# It's amazing! (Mansplaining) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 15, 2018, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-amazing-mansplaining/824564 "2018-11-15T16:24:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![catflea12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f6c823/32.png) [@catflea12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/catflea12)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-amazing-mansplaining/824564/81 "2018-11-16T17:58:18Z")
He was commenting on feminism and why women don’t support other women who don’t work outside the home. I think feminists do support other women’s life choices, which is why I told him to STFU. Other people (men) started posting, and I told them to STFU also, and it went downhill from there. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-amazing-mansplaining/824564/82 "2018-11-16T18:00:22Z")
I’m not sure telling someone to shut the fuck up is exactly an Everest-level peak. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-amazing-mansplaining/824564/83 "2018-11-16T18:56:27Z")
I keep telling Mrs. J. that there’s no such thing as “mansplaining”, but it never goes well. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-amazing-mansplaining/824564/84 "2018-11-16T20:14:45Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > I keep telling Mrs. J. that there’s no such thing as “mansplaining”, but it never goes well. ☹ Maybe you need to make sure she understands the definition of the term. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-amazing-mansplaining/824564/85 "2018-11-16T20:25:58Z")
Sit her down for the talk. Start with “Look, honey, I’ve noticed that…” You’ll be fine. ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-amazing-mansplaining/824564/86 "2018-11-16T20:58:02Z")
> [@catflea12](#): > > Sorry for the mess this whole thread turned out to be, I probably should have posted this in MPSIM instead of the BBQ pit, but I wanted to be able to say fuck. Well actually… > [@catflea12](#): > > It’s amazing how upset the guys get when mansplaining something and you tell them to STFU. I got blocked by a relative when I did that. Oddly enough, I don’t care. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-amazing-mansplaining/824564/87 "2018-11-16T21:09:53Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > ::as I plunk down on the bus bench with legs, like, super wide apart, arms up along the top:: > > If I can typo/autocorrect/proofreadsplain - that should be “its”. My autocorrect…takes its toll, too. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2018, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-amazing-mansplaining/824564/88 "2018-11-17T01:50:15Z")
> [@catflea12](#): > > Sorry for the mess this whole thread turned out to be, I probably should have posted this in MPSIM instead of the BBQ pit, but I wanted to be able to say fuck. Sounds like someone was walking down the street just having a think. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2018, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-amazing-mansplaining/824564/89 "2018-11-17T10:57:47Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > It’s kind of complicated. You probably wouldn’t understand. > > Regards, > Shodan I’m actually keenly interested in hearing your take on it. /bats eyelashes 😉 ---
**Author:** ![LowSignalToNoise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecae2f/32.png) [@LowSignalToNoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LowSignalToNoise)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2018, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-amazing-mansplaining/824564/90 "2018-11-17T17:21:27Z")
> [@catflea12](#): > > He was commenting on feminism and why women don’t support other women who don’t work outside the home. I think feminists do support other women’s life choices, which is why I told him to STFU. Other people (men) started posting, and I told them to STFU also, and it went downhill from there. So why is that “mansplaining”, and not just the normal difference-of-opinion-that-goes-downhill-to-cursing-and-name-calling the infests the WWW? ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2018, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-amazing-mansplaining/824564/91 "2018-11-17T17:33:59Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > I’m actually keenly interested in hearing your take on it. /bats eyelashes 😉 Beautiful illustration of how a submissive is actually the one in charge. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2018, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-amazing-mansplaining/824564/92 "2018-11-17T18:09:50Z")
> [@LowSignalToNoise](#): > > So why is that “mansplaining”, and not just the normal difference-of-opinion-that-goes-downhill-to-cursing-and-name-calling the infests the WWW? It’s an eye-of-the-beholder kind of thing. Any kind of explanation or commentary about anything will be regarded as “mansplaining” by the kind of pompous ass who assumes that her audience is an assemblage of barely literate inarticulate buffons (“[And for those who don’t know what pontificate means …](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21324464&postcount=15)”) and responds to any form of disagreement with “STFU”. Though one has to admit that “STFU” is pretty much the last word in unassailable argumentation, conclusively proving that the speaker has won the Internet. ---
**Author:** ![MarvinKitFox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@MarvinKitFox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarvinKitFox)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2018, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-amazing-mansplaining/824564/93 "2018-11-17T18:42:40Z")
> [@catflea12](#): > > It’s amazing how upset the guys get when mansplaining something and you tell them to STFU. I got blocked by a relative when I did that. Oddly enough, I don’t care. Catflea. YOU SHUT THE FUCK UP. funny, did that upset you? It should. ANYONE will be upset when you use that phrase against them. . It has nothing to do with mansplaining, guys, or anything like that. It has to do with common human decency, and the lack thereof. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2018, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-amazing-mansplaining/824564/94 "2018-11-17T19:18:47Z")
> [@MarvinKitFox](#): > > funny, did that upset you? :rolleyes: Lighten up, Francis. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2018, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-amazing-mansplaining/824564/95 "2018-11-17T19:19:14Z")
> [@MarvinKitFox](#): > > It has to do with common human decency, and the lack thereof. Decent humans don’t assume that women need men to explain things to them. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2018, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-amazing-mansplaining/824564/96 "2018-11-17T20:15:21Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Decent humans don’t assume that women need men to explain things to them. Of course they don’t. But I didn’t infer that from the OP, or from any other screeds posted by the OP. But decent humans don’t automatically react to any sort of criticism with arrogant dismissiveness and contemptuous hostility. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2018, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-amazing-mansplaining/824564/97 "2018-11-17T20:24:58Z")
> [@Crybaby\_Boobie](#): > > I laughed. Until I read your post, it didn’t hit me… :o That’s some funny shit right there. ---
**Author:** ![Wallaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Wallaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallaby)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2018, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-amazing-mansplaining/824564/98 "2018-11-18T08:24:04Z")
But listen closely… You might learn somnething. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2018, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-amazing-mansplaining/824564/99 "2018-11-18T12:20:08Z")
For the record, I am not a mansplainer, I’m an equal opportunity know-it-all. ---
**Author:** ![Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_Arachnid_Laser_1)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2018, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-amazing-mansplaining/824564/100 "2018-11-18T12:54:39Z")
I love the term “mansplaining” because it’s replacing a word I truly hate: “Hectoring”. Hector wasn’t patronizing. He was completely right and the only character with a modicum of sense in the whole legend. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-amazing-mansplaining/824564.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-amazing-mansplaining/824564.md?page=6)