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submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I still don't see why adding the skin color was important, but eh, I have other things to deal with, so I don't really care, just found it slightly annoying.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Gender not important also, loads of women "mansplain", it's a problem with attitude, not gender or race

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

Yep, I hate that word as well, but didn't have the energy to post about it....

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Because the 'splaining phenomenon is about perceived but unearned superiority which leads the 'splainer to 'splain to someone who knows a great deal more than they do and, crucially, someone who the 'splainer ought to realise knows more than they do but doesn't because of the illusion created by the society they live in.

I'd have added "(born) middle-class" because that's an important part of it too.