The term “mansplaining” has come into the common vernacular somewhat recently. Though it’s pretty self-explanatory, Merriam-Webster defines it as “explaining something to a woman in a condescending way that assumes she has no knowledge about the topic.” It’s the assumption that a woman knows nothing about a topic just because of her gender alone.
And many men are guilty of mansplaining. Some of them think they’re just trying to “explain” things without realizing they are condescending, which I think is part of the whole problem. It’s not always intentionally mean. A couple of days ago, Twitter user @itsPKav asked, “what’s the dumbest thing that’s ever been mansplained to you?” and offered her own experience: “mine is one time I was driving and my husband let me know our home was ‘up ahead on the left.'”
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…. that it’s the exact same as a hot pocket and a microwave.
Summarization: “women are like a microwave, the guy makes the hot pocket and puts it into the microwave. All you really do is hold it until it’s ready”
That guy was an ass
— Wallflower (@Wallflower_Blu)
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