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    Feminist Frequency‏Verified account @femfreq 4 May 2013

    The origin of the term Mansplaining derives from Rebecca Solnit's 2008 article "Men Explain Things to Me"http://bit.ly/PaVXtv 

    11:35 AM - 4 May 2013
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      1. Lisa Millbank‏ @radtransfem 14 May 2013
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        @femfreq > "... person challenging their authority" ( link: http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2010/01/29/there-are-molecules-in-the-brain-called-neurotransmitters/ … license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ … )

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      1. Optimus_Mega‏ @Optimus_Mega 5 May 2013
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        @femfreq So every rational piece of criticism is just Mansplaining ?...Sounds like you're living in a bubble.

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      1. Lisa Millbank‏ @radtransfem 14 May 2013
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        @femfreq I also love Twisty's definition: "that loud, annoying, repetitive alarm call that men emit whenever they perceive a lower-status >

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      1. Iajawl‏ @Khitchary 5 May 2013
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        @femfreq Thankyou for linking this. I much preferred this article to the definition you gave earlier.

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      1. Aaron Thompson‏ @lastoryx 5 May 2013
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        @femfreq I think there is a way to explain what the debatedpoint of view is without being patronizing. I need to work on that skill myself.

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      1. Joan - She - Wolf‏ @joanursula 5 May 2013
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        @femfreq very good article! Thanks.

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      1. Susane‏ @Susane 4 May 2013
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        @femfreq HA! "write one of V Woolf's long mellifluous musical sentences about the subtle subjugation of women in the snow with your willie."

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      1. Connor‏ @YYZhed 4 May 2013
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        @femfreq and anti-feminist views come from English patriarchies. Doesn't mean they're ok.

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      1. Tom Arden / tomnorthwales‏ @tda1989 4 May 2013
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        @femfreq to me mansplaining sounds like something somewhat disgusting chaps do when they're sat at home bored.Your definition sounds better!

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