Can some1 pls explain how the term "mansplaining" isn't sexist? The ability to be a condescending prat seems unisex to me. #honestlycurious
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Replying to @misterkristoff
@misterkristoff it's a certain way a man tries to tell you you're wrong because you have a vagina. Basically a buzzword for asshole.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @NerdyPam
@BookaliciousPam Yep, yep, I get that. But the term is gendered, and the practice isn't, necessarily. I just wonder why2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @misterkristoff
@misterkristoff because you have a vagina - and everyone else gets treated normally - then it's mansplaining.@BookaliciousPam1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @_KatKennedy
@_KatKennedy@BookaliciousPam So it's a term that acknowledges its own sexism? (i'm not trying to be dense here, btw, trying to understand)1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @misterkristoff
@misterkristoff it's a term that identifies a common form of sexism towards women. That's what it is.@BookaliciousPam3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@_KatKennedy @misterkristoff @BookaliciousPam So mansplaining = men condescending to women b/c they assume women know less than them, even -
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