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
Get the Womansplainingmug. by Lynxcz September 14, 2021
Get the womansplainingmug. Similar to mansplaining, but instead of patronizing dialogue, she feels the need to explain her emotions and/or reason for her stated comment.
Usually happens when a woman feels the need to reconcile after her statement.
Usually happens when a woman feels the need to reconcile after her statement.
Ex. A
Coworker 1 : After John said “how much longer?”, Sally gave a long explanation on all the reasons for the wait instead of just telling him the time.
Coworker 2 : “Oh she was just womansplaining.”
Ex. B
Guy_gamer-1 - “Give me free stuff.”
Girl_gamer - “How many times is this guy gonna ask for free stuff?”
Guy_gamer-2 - “Damn why you say that?”
Girl_gamer - **very long description on how many times the guy_gamer-1 has asked for free stuff and goes on to explain how she was feeling for each of those times**
Girl_gamer - “Now he knows not to do that again.”
Coworker 1 : After John said “how much longer?”, Sally gave a long explanation on all the reasons for the wait instead of just telling him the time.
Coworker 2 : “Oh she was just womansplaining.”
Ex. B
Guy_gamer-1 - “Give me free stuff.”
Girl_gamer - “How many times is this guy gonna ask for free stuff?”
Guy_gamer-2 - “Damn why you say that?”
Girl_gamer - **very long description on how many times the guy_gamer-1 has asked for free stuff and goes on to explain how she was feeling for each of those times**
Girl_gamer - “Now he knows not to do that again.”
by Bubby Johnson November 6, 2020
Get the Womansplainingmug. by Donkey V January 30, 2024
Get the Womansplainingmug. by GaySonic November 11, 2020
Get the Womansplainingmug. Verb:
1) When a woman, talks down to (or lectures) a man, who was accused of talking down to a woman. See: hypocrite.
2) A typical female lecture, or state of nagging. A female’s way to proclaim moral superiority (even though sleeping with unlimited men, is supposedly liberating). intentionally humiliating or emasculating a male.
1) When a woman, talks down to (or lectures) a man, who was accused of talking down to a woman. See: hypocrite.
2) A typical female lecture, or state of nagging. A female’s way to proclaim moral superiority (even though sleeping with unlimited men, is supposedly liberating). intentionally humiliating or emasculating a male.
1) Her: I wish you would just, like, uhmm stop, like, mansplaining that I spent your money. You keep, like, telling me stuff that, like, I already know!
Me: Really? You’re going to womansplain that I don’t have the right to question what you spent my money on? You gold digging whore. Tits or GTFO!
2) Her: You men are so privileged. You’re lucky to have a catch me, because I’m a beautiful princess and you need to start treating me like one. Just remember, I can have any man here that I want!
Me: We’re at your family reunion! WTF are you talking about? If you’d stop womansplaining all the time, I wouldn’t treat you like an entitled, stuck up...
Me: Really? You’re going to womansplain that I don’t have the right to question what you spent my money on? You gold digging whore. Tits or GTFO!
2) Her: You men are so privileged. You’re lucky to have a catch me, because I’m a beautiful princess and you need to start treating me like one. Just remember, I can have any man here that I want!
Me: We’re at your family reunion! WTF are you talking about? If you’d stop womansplaining all the time, I wouldn’t treat you like an entitled, stuck up...
by Nick Harbeston April 17, 2020
Get the womansplainmug. by JB37 December 20, 2021
Get the Womansplainingmug.