If mansplaining exists so does womansplaining, amirite?

I am biologist with expertise in plants What was her expertise?

by Leffleradolphus 2 weeks ago

She studies philosophy.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Then yeah, wouldn't call that mansplaining. Now if YOU tried to teach her philosophy....

by Leffleradolphus 2 weeks ago

Exactly !

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Soooo she studies some dudes' opinions.... Damn she must come from a rich ass family.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Hang on, this is normal philosophy student behavior. How do you know it is her being a woman, and not her being a philosophy major?

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

That's everyday life. There is no name for it.

by daughertykaleig 2 weeks ago

I think I'd consider something "gendersplaining" if the one sex to other sex explains something that the other is biologically aware of, just human body/hormones/etc, type of stuff. Other than that, it's usually just purely condescending. That's just a part of their character, unfortunately. But if you want to get real specific: college grads who took basic courses for an undergrads degree. Psych/biology just for the sake of example-they'll try to spit facts at you as if they are more informed of 1. Your entire life holistically and 2. Your doctors & other professionals. Makes me cringe every time.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Depends on the area. I studied film at university because I have an eye for good filmmaking from an early age and can unequivocally say I'm a better filmmaker than some professionals with big budgets. There are degrees of difference between people. In this case I think it's different because plant biology is a science, not an artform, but if you feel you have knowledge that can help someone, that's it.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Yes! I see that unsolicited advice is not optimal in a conversation, that's hard to overcome. It hurts to get labeled as sexist because of this... I wanted to provide help and show off some of my knowledge earned over the years. That is Independent of the gender.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

If you were reasonable and not condescending then you did nothing wrong. Even at that, my understanding has been more that its brow beating someone based in opinion, not the exchange of facts. If she overreacted and you know it, she might just be brainwashed and angry. All that accusation of mansplaining is, is an invitation to do endless mental gymnastics while she does all the talking.

by Key_Resident_5151 2 weeks ago

I can't deny the existence of this behaviour but i deny that it is gender specific.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

There is mansplaining, but it's way less common than people think. Most "mansplaining" is a man being an asshole, or even doing nothing wrong at all. In my opinion, mansplaining is when a man talks down to a woman because he thinks they're inferior, which usually isn't the case. I agree, then, that womansplaining exists in the sort of contexts you point out.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Most "mansplaining" is a man being an asshole That's basically it.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

It's not about explaining things. It's about explaining things when such an explanation isn't wanted, and delivered in a condescending way. So no, by and large, it isn't as common with women.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

People are quick to find issues with others these days.

by dgibson 2 weeks ago

I heard someone accuse a guy of mansplaining. Without missing a beat, he said, "Did you know that mansplaining is a portmanteau of man and explaining?" It was hilarious

by crookschaim 2 weeks ago

I used to think mansplaining was a thing and I do think that to a certain extent still, but it's more gender neutral. Idk, personsplaining? Like I don't mind if people explain things to me. It's the condescension I don't like. No matter who it comes from.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Sure, "womansplaining" happens, but it's not so common that it needs a name. Mansplaining, on the other hand, is extremely common. Even as a man I've seen enough of it to know it's a real thing.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Interesting to see a different experience of the world. It could also have a cultural origin...

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Yes, we just call it mansplaining whenever someone explains something in a way, that's trying to dumb down for someone, often assuming they don't already know even though it has man in it it's not actually gendered, so it is often used that context Especially, when someone is trying to put down someone else for trying to explain something and saying that their man's explaining really, they weren't

by UnderstandingOnly 2 weeks ago

No because it's a negative thing and women are obviously incapable of doing anything wrong

by Jamarcuskuhlman 2 weeks ago

I mean, possibly. The reason why "womansplaining" isn't used as much or at all is because it doesn't seem to be as common as mansplaining.

by raymondrohan 2 weeks ago

I disagree, it's common enough even if less so. The reason the term isn't used is because men don't have a history of systemic oppression by women. Same reason people don't like the term "racism" being applied when black people stereotype white people.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

"seem" is the right wording here. Maybe there is no gender difference. As pointed all my friends are doing this.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

That your friends explain things to you doesn't inherently make them mansplaining. You seem to have taken the meaning to be "anytime anyone explains something without me asking" which is part of it but misses the "despite me already knowing everything they say and them having no reason to believe otherwise besides the fact that I'm a woman". Like, if your friends are pointing out that your hair doesn't look great and giving you advice, it seems like your hair not looking great is the reason they gave it.

by raymondrohan 2 weeks ago

I'm not sure if it was gendered or not, but it isn't a great idea to tell people what to do with their plants when they didn't ask. Maybe you do know a lot about plants, but this is her personal hobby and doesn't really concern you. If I'm knitting a scarf, I don't want a fashion designer to tell me the colors I chose are ugly. I just want to enjoy my little project. TBF it's equally nosy for people to give you advice on your hair or dating life.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

So ironic. Fighting sexism with sexism.

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

Aww, poor cis straight white guy. Did I hurt your fee fees?

by HotPerformance252 2 weeks ago

Do you want white guys to change their skin color? They are born with a set series of gene strands in their skin. White skin doesn't make a man any different from anyone else. And I swear that not all of them are Christian for that matter.

by maidarowe 2 weeks ago

Ironic again. Who said i am cis and white?

by Anonymous 2 weeks ago

OK, cis white dude.

by HotPerformance252 2 weeks ago

It's not necessarily a gendered thing. It's just that when someone just starts into an explanation of something with the assumption that they know more than the person they're talking to- without checking first, it can be and often is super condescending. It's rude to assume you know more than someone. It's also rude to information dump unless someone asks. Typically it's men who tend to do this more, so "Mansplaining".

by scrooks 2 weeks ago