Quite regularly, during team meetings in front of every else, when a woman who is reporting on her own project work with which she is most experienced with and has worked in the field for over twenty years, another peer always feels the need to "complete" her sentences mid-way, talks over her, hijacks her time to shine, taking over the explanations, progress report, issue deconstruction, evaluation, or review, thinking that even though they only have one fifth of the experience, knows little to nothing of her project work in detail, they must though have the knowledge to report on the woman's work better than she can.
She (as the lead scientist): To report on my findings of the project work I have been completing for the past month,
He (as the apprentice): <interrupting> the results show... bladibla…
Her peers: rolling their eyes, internally thinking (there he goes again, mansplaining...what a narcissist!)
He (as the apprentice): <interrupting> the results show... bladibla…
Her peers: rolling their eyes, internally thinking (there he goes again, mansplaining...what a narcissist!)
by misogynisttrenddisheartening April 15, 2020
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When a feminist or social justice warrior explains how a white man (or anyone) should act according to progressive rules.
When a feminist or social justice warrior explains how a white man (or anyone) should act according to progressive rules.
Domique was mamsplaining to Doug that his being a white male meant that he could not offer advise in any situation and was in fact worse than Hitler.
by darkurthe January 11, 2017
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by Jubilee Sparks January 30, 2019
Get the Superior Mormon Mansplaining mug.Noun. A form of splaining in which a navigation app tells you how to get out of the same neighborhood you've lived in for years.
by Gebus1 April 21, 2019
Get the Mapsplaining mug.Mensplaining is the attempts by society to explain why men are the way they are that are not correct. The real reason's that men are struggling in the 21st Century is due to lack of father's and positive male role models in their lives which has led to a generation of immature men who lack character and direction. An African proverb says "If we do not initiate our sons they will burn down the village to feel the heat", correctly identifying the real reason men become violent and or depressed. Lack of positive male influences in their lives who can shape their character, show them what it means to be a mature man, and answer their hearts core question "Am I a man?".
Examples of mensplaining:
"Men are pigs because of toxic masculinity",
"Men abuse women because they are morally corrupt"
"Men are violent because they want to dominate others"
"Men are pigs because of toxic masculinity",
"Men abuse women because they are morally corrupt"
"Men are violent because they want to dominate others"
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She shot me for mansplaining and the woke majority called her queen
She shot me for mansplaining and the woke majority called her queen
by CreativeFunnyName November 8, 2020
Get the Mansplain mug.Explanations done (mostly by men to women) in a condescending, overconfident often inaccurate and oversimplifying manner.
In many cases done by some guy to a female expert in a field.
In many cases done by some guy to a female expert in a field.
Female expert: Here’s an article that shows how this issue is affecting another issue
Some guy: Well, actually it’s not that simple because this issue is affecting that issue in this way as you would understand if you actually read the article and this passage:*quotes article*
Female expert: I know, I wrote the article you just quoted. Stop mansplaining my own words to me.
Some guy: Well, actually it’s not that simple because this issue is affecting that issue in this way as you would understand if you actually read the article and this passage:*quotes article*
Female expert: I know, I wrote the article you just quoted. Stop mansplaining my own words to me.
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