• Zyrxil@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Because it’s a specific subset of patronizing, where it wouldn’t have happened if the target were not a woman.

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      1 year ago

      What about the other way around, what’s that called? Like I’ve had women “mansplain” cooking to me because I am a guy.

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        Womansplaining I guess? It’s not a popular phrase or even one I’ve ever heard anyone else use, but it somewhat fits as she explained it because she felt like you don’t understand cooking as a guy. But it’s missing the other context where mansplaining only became a popular term because lots of women could identify with their own personal experiences of being condescendingly explained to just because they’re a woman.