Granted that we live in a world where societal and cultural discrimina — Mansplaining

"One evening over dinner in March 2008, I began to joke, as I often had before, about writing an essay called "Men Explain Things to Me." … I wrote it in one sitting early the next morning. … Its circulated like nothing else Ive done. … A website named "Academic Men Explain Things to Me" arose, and hundreds of university women shared their stories of being patronized, belittled, talked over, and more. The term "mansplaining" was coined soon after the piece appeared, and I was sometimes credited with it. In fact, I had nothing to do with its actual creation, though my essay, along with all the men who embodied the idea, apparently inspired it. … By 2012, the term "mansplained"—one of the New York Timess words of the year for 2010—was being used in mainstream political journalism."

"It isnt that mansplaining doesnt still occur, rampantly. Its that the term has been thinned and flattened into political doublespeak, with alarming repercussions."

"Mansplaining is a condescending, arrogant, and entitled expression of privilege. I’ve also seen white people acting out the same behaviors you describe to people of color, … Splaining of all sorts is often done by people who expect to be recognized for sharing their opinions. People who have historically not been heard bear the brunt of being splained to by people who are used to holding privilege and doing all of the splaining. Workspaces that allow people to splain to other people—mansplaining or otherwise—prioritize some peoples experience over others and allow for people to systematically go unheard."

"Mansplaining encapsulates the sexist, condescending tendency men can exhibit in classrooms, at work, and in casual conversation to assume that they know more about a topic than a woman, no matter what it is or what her credentials are."

"As there are more women joining us at the table, people have reactions. When mansplaining happens, women bristle, and men notice that."

"Mansplaining is an everyday reality … Celebrities do it. Friends and family do it. Even world leaders like Jeremy Corbyn and Tayyip Erdogan do it."