Conversation with ex girlfriend:
Her: I just got my car back from the garage. They told me to keep an eye on the tyre wear, but I don’t really know what that means or how to do it.
Me: I can show you how to do that if you like?
Her: I don’t need you to mansplain things to me! MAN KNOW CAR THING, WOMAN NO DO.
I stopped myself from correcting her interpretation of mansplaining, because it was clear that any man was forbidden from communicating normally with her.
“You said you didn’t know. But i know. Leave gender out of this.”
Why would this not work?
Its only mansplaining if she already knows what it means. She clearly doesn’t know. That’s just plain explaining.
Plane explaining, isn’t that when you go into depth about 2 dimensional planar topology?
Her: I just got my car back from the garage. They told me to keep an eye on the tyre wear, but I don’t really know what that means or how to do it.
@Luvs2Spuj: putting down video game controller and giving a big sigh I can show you how to do that if you like?
Her: I don’t need you to mansplain things to me
MAN KNOW CAR THING, WOMAN NO DOI’ll just look it up online.
@Luvs2Spuj: FINE! IT’S NOT LIKE I HAVEN’T BEEN FIXING CARS FOR YEARS! GO AHEAD AND ASK SOME IDIOT ON TWITTER!
Her: No reason to shout. I’ll ask you questions if I need your help.
@Luvs2Spuj: I’M GOING TO POST ON THE INTERNET THAT YOU’RE BEING MEAN
Her: That is your right as we live in a free society. I see you and hear you, and I respect your opinions. Later tonight, I’m sure we can make sweet romantic love to settle our difference.
@Luvs2Spuj: All of this has me so worked up, I can’t even get hard anymore.
Her: I’ll just pick up some Chad at a bar and bring him over so you can watch, like we normally do.
@Luvs2Spuj: Thanks sweetie.
Fin
Wait, so you’re just making stuff up and editing the dialog so that you can make him look bad and dismiss him?
Here’s a lifehack:
- Quickly switch your gender to woman.
- Womansplain her everything that needs to be explained.
- (optional) Undo the gender switch.
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You can call out word misuse without necessarily stepping into “mansplaining” territory.
I mean, it’s a trap and I know that. I still would.
I’m that guy.