• NotANumber@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 day ago

    I mean sure, but you can’t deny it’s misused sometimes. I never said it didn’t happen at all. Stop reading what I didn’t write.

    • moakley@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      Yes, it’s misused sometimes. And it sounds like you agree that sometimes it’s the right word for the situation.

      If a man inaccurately and smugly trying to correct a female astronaut, punctuating it with “Simple thermo”, isn’t the right time to use “mansplaining”, then when would be?