1 min readAug 30, 2020
It’s not “mansplaining” if the person on the receiving end genuinely doesn’t understand the subject at hand. It’s just explaining.
If I were condescendingly telling her something she already knew, that would be “mansplaining.”
It’s not “mansplaining” if the person on the receiving end genuinely doesn’t understand the subject at hand. It’s just explaining.
If I were condescendingly telling her something she already knew, that would be “mansplaining.”
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