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    Julia Galef‏Verified account @juliagalef 9 Feb 2019

    Whew, time for me to take a break from courting controversy on here ... ... ... ok so I've been thinking about the word "mansplain" 1/n

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      2. Julia Galef‏Verified account @juliagalef 9 Feb 2019

        You know what, this was originally a joke but I really do have thoughts Presumably people who use "mansplain" consider the word fair because they think the behavior it describes (explaining something to someone w/more expertise than you) is more common among men than women 2/n

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      3. Julia Galef‏Verified account @juliagalef 9 Feb 2019

        But how *much* more common does a behavior need to be among men for it to warrant a man-specific term? Like, presumably if the ratio of women-to-men engaging in this behavior was 4:5 then it wouldn't merit a gendered word like "mansplain" 3/n

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      4. Julia Galef‏Verified account @juliagalef 9 Feb 2019

        Let's take a poll. How much more common does [the behavior dubbed 'mansplaining'] have to be among men compared to women, in order to justify using the word "mansplain" when men do it ?

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      1. scott green‏ @thescottmgreen 9 Feb 2019
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        Allow me to court controversy and ask where have you been? You've been awfully quiet lately

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      2. Glimps East Forward‏ @EastGlimps 9 Feb 2019
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        or we can invent "womansplain" to be fair to both side LOL

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      3. randytoad‏ @randytoad 10 Feb 2019
        Replying to @EastGlimps @juliagalef

        I contend that there actually is such a thing. I believe many men who find themselves in traditionally female jobs (child care, housekeeping etc. maybe even nursing) will frequently find themselves being “womansplained” or “matronized”.

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      2. Tristan Morrissey‏ @TJ_Morrissey 10 Feb 2019
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        It seems like as a term, it would be more effective to use “patronising” in most cases.

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      3. Tristan Morrissey‏ @TJ_Morrissey 10 Feb 2019
        Replying to @TJ_Morrissey @juliagalef

        I don’t mind it in a very very specific case, that is one where the woman is clearly and obviously more qualified in a domain and a man who clearly knows less assumes she’s not and just pushes ahead with a boneheaded explanation. Then perhaps the mockery is worth it. Overused.

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