gogo wrote: » I don’t use the word myself, I use dick head instead.. but honestly I can see where it came from, ever been the only woman in a room full of men, and be spoken to like a child for no reason other than your sex? Gender imbalance is rife in ireland, that why someone’s sex was brought into it I’d imagine, just my two cents, I still prefer dickhead
TRANQUILLO wrote: » It has been hi-jacked by feminism though and used for a myriad of things such as not agreeing with what has been said.
Eleven Benevolent Elephants wrote: » There was a post on Facebook about NZ's covid numbers relative to ours. Someone posted applauding Arden for her actions. I replied to her comment and said that Arden is not all she's cracked up to be (from what my Kiwi co-worker told me) and that the falling covid numbers are not entirely her doing. She reacted to my comment with the FB laugh react and asked me to back up my claim. So I did. I posted factual information and said that Ireland cannot be compared to NZ, our population is more densely centred, they have no common land borders and no free movement equivalent of the EU. She then burst into a rage and accused me of "mansplaining" (sic), how dare I patronisingly give her a geography lesson, even though she was the one who asked me to back up my statement. I replied, can you not have a civil discussion without accusing me of "mansplaining". Her response: "Typical misogynist, insulting women at every step, of course I can debate". She then went on a tirade of abuse mocking my appearance and making personal insults. Dafuq? The fuck is "mansplaining" ?? and can you not disagree with a woman for fear of being accused of it?
whisky_galore wrote: » Just another rock thrown by third wave feminists when they have nothing of value to bring to the table themselves.
_Whimsical_ wrote: »
jam_mac_jam wrote: » Why not use the word condescension or patronised? Why bring someone's sex into it?
Trouser Snake wrote: » Where did she say that again? Had forgotten all about it, I remember cringing at the time.
Mr Martin was also the target of Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald most cutting jibe when she said he was trying to “mansplain” corporation tax to her.
Eleven Benevolent Elephants wrote: » There was a post on Facebook about NZ's covid numbers relative to ours. Someone posted applauding Arden for her actions. I replied to her comment and said that Arden is not all she's cracked up to be (from what my Kiwi co-worker told me) and that the falling covid numbers are not entirely her doing.
KevRossi wrote: » Last year I was giving a presentation to about 20 people, 4 of whom would be familiar with the field, the others were not; they were economists, project managers, logistics and PR people. I gave a 40 minute presentation which was well received and then 1 of the 4 who was a woman, stood up and thanked me condescendingly for 'mansplaining'. She asked me a question; I responded using jargon and was then asked by another woman to repeat the question without using jargon as the other 16 people in the room hadn't a notion about what I was on about. You can't win with some people.
jam_mac_jam wrote: » I think it's usually used to dismiss people based on who they are rather then what they are saying. In that case there is no point arguing.
.anon. wrote: » Why did you feel the need to reply to a stranger's comment about a foreign politician? She was "wrong" on the internet and had to be corrected? Classic mansplaining, tbh.
Eleven Benevolent Elephants wrote: » There was a post on Facebook ....
Stihl waters wrote: » Hi gogo, could you explain what you mean by gender imbalance being rife in Ireland.
gogo wrote: » Here you gohttps://ec.europa.eu/ireland/node/684_en
440Hertz wrote: » The “Karen” thing is also particularly nasty. It was a really popular name, especially in the 70s & 80s I know two women who’ve had to change their names as a result of it and just feel they’re the butt of a never ending joke now.