Mansplaining is a sexist term.

This can be easily demonstrated by the fact that the exact same response made by a woman would not be considered mansplaining, even if the same objections to the response remain. This negates the very concept of sexual equality.

It's a way of dismissing someone's response by highlighting their sex. That's sexist.

You could just state your (potentially valid) objection to their response without bringing attention to their sex. That wouldn't be sexist.

I'm certainly not perfect and often struggle with communication, but it's pretty hard to keep up with the arbitrary standards for men these days. I don't know what using terms like this is supposed to achieve, but it sure seems counterproductive to me, especially when used against men who defend equality for women.

Good luck with this tactic.

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Older, white, educated straight male southerner executive here. Thanks for mansplaining that to me, fren! Just kidding. The shifting standards for men are confusing, if not impossible, to keep up with. Honestly, I like to be an ally and I try to privately and one to one, but when mandatory DEI meetings happen at work, I zip it. That is losing territory for someone like me.

I often agree with objections to the way I say things and it is something I am trying to get better at. But alienating people based on their demographics is a losing strategy if equality is really the goal.

Equality is retarded. No individual is equal to the next one, everyone gets what they deserve naturally. Regardless of their demographics.