"Why did the mansplainer drown in the puddle?"

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Patricia Zengerle ✔ @ReutersZengerle

Why did the mansplainer drown in the puddle? It was a well, actually.

12:58 PM - Aug 7, 2018

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at the risk of diving into the puddle, back in the day, we used to call it "male answer syndrome". earliest i ever saw that term was in a comic strip called "eyebeam".

"mansplaining" seems a better, modern term....

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8. This is a good read for the origin of the term.

https://www.guernicamag.com/rebecca-solnit-men-explain-things-to-me/

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9. that is indeed a good read, thanks!

interesting how much space she devotes, repeatedly, to the "not all men" caveat.

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10. She walked the line very carefully to avoid being told she was wrong

by anyone who doesn't or does not feel he or someone else shouldn't fall into the mansplainer category.

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2. K&R... and clap and giggle!

"Not all wells!!!!!!"

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3. !

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5. Just sticking this here.

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6. That is great!

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7. Love it!