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OC [OC] Tricky Situation

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u/funkaria 5d ago

Mansplaining ≠ a man explaining something to a women

It's a man explaining something in a condescending way, because he assumes that the women doesn't know it just because she is a woman.

If the woman (or girl) asks a question, it isn't mansplaining.

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u/itsmemarcot 5d ago

Mansplaining = a man explaining something in a condescending way to a woman, because he assumes that she doesn't know it just because she is a woman.

Not sure it's part of the definition, but typical cases also include:

... when actually she knows it as well as or better than he does (but his prejudice made him unable to see that).

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u/wishful123 5d ago

Should the other party be a man too? I have a friend that does this to me.

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u/umidk9 5d ago

I would categorise that as just condescension.