40 Women Share Their Unbelievable Mansplaining Experiences

A man can explain difficulties of a child birth to a mother of four...

Damjan

• Published in Funny
• November 10, 2021

If you are not familiar with the term "mansplaining," it's because it is relatively new. But, unfortunately, it describes something that's been going on for ages, and no one knows if it will ever stop.

The term was first introduced by author Rebecca Solnit in 2008. It describes a situation where men explain something obvious to women using patronizing voice and tone.

And "mansplaining" is most often done by men who know nothing or just little about the subject, and it's explained to women who are often experts or have extensive experience in the field. Sadly, unwanted explanations from men happen very often.

But to see the level of absurdity and obviousness of mansplaining, we have to look at the actual instances that happened to them in real life. Twitter user Nicole Froio, who's a Ph.D. on sexual violence and masculinity, asked women online to share "the most obvious thing a man has ever mansplained to you," the answers started pouring in one after another.

And they are completely ludicrous. It is unbelievable that these things can happen in the 21st century.

We have selected 40 of the "best" ones, and it was a hard thing to do. Take a look:

Nicole Froio, who's a Ph.D. on sexual violence and masculinity, asked women online to share "the most obvious thing a man has ever mansplained to you"

1. We bet he didn't change them once...

2. How to turn a kayak

3. Explain it to the creator

4. It has to be a scar...

5. Yes, there is a switch

6. Please, explain it to the doctor

7. Yes, i have some vague knowledge about it...

8. He knows better than HER mom

9. You just draw - you don't know what it means...

10. All the same...

11. It is all in your mind...

12. Women in Africa...

13. Quoting herself is wrong...

14. Yeah, those malls are hard to figure out. Luckily, she had an expert to explain it to her.

15. Tell me more about my music

16. At least do it correctly, man...

17. He knows how?

18. Wikipedia at Cambridge...

19. "Thanks for the info"

20. Life cycle of a butterfly...

21. And it is important to do what men want...

22. You must learn from my son, you teacher!

23. Yes, it is all your imagination...

24. So, that's the cure?

25. Let’s not make a big deal of it.

26. Well, he did read that article a while ago...

27. Her airplane...

28. They are tough to understand....

29. Her motorcycle

30. Explain the benefits, please

31. What do you know about labor? Look at the fireworks -it will go away.

32. Her name...

33. Tell me, man, what is it like to be a woman?

34. Sign here!

35. Yes, men know about these things.

36. Pilot chitchat

37. Stick shifts are hard to learn...

38. Only men allowed.

39. Those chemicals are all the same anyway…

40. Some would say the results are the same:)

So, have you encountered mansplaining? It is so widespread that it is almost impossible to avoid it. I guess the best thing to battle it is to stop the guy from mansplaining with sound arguments. Although, men with such mindsets don’t respond well to arguments. They tend to block them sometimes, making women feel even angrier.

Damjan