First of all, what is mansplaining?
man·splain
manˈsplān/Submit
verbinformal
gerund or present participle: mansplaining
(of a man) explain (something) to someone, typically a woman, in a manner regarded as condescending or patronizing.
"I'm listening to a guy mansplain economics to his wife"
Basically, it is a man assuming that a woman doesn't know about a topic based solely on her gender.
This has happened to me on a few different occasions.
I have worked in a few fields now where I am one of very few women, so that certainly doesn't help, haha.
I am not much of a feminist guys, but I really think that mansplaining is a real thing!
So pray do tell, have you ever been guilty of mansplaining?
Have you ever experienced it happening to you?
Have you ever had the opposite? A woman explaining something to you based solely on the assumption that you don't know what you're talking about because you are a man?
Please let me know in the comments!
BTW, I have my surgery today and will hopefully find out whether or not my tumor is benign or not! Wish me luck!
xx~Beth
