30+ Moments Where Guys Tried To Mansplain But Just Ended Up Embarrassing Themselves
They didn't know they were talking to actual professionals!
Have you ever heard the term "mansplain"? It has been making the rounds on social media, alluding to the kind of behavior that some men display, wherein they condescendingly try to explain something to a woman because they think that she doesn't know enough about a particular topic due to her gender.
It's no secret that women are truly annoyed when people, men in particular, try to underestimate their knowledge or undermine their skills in certain areas. As noted by Dr. William Doherty, a family therapist, "Mansplaining is a manifestation of the societal tendency to undervalue women's contributions and expertise." This aggravating behavior often leads to women being mansplained about their own jobs.
Women have been fighting for respectable places in society for hundreds of years, and even today, we are still vying for a life where we don't have to consistently prove ourselves to be excellent in order to be taken seriously. Double standards continue to appear everywhere, and as Jen Sincero, an author and success coach, points out, "Women often feel they must overachieve to gain the same respect as their male peers."
That being said, it is also truly satisfying when men are put in their place, especially after trying to approach women with an audacious attitude and a condescending tone. They attempt to assert dominance by mansplaining certain topics, but it backfires once they realize, or it is revealed, that the woman they were talking to is actually a qualified expert on the subject.
When a Twitter user with the handle @FairieNamedMars asked the question, "When has a man tried mansplaining to you about something you knew a lot more about than he did?", women were quick to share their experiences in the thread, proving that this is indeed a common occurrence.
Check out the best responses below! ```
1. Misconceptions about Old English
motleyfoule2. Mansplaining Descartes
cloutgoddess693. Mentally deranged
LadyFayeLaments
4. Do a background check first
HintheUK
5. Shut 'em up with receipts
FairieNamedMars
6. Maybe he thinks women all came from the same manufacturing company
ToniHargis
7. A variant of the alpha male
LuluTS17
8. How about brain reduction?
mundaetraversa
9. Oh, what do I need to know?
RedWoodyRN
10. You said all that and ended it with this?
Babe_of_Swolls
11. Better put your husband in place!
Alison_WithOneL
12. What a great revenge
GhostPenis3
13. Ah, men and women in STEM
SmallRobotArmy
14. Cars aren't only for men!
DragonFishOfish
15. They are everywhere
NameIsFun2Say
16. So much for a degree
halfcaperfarm
17. A DIY Book...how cute!
wineandbirdseed
18. Typical "historical" movie
peteofaustralia
19. Telling a professional cyclist what bike they need to ride...LOL
3StripeStrife
20. Explaining a product to the literal owner
rachael_engel
21. Why couldn't they just trust the professionals, genders aside?
SharpDressdDyke
22. Looking back to the previous entry, it's more like "I am a woman, therefore I know nothing"
NataCataRose
23. WAP? No, .WAVS!
MissSaturnalia
24. He just humiliated himself in front of an actual psychologist
msannapanda
25. They like to think they know everything, including things they don't even have firsthand experience with
EllixFlowers
26. We love women in Computer Science!
Sinneblom_
27. Better luck next time
GoodLilRabbit
28. Aromatizations
femdad69420
29. Whoops
Chaos_witch9
30. How are they so intent on asserting dominance?
gl4cierBlue
31. It just falls all over the place
CapeCrush
32. Man over technology
FinallyZoey23
33. Did he even realize it?
itsevenow
34. You may read it, too
heatherfox1994
It's not really uncommon for women to experience this, but it's a good thing when we are all aware that we are being mansplained—and it's even better when we let them realize how they are only making fools of themselves!
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