Does it bug anyone else when mansplaining is called out incorrectly?
For instance, consider a situation where a topic comes up, a man states something on the topic, for one (legitimate) reason or another explains what they mean, and someone, somewhere, calls it mansplaining just because a) he's a man and b) he's explaining something.
On top of the fact that this is effectively just a way to silence somebody for no reason, the real part about this that bothers me is that it leads people to believe mansplaining as a concept is only a way to silence people; when they see examples of this they might form the mistaken belief that there are never legitimate examples of mansplaining.
For instance, consider a situation where a topic comes up, a man states something on the topic, for one (legitimate) reason or another explains what they mean, and someone, somewhere, calls it mansplaining just because a) he's a man and b) he's explaining something.
On top of the fact that this is effectively just a way to silence somebody for no reason, the real part about this that bothers me is that it leads people to believe mansplaining as a concept is only a way to silence people; when they see examples of this they might form the mistaken belief that there are never legitimate examples of mansplaining.