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Even though in a sense, men and women are supposed to be somewhat similar to each other, sometimes the one and the only thing that bonds us together is the fact that we’re both human beings. Of course, not everyone is as oblivious as some folks might be, yet encountering very audacious men is a frequent occurrence in a woman’s life.

One of the best present-day “wonders” would probably be the mansplaining phenomenon. It’s insane how many men find any opportunity to explain something to a woman in a condescending and overconfident way when, in fact, nobody even asked them to share any of their input. It’s an issue that will probably be around for a while since society loves to presume that a woman is less knowledgeable, less skilled and desires to hear men’s opinions 24/7.

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Some folks just love to explain things to women

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Though this particular problem is not humorous whatsoever and many women have no other choice than to endure this kind of behavior on a daily basis, sometimes all we can do is look at it through a different perspective and just laugh. Thankfully, these days many men are extremely self-aware and actually love women, so, who knows, maybe in a couple of decades we can all co-exist peacefully.

Twitter user asked ladies to share instances when men tried to mansplain something they actually knew a lot about

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This Twitter user decided to ask fellow women to share amusing examples of men mansplaining things that the women were quite aware of themselves. The post received 627 likes and heaps of comments revealing entertaining stories and discussing the nerve of some individuals.

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The official definition of mansplaining is the explanation of something by a man, typically to a woman in a patronizing or condescending way. Essentially speaking, when men mansplain, what they do is they explain a certain topic assuming that a woman has either no obvious knowledge about it or she’s significantly lacking in understanding.

Sadly, gender issues have been around for pretty much forever and most folks have been so sucked into our patriarchal society that they constantly feel the need to show their toxic power and to project it on others without even realizing that they’re doing it – which is why a good deal of men don’t actually get the meaning of “mansplaining”.

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Even though it might feel like the term was invented fairly recently, mansplaining has definitely been around for a while, yet the actual word was inspired by an essay written by Rebecca Solnit that was published in 2008.

In the said essay, Rebecca shared a story that sort of provoked folks to actually name this behavior. It all happened at a party when a conversation arose between Solnit and a man who heard that she had previously written a few books. Rebecca began to talk about her recent publication when the man decided to cut her off, asking if she was aware of this interesting book that recently came out – which in fact was hers. Though the author didn’t use the word “mansplaining” per se, she described the occurrence as “something every woman knows”.

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Despite many believing this term to be sexist, it doesn’t change the fact that it constantly happens to women all over the world. Gender inequality exists and society has made it easier for men to get away with things like that. Though many argue that nowadays folks overuse the term, it’s important not to assume that someone’s overreacting and to never dismiss the person’s feelings, as those rarely come from nothing.

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However, a good deal of folks believe that womansplaining is also a legitimate thing. Presumably, it comes from entitled men who cannot apprehend the fact that they’re wrong, so instead of dealing with the consequences, they come up with a term that’ll help them justify their actions once again. Of course, everyone is equally required to behave like an actual human being – whether you’re a woman or a man, it’s your job to not be a jerk towards folks that live on the same planet as you – but it doesn’t mean that male entitlement should be ignored.

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The world is changing, we constantly progress and learn from each other. It’s crucial to remember that everyone understands that it’s not “all men”, though the amount of unpleasantries women had and have to deal with to this day is very saddening. Our number-one priority as the people of this rather cruel world is to always listen to each other, never dismiss someone’s emotions or feeling and to constantly learn in order to make our society a safer place for everyone.

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Who knows, maybe soon enough we’ll get to see the times when gender issues will finally disappear into thin air so that everyone can live in calmness and solidarity. It takes time to learn and to listen to each other’s worries, so for now all that we can do is to voice our concerns and to occasionally laugh at threads similar to this one.