In addition, I think the use of “mansplaining” as a signal that just about anything a man can say will be unwelcome. It’s a way of eliminating relevant input, and is more likely to silence men who care about behaving well than those who don’t care.
I think badly of anyone who uses the word as a straightforward description.
This is what I hear as a man when someone uses the word mansplaining. I don’t like being implicitly told that anything I say or think is irrelevant and will be ignored.
In addition, I think the use of “mansplaining” as a signal that just about anything a man can say will be unwelcome. It’s a way of eliminating relevant input, and is more likely to silence men who care about behaving well than those who don’t care.
I think badly of anyone who uses the word as a straightforward description.
This is what I hear as a man when someone uses the word mansplaining. I don’t like being implicitly told that anything I say or think is irrelevant and will be ignored.