining gold, just excellent work

I’d love a “personal Sleights”. It’s a lovely place

even though it occur

Indeed it did. Glad we’re in agreement on that point.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a Mumsnet thread discussing mansplaining, must be in want of a man to come along and demonstrate it in real time.

It is not a thing. End of

I mean whose mind hasn't been changed by a thought provoking 'end of'?

“Indeed it did. Glad we’re in agreement on that point.”

It didn’t occur. On a site with no edit function, picking people up on typos is pretty weak.

End of what, User?

It didn’t occur. On a site with no edit function, picking people up on typos is pretty weak

I read it as you wrote. Not my responsibility to try and assume what you meant other than what’s written...:

@53rdWay

Sadly there's also another universal truth: that the troll is always fed. Too bad these conversations always end the same way

It's not a thing. Mansplaning is not a thing. It does not exist.
People talk like idiots all the time. It's just that. Just because you don't like the way some one talks, we do not need to assign silly buzz words that mean nothing.
It is not a thing.

On a site with no edit function, picking people up on typos is pretty weak.

Whereas implying we can't handle a debate and that comments have gone over our heads ("whoosh") because "lol, women" is not at all weak.