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likesmatures 55M
7207 posts
12/6/2019 1:11 pm
Is the term " mansplaining " sexist?


I'm not saying the term " mansplaining" is wrong..talking down to someone is never good.

But doesnt the very term..mansplaining..imply it is something all men do..

The same could be said of " manspreading"...it implies a man speeading his legs to either be greedy and take up more than his allotted space or to..." show" off his wares in an aggressive posture( not my definition mind you).

Doesnt manspreading imply it is a behavior all men engage in?

If you want to say a certain behavior is childish,greedy or just plain ...then say so. No need to bash a whole gender in the process..

If people want to continue to use these terms can we atleast change it to..

" dicksplaining or dickspreading"...

Atleast this way we are narrowing the behavior to certain males and not all..

Such as...wow what a dick!..he's taking up 3 seats😲😲😲😲!!!!@

likesmatures 55M
4794 posts
12/6/2019 1:11 pm


sansa9 57F
1 post
12/6/2019 2:07 pm

It doesn't not imply all men are guilty of the behaviour, no. But the behaviours, as defined, are specific to men as a gender.

Your argument smacks of "not all men". It's not about your egos, it's about women having to deal with crap from far too many men.

If you don't mansplain or manspread, then you aren't the problem.

No one is blaming all men. No one's bashing all men. No one is saying all men do these awful things. But going down the "but not all men" route derails legitimate conversation and tries to make it all about YOU instead of the behaviours. We should be able to talk about our experiences as women without worrying that we're offending the feelings of a privileged group as a whole.

Don't like how you're being represented? Then work to change the behaviours, not attack those pointing out the behaviours.



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