40 Women Share Their Unbelievable Mansplaining Experiences
A man can explain the difficulties of childbirth to a mother of four...
Mansplaining has been around long enough that most women can recognize it instantly, even when the explanation is wildly off base. What makes it so frustrating is the confidence, the speaker sounds certain, while the person on the receiving end usually knows far more about the topic already.
This roundup comes from women sharing the most obvious things men have tried to explain to them, and the results are as ridiculous as you would expect. Some of the stories are funny, some are infuriating, and a few are so absurd they almost sound made up.
Here are 40 of the best examples, and they only get more unbelievable from here.
Nicole Froio, who holds a Ph.D. in sexual violence and masculinity, asked women online to share "the most obvious thing a man has ever mansplained to you"
NicoleFoio1. We bet he didn't change them once...
aliceink2. How to turn a kayak
EleanorThomas17
3. Explain it to the creator
littlenellie
4. It has to be a scar...
allisonsey
5. Yes, there is a switch
jeanette_nadene
6. Please, explain it to the doctor
WantPeace4All
Some of these explanations are so confident, they almost become performance art.
7. Yes, I have some vague knowledge about it...
jackie_ess_el
8. He knows better than HER mom
PartTimeRoyal
9. You just draw - you don't know what it means...
Amelia_Draws
10. All the same...
TraceOddity
11. It is all in your mind...
EvaVBGibson
12. Women in Africa...
mamidok
13. Quoting herself is wrong...
mikamckinnon
14. Yeah, those malls are hard to figure out. Luckily, she had an expert to explain it to her.
BookWorshipper
That confidence never seems to stop the explanation.
15. Tell me more about my music
cc_kinnick
In a similar mess, this AITA about in-law interference in marriage and finances shows what happens when boundaries break.
16. At least do it correctly, man...
CoopinTN
17. He knows how?
ShiverMyDear
18. Wikipedia at Cambridge...
TheBrightgeist
19. "Thanks for the info"
MuddledFox
20. Life cycle of a butterfly...
apunkvenus
21. And it is important to do what men want...
kawgparker
22. You must learn from my son, you teacher!
oliverpenny1214
23. Yes, it is all your imagination...
Atomicpolaroid
24. So, that's the cure?
kimberrry
25. Let’s not make a big deal of it.
Clemence_Mcl
26. Well, he did read that article a while ago...
EmCatMom
27. Her airplane...
Talennox
28. They are tough to understand...
MEGdeGrant
29. Her motorcycle
kaidalgleish
By this point, the pattern is impossible to miss.
30. Explain the benefits, please
brujadominicana
31. What do you know about labor? Look at the fireworks - it will go away.
MotalebAbdel
32. Her name...
PhillippaHibbs
33. Tell me, man, what is it like to be a woman?
natalie_hinkel
34. Sign here!
Antijenius
35. Yes, men know about these things.
amandablount2
36. Pilot chitchat
MazyBaker
37. Stick shifts are hard to learn...
MrsPriss510
38. Only men allowed.
DonnaBesneatte
39. Those chemicals are all the same anyway...
xperiement
40. Some would say the results are the same :)
Belinda_McBride
So, have you encountered mansplaining? It is so widespread that it is almost impossible to avoid it. I guess the best way to combat it is to stop the guy from mansplaining with sound arguments. However, men with such mindsets often do not respond well to arguments. They tend to dismiss them sometimes, making women feel even angrier.
May this kind of confidence stay far away from your next conversation.
Want more “he mansplained, but it got worse”? See how she handled a meddling mother-in-law that led to divorce in this AITA where she asked her to leave.
