When an individual of Asian descent (typically a male, Western country-residing East
Asian, including Chinese/Japanese/Korean) tries to explain something to a non-
Asian individual (especially darker-skinned) about the other person's own culture, history, or experience and behaves like they are more informed about it under the pretence of proving that as an
Asian person, they are inherently intellectually superior and all-knowing, as stereotyped in Western countries. Since asiansplaining usually occurs during conversations where an
Asian individual feels their social status or intelligence
may be threatened, their arguments are almost always exaggerated, incorrect, or simply impulsive retorts with the expectation that everyone listening will agree and be impressed with anything they say. Take a
shot if the
Asian pulls out their phone to try to Google a fake news clickbait headline or Buzzfeed article in an attempt to prove their point.
Kevin: I heard that in
Africa, everyone still lives in mud huts and poverty. It's funny how they're so backwards compared to us, hahaha
Umar: I'm from
Nigeria yet our homes and buildings have been better built than in your family's country for decades... plus our economic growth is skyrocketing.
Kevin: Haha what? That's not true. I've seen pictures of your guys' living conditions on the
Internet, it's so depressing. Let me look it up and show you. *pulls out iPhone*
Umar: Asiansplaining at its finest.
