The Mansplain Man / myLot

United States

January 13, 2024 9:35am CST

I think most of us have heard “mansplain”, but if not, the definition is a man explaining something in a condescending manner to a woman with the assumption she has no knowledge about the topic. One man stands out in my mind, but I’m not sure he realizes he does it. He wants everyone to think he is the smartest person in the room, and he will correct the smallest thing any woman says. He does not do this to men, but even men notice his condescension to women. Why he wants to belittle women is a mystery. It makes me appreciate all the men who don’t do that. Do you know a “mansplainer”?

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Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (12626)

• Ireland

13 Jan

@ambiepam I think such creatures feel a bit inferior, so they will belittle anyone they can in front of others to big themselves up, when what they are really doing is diminishing themselves in front of others.

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Amber

@AmbiePam (85660)

• United States

13 Jan

I think that’s a great explanation.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (170366)

• United States

13 Jan

Friend can be a little bit like that. If I hear him start though, I just tell him to knock it off.

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Amber

@AmbiePam (85660)

• United States

13 Jan

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marguicha

@marguicha (215746)

• Chile

13 Jan

I have seen many. I feel that men who have little self steem have to need to do that specially in front of other men.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458935)

• Switzerland

13 Jan

I agree with what @xFiacre wrote. Usually it's the attitude of those who feel inferior. They try to diminish women to look wiser and smarter in front of the other men.

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Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (49101)

• United States

13 Jan

I can think of one right away.

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Mildred Tabitha

@mildredtabitha (16077)

• Nairobi, Kenya

13 Jan

Yes I do. I'm glad to have learned a new word through your post. There are man who can't stand to be corrected by a woman.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157652)

• United States

14 Jan

Yes, the father of my primary student, and his oldest son is following in his footsteps.

I am not impressed.

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Amber

@AmbiePam (85660)

• United States

14 Jan

It is a terrible trait to pass on.

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popciclecold

@popciclecold (35390)

• United States

13 Jan

No, I don't know any and according to your description, glad not to know any.

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Amber

@AmbiePam (85660)

• United States

14 Jan

Yes!

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Always smiling

@allknowing (130076)

• India

13 Jan

I remember a guy like that who did it at parties He dominated the scene

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (111249)

• El Paso, Texas

13 Jan

Some men are guilty of doing that and then there are those of either gender that will repeat what they say expecting everyone to agree with them. Those kinds of people aren't worth knowing.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (95594)

• Marion, Ohio

13 Jan

I have met a few and some I had fun proving them wrong

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Amber

@AmbiePam (85660)

• United States

13 Jan

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (73678)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

13 Jan

I am lucky right now to not know any men at all except for my friends down below in case I need some kind of help with my PC,

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Amber

@AmbiePam (85660)

• United States

13 Jan

Perhaps you know some online.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (73678)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

13 Jan

@AmbiePam cannot think of any

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Amber

@AmbiePam (85660)

• United States

14 Jan

@RasmaSandra

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Fleur

@Fleura (29217)

• United Kingdom

13 Jan

Thankfully no, I haven't met anyone like that in a long time. I have met one or two women who behave in a condescending manner though which is just as irritating.

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Amber

@AmbiePam (85660)

• United States

13 Jan

It absolutely is!

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Manuela Lopes

@nela13 (55734)

• Portugal

14 Jan

Thank God I don't.

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (134529)

• Roseburg, Oregon

14 Jan

No mansplainer around me. My husband and I plan everything together. He does not need to explain anything to me.

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Hanni Harel

@Hannihar (129529)

• Israel

14 Jan

@AmbiePam He probably wants to belittle women to think he is right on everything even if he is not and that is wrong. It is said that he puts women down and my ex did that too. They think they are so smart but they are not.

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Amber

@AmbiePam (85660)

• United States

14 Jan

It seems quite pathetic, doesn’t it?

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Hanni Harel

@Hannihar (129529)

• Israel

14 Jan

@AmbiePam Yes, it does.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (157022)

• United States

14 Jan

Yes I do. And he's closer than you think! Have a good day.

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Tanmoy Moulik

@tom_view (6415)

• Kolkata, India

14 Jan

there are few of them known to me

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@dgobucks226 (34405)

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20 Jan

I wonder if they are masking their own insecurities by trying to make themselves appear self-important and superior. Kind of having to prove themselves to you. Could also be a power thing too.

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Amber

@AmbiePam (85660)

• United States

20 Jan

I guess so. It’s kind of sad because I don’t think they know people tend to think less of others who do that.

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@dgobucks226 (34405)

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21 Jan

@AmbiePam I agree.

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Diana

@dya80dya (33641)

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14 Jan

No, I don't know such a person. I think that they dislike women or they feel inferior to women.

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