So how do you catch a mansplainer?
Answer: lay out a convenient question for him to stumble into, preferably on Twitter. Wait. Watch it happen before your eyes. Profit.
For those of you who are a tad lost on the term, “mansplainer” is a portmanteau of the words “man” and “explain”, meaning “to explain something to someone, typically a man to woman, in a manner regarded as condescending or patronizing.” sometimes, it’s done thinking the explainer knows way more than the explainee, “so pitiful *scoff*”. And despite what the word may signify, it’s done by both men and women.
Katie Cunningham, a writer based in Toronto, tweeted this joke.
my favorite game is to act like i can’t understand something very simple when a man is explaining it to me to see how dumb he thinks i am
— ktkins (@voldemortsbicep) April 12, 2016
Good one, Katie. We’re pretty sure only a fool would be daft enough to fall into this.
Whoops, spoke to soon.
@voldemortsbicep this, my dear, is called deception…
— greghughes (@grhughes82) April 12, 2016
Katie, instead of getting mad and dissing the guy, pulled off a boss move and actually encouraged Greg to pretty pretty please explain? We’re absolutely lost without his superior male opinion.
@grhughes82 what do you mean?
— ktkins (@voldemortsbicep) April 12, 2016
Of course Greg had to answer. Why ever pass up on an opportunity to be the mansplainer to save the day?
@voldemortsbicep it’s a form of dishonesty that you are using for self gain or amusement. It’s actually quite sophisticated stuff well done
— greghughes (@grhughes82) April 12, 2016
This was just going soooo well.
@grhughes82 sorry, i don’t get it?
— ktkins (@voldemortsbicep) April 12, 2016
Katie took a screenshot of the entire conversation and shared it on Twitter. Ladies and gents, How To Catch a Mansplainer.
@voldemortsbicep i’m so sorry but this was truly perfect pic.twitter.com/qswbc5rHc5
— ktkins (@voldemortsbicep) April 13, 2016
And her followers rejoiced.
this is a masterpiece @voldemortsbicep @grhughes82
— bryn laney (@kinematografi) April 13, 2016
@kinematografi @voldemortsbicep @grhughes82 Jesus Christ this is art
— Jackknife Radchaai (@RemingtonWild) April 14, 2016
You think the fun stopped there? Oh heck no! Someone else actually fell for the same thing.
@SpiderDanThree why's that?
— ktkins (@voldemortsbicep) April 13, 2016
@voldemortsbicep @SpiderDanThree it's dumb if you're implying sexism from it
— Dan Moody (@SpiderDanThree) April 13, 2016
Greg up there later responded, saying he was just trying to play along with the joke. Hmmmm.
Hmmm… Learnt a little something today about this platform, doesn't matter what your intention is people will read it how they want
— greghughes (@grhughes82) April 13, 2016
Ok then.
Never been in a situation like this… https://t.co/rCJIuovaaz
— greghughes (@grhughes82) April 13, 2016
So with al this mansplainer joke non-joke, should we start making a special font or punctuation mark for sarcasm? seems like it’d be pretty timely to have it, too.
Meanwhile, here’s another video for all the mansplaining out there.
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