Definitions by HeldisHeld
Westsplaining
When someone from the political West learns about a country’s politics from a couple of TikToks and then explains it like they’re the expert to people who actually live under that regime.
Usually involves disregarding firsthand experience while trusting a viral video, headline, infographic, or thread instead.
Usually involves disregarding firsthand experience while trusting a viral video, headline, infographic, or thread instead.
“An Iranian woman told Jim what life under the ajatollah regime is actually like and he immediately started westsplaining, sending her a TikTok and saying ‘This TikTok explains it perfectly.’
Westsplaining by HeldisHeld March 16, 2026