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the explanation of something by a woman, typically to a man, in a manner that completely derives from the topic at hand. Often substantiated with information that has nothing to do with the current explanation, to the point where neither party is sure of what the original topic of conversation was.
plural: womansplainers
noun: womansplaining
plural: womansplainers
noun: womansplaining
"You know Sean, by the time we were done arguing, neither of us even knew what the whole debacle was about."
Sean: Classic case of womansplaining mate!
Sean: Classic case of womansplaining mate!
by obskewrity February 21, 2024
Get the Womansplaining mug.a non-word erroneously used as gendered equivalent to 'mansplaining' for a condescending woman.
A gendered word with a corresponding impact to 'mansplaining' does not exist.
MANSPLAINING contains an element that is often overlooked: It's the systemic cultural conviction embedded in societies that women cannot truly be competent, cannot be more competent than a man, and that her opinion carries less value.
Mansplaining is anchored in sexism.
It's part of the male entitlement that a man who has little to no expertise but a lot of 'opinion', often enough talks nonsense (sharing factually incorrect non-proven information), will be and IS taken seriously. Why? Because that has been the rule for centuries.
In 'WOMANSPLAINING' i.e. women being condescending to men, the element of power is missing:
Even though she condescends to him, neither he nor those in his environment will doubt his competence. Her condescension has no impact besides the personal.
With mansplaining, that's different as others are likely to buy-in and fundamentally question the woman's competence.
Thus, just like in racism, white people can and do experience discrimination but not racism because the systemic power element is missing for them, men can and do experience condescension from women but not 'womansplaining' because the repercussions on the perception of their competence is absent for men.
A gendered word with a corresponding impact to 'mansplaining' does not exist.
MANSPLAINING contains an element that is often overlooked: It's the systemic cultural conviction embedded in societies that women cannot truly be competent, cannot be more competent than a man, and that her opinion carries less value.
Mansplaining is anchored in sexism.
It's part of the male entitlement that a man who has little to no expertise but a lot of 'opinion', often enough talks nonsense (sharing factually incorrect non-proven information), will be and IS taken seriously. Why? Because that has been the rule for centuries.
In 'WOMANSPLAINING' i.e. women being condescending to men, the element of power is missing:
Even though she condescends to him, neither he nor those in his environment will doubt his competence. Her condescension has no impact besides the personal.
With mansplaining, that's different as others are likely to buy-in and fundamentally question the woman's competence.
Thus, just like in racism, white people can and do experience discrimination but not racism because the systemic power element is missing for them, men can and do experience condescension from women but not 'womansplaining' because the repercussions on the perception of their competence is absent for men.
She was womansplaining to me.
No: She was condescending. I understand how annoying that is, but it is really not the same thing as mansplaining.
No: She was condescending. I understand how annoying that is, but it is really not the same thing as mansplaining.
by enriches alliterating November 7, 2024
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Jack: Extremely provocative outfits should be banned in schools.
Linda: You must have grown up in a very unloving home to say something like that.
Jack: Extremely provocative outfits should be banned in schools.
Linda: You must have grown up in a very unloving home to say something like that.
by GreekGirlPosts June 17, 2025
Get the Womansplaining mug.The act of the sanctimonious, self-righteous, poorly-informed, and in many cases hypocritical “Woke (Radical-Leftist)” individual, practicing the meticulously curated, generic, and thoroughly rehearsed art of scolding/criticizing/condemning the independent thoughts, feelings, and actions of others; doing so sparing no condescension, nor awareness of themselves, and their own impact on others and the world around them.
“Yo I just had to suffer through this dude trying to Wokesplain how fighting for LGBTQ+ Rights is part of Globalizing the Intifada.”
“Why does this person keep insisting on Wokesplaining the cultural stances and customs of entire groups of people, when it seems they’ve never actually had one personal relationship with anyone belonging to these groups?”
“Please spare me the Wokesplanation kid,
hit me up when you discover an original thought.”
“Damn, that type of Wokespression is frighteningly stupid; and dangerous; and the reason I deleted social media.”
“Why does this person keep insisting on Wokesplaining the cultural stances and customs of entire groups of people, when it seems they’ve never actually had one personal relationship with anyone belonging to these groups?”
“Please spare me the Wokesplanation kid,
hit me up when you discover an original thought.”
“Damn, that type of Wokespression is frighteningly stupid; and dangerous; and the reason I deleted social media.”
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