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 07, 2024
by Donkey V January 30, 2024
1. Lying whilst concurrently making no rational sense.
eg "I said I graduated but I was exaggerating"
2. Talking effusively on a subject the speaker has no knowledge of
eg "The gender wage gap is.."
3. Assembling a random jumble of words with the sole goal being a denial of any accountability.
eg "So and like anyway, um yeah like, I don't think I was like even there that day, but like, if I was I wouldn't even like, plus you said like..."
4. Also see "Gaslighting"
eg "I said I graduated but I was exaggerating"
2. Talking effusively on a subject the speaker has no knowledge of
eg "The gender wage gap is.."
3. Assembling a random jumble of words with the sole goal being a denial of any accountability.
eg "So and like anyway, um yeah like, I don't think I was like even there that day, but like, if I was I wouldn't even like, plus you said like..."
4. Also see "Gaslighting"
Examples of "Womansplaining"
1. "I said I graduated but I was exaggerating"
2. "The gender wage gap is.."
3. "So and like anyway, um yeah like, I don't think I was like even there that day, but like, if I was I wouldn't even like, plus you said like..."
1. "I said I graduated but I was exaggerating"
2. "The gender wage gap is.."
3. "So and like anyway, um yeah like, I don't think I was like even there that day, but like, if I was I wouldn't even like, plus you said like..."
by Fevolenko March 14, 2022
by JB37 December 20, 2021
"Can we talk about something else please? i dont have the energy for this conversation"
"Yes absolutely that's fine!"
"Im sorry..."
"its totally fine, you dont owe me an explanation."
"but im sorry, i didnt mean to upset you."
"stop womansplaining please."
"Yes absolutely that's fine!"
"Im sorry..."
"its totally fine, you dont owe me an explanation."
"but im sorry, i didnt mean to upset you."
"stop womansplaining please."
by SrirachaKing February 18, 2022
Him: In chemistry there have been examples of dry chemicals, or chemicals that are in liquid state but not wet. lava is amongst these, therefore lava is not wet.
Her: QUIT MANSPLAINIG ME
Him: Quit Womansplaining me
Her: QUIT MANSPLAINIG ME
Him: Quit Womansplaining me
by Aiedale December 01, 2020
Womansplaining
When a woman overconfidently explain to a man how he should act in the world, elaborate emotions or behave with other women, without actually knowing much about how men's everyday experience.
Womansplaining involves mostly fields that have been traditionally female, such as social relationships management, emotions, and it often uses basic psychological words to add credibility.
It derives from the central position women's opinions assumed after feminism, and it is stressed by the importance given by media to these.
Womansplaining is more difficult to detect than mansplaining, because many men undergoing womansplaining are self-conscious and they do not protest against this patronizing attitude. These men give great importance to the woman's explanation, trying to learn something they think they cannot figure out themselves, especially when it comes to "how to get women to like them" or "how to be a proper man".
When a woman overconfidently explain to a man how he should act in the world, elaborate emotions or behave with other women, without actually knowing much about how men's everyday experience.
Womansplaining involves mostly fields that have been traditionally female, such as social relationships management, emotions, and it often uses basic psychological words to add credibility.
It derives from the central position women's opinions assumed after feminism, and it is stressed by the importance given by media to these.
Womansplaining is more difficult to detect than mansplaining, because many men undergoing womansplaining are self-conscious and they do not protest against this patronizing attitude. These men give great importance to the woman's explanation, trying to learn something they think they cannot figure out themselves, especially when it comes to "how to get women to like them" or "how to be a proper man".
A: I heard her womansplaining to Jake how to ask Maddy out on a date.
B: And what did she say?
A: You know... usual stuff... "You gotta be confident you gotta be sweet" and bla bla...
B: And what did she say?
A: You know... usual stuff... "You gotta be confident you gotta be sweet" and bla bla...
by Matteo Moraschini December 27, 2018