Another bastion bites the dust?

Or in simple terms - mansplaining is treating the woman he’s telling something to as an airhead who can’t grasp a normal explanation. It’s very annoying.

volver

A financial officer at work once explained to me how a piece of software worked and how it did the analysis. I hadn't asked for that information.

I'd written the software.

That's mansplaining.

Surely, not necessarily, if he did not know thar and if he was trying to be helpful to you.

I'd worked in the company for 10 years. Him, about 6 months. My job included writing and designing financial models. The question "Are you familiar with this software?" would have been polite and wouldn't have killed him. You might have thought that me continually saying, "yes I know that, I wrote it" would have been a clue, but no.

Mansplaining.

Then there is an assumption on the man's part that the woman will not understand without his help.

As here
- particularly if the woman to whom the explanation is being presented already knows the information that is being presented to her, even if the man is unaware of that prior knowledge and is trying to be helpful

The other day DH explained to me the term which refers to the body movements children with autism can sometimes present with. I have managed childrens services for those with additional needs for years.

Knittingnovice

Girls outperform boys at school due to changes in education. Qualifications were purely exam based, now they are mainly coursework based.

What ??!

ixion

Then there is an assumption on the man's part that the woman will not understand without his help.

As here
- particularly if the woman to whom the explanation is ^being presented already knows the information that is being presented to her, even if the man is unaware of that prior knowledge and is trying to be helpful^

Not necessarily, it depends upon the circumstances.

He explaining something to her does not necessarily mean that she will not understand without his help, it could be that she has no way of knowing in a reasonable timescale unless he explains it to her.

Galaxy

The other day DH explained to me the term which refers to the body movements children with autism can sometimes present with. I have managed childrens services for those with additional needs for years.

What is the term please?

Kate1949

I've no idea what mansplaining is.

It’s explaining (generally unnecessarily ) in a patronising way.
You certainly recognise it as a woman, when you are on the receiving end.

StarDreamer

ixion

Then there is an assumption on the man's part that the woman will not understand without his help.

As here
- particularly if the woman to whom the explanation is ^being presented already knows the information that is being presented to her, even if the man is unaware of that prior knowledge and is trying to be helpful^

Not necessarily, it depends upon the circumstances.

He explaining something to her does not necessarily mean that she will not understand without his help, it could be that she has no way of knowing in a reasonable timescale unless he explains it to her.

The problem is the assumption.

it could be that she has no way of knowing in a reasonable timescale unless he explains it to her.

It could be that she wrote the actual software and it didn't cross his mind that this could be the case, so he carried on regardless.

volver we need your headbanger.

Page 2 on a thread about misogyny, and Male violence and we are spending time trying to make sure mens feelings arent hurt.

Casdon

volver we need your headbanger.

Ta da!!!

it could be that she has no way of knowing in a reasonable timescale unless he explains it to her

An assumption again.

volver

Casdon

volver we need your headbanger.

Ta da!!!

Thank you. This!

Oh no my nephew wouldn't do that. He's a sweetheart ?

Was the discussion about how lesbians of colour feel about something?

So what’s it called when a women explains something to a man in a patronising way? Womensplaining?

volver

StarDreamer

ixion

Then there is an assumption on the man's part that the woman will not understand without his help.

As here
- particularly if the woman to whom the explanation is ^being presented already knows the information that is being presented to her, even if the man is unaware of that prior knowledge and is trying to be helpful^

Not necessarily, it depends upon the circumstances.

He explaining something to her does not necessarily mean that she will not understand without his help, it could be that she has no way of knowing in a reasonable timescale unless he explains it to her.

The problem is the assumption.

it could be that she has no way of knowing in a reasonable timescale unless he explains it to her.

It could be that she wrote the actual software and it didn't cross his mind that this could be the case, so he carried on regardless.

It was only later that there was added You might have thought that me continually saying, "yes I know that, I wrote it" would have been a clue, but no.

That added information makes a big difference to the circumstances.

Mattsmum2

So what’s it called when a women explains something to a man in a patronising way? Womensplaining?

Never happens.

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I’ve had women explain things to me in an equally demeaning manner when it was my job, it’s not just men, is there a specific word for that?

ixion

^it could be that she has no way of knowing in a reasonable^ timescale unless he explains it to her

An assumption again.

Yes, an assumption.

An assumption that it could be, yet it might not be.

Everything depends upon the circumstances of the particular situation that is being considered.

Volver - imho yours is a classic example of ‘mansplaining’.

My daughter and her husband work in the same field and hold similar qualifications. An accountant acquaintance, telling an anecdote about his own work, punctuated it with ‘You’ll understand the maths of this’. This was said to sil, it just happens that it’s my daughter who has the maths degree…

GNHQ never did get back to us about the feminist section did they.

Galaxy

Page 2 on a thread about misogyny, and Male violence and we are spending time trying to make sure mens feelings arent hurt.

Well, I consider it unfair to deem all men to have the same attitude towards women.

The OP wrote:

What do we associate with “boys’ “ birthday cards? Football.

I don't. I have had birthday cards, I don't remember any one of them being anything to do with football. I think I would have remembered, as I was a very poor performer at football and not interested in it. I was interested in astronomy and locomotives.

Where do men feel most at home? Sporting fixtures or physical fitness.

No. Each to their own and if some men enjoy going to football matches then good luck to them as I like people to be happy. But not my interest.