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racesplaining 

A white person explaining to POC what is discriminatory to them and whatnot despite POC repeatedly saying they're wrong. Basically mansplaining but about race and discrimination.
Oh, that's not racist against you.
Shut up! You're white, you don't get to say how we react and what we think is discriminatory against us. You are racesplaining.
racesplaining by cheekyprints September 14, 2020
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racesplaining 

Lecturing a white person, typically male, about how much alleged privilege they have over the other races and how they are still allegedly responsible for oppressing those other races today.
SJW: Wow this Doctor Who season 11 is great! I loved the Rosa Parks episode and the one on the apartheid in India!
White Man: I hate how they have taken an innocent and entertaining sci fi show and injected a bunch of politically correct social-engineering messages and are hitting me over the head with them every single episode, I am sick of all of the racesplaining!
racesplaining by Sir Sarcasto December 11, 2018

Ricsplaining

The wholesome act of over-explaining something in an enthusiastic, thorough, and genuinely helpful way. Unlike condescending forms of over-explanation, ricsplaining comes from a place of excitement and care—the person genuinely wants you to succeed and understand every detail. Often accompanied by analogies, encouragement, and the phrase "and here's the cool part..."

A ricsplainer believes knowledge is a gift worth wrapping carefully.
He apologized for ricsplaining, but I could tell it came from excitement—he just really wanted me to get it.

The ricsplaining was so enthusiastic and wholesome that by the end, I not only understood the problem—I felt emotionally supported by the solution.
Ricsplaining by floatingsidewalk January 13, 2026