I do mean stuff like removed scenes from international airings, replacing objects like cigarettes or vine with any other objects.

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[–] -2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Isn't mansplaining more of a general term these days? I hear both men and women mansplain regularly

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I found mansplain on Merriam Webster, and also on Wikipedia. The Merriam Webster article says "of a man," and the wikipedia article says "for a man" at the start.

    Usually for these things I'd be all for abolishing the gendered nature of the word, but I feel like it would dilute the original meaning. So if anything, instead of gender-normalizing 'mansplain,' I think we need to add 'womansplain,' which is something I'm very guilty of doing to my partner whenever he's cooking because I keep forgetting that it's something he does very well.

    But also, my reply still has merit here, because that individual was obviously weaponizing 'mansplain' to try and gender me, a woman, when what they likely wanted to convey was that they found me condescending. They shouldn't be appropriating a gendered word to say something else they mean, so... uh. Sorry for all the extra words. I took my ADHD medication today and language discussion fascinates me.

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  • [+] -9 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    I do find you incredibly condescending. I do not believe that has anything to do with your gender, however you are being very condescending.

    Also I use mansplain regardless of gender. A lot of people do. I don't know why this offends you. It sounds like you're looking for something to be offended by (see, THAT is a condescending tone. See how that sounds? That's what you do.)

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