#manologue

[femonomics-blog]

Ah! Mansplaining is a Real Thing!

Ah! Mansplaining is a Real Thing!

A word called “mansplaining” doesn’t mean man explaining things; it refers explicitly to certain men lecturing women in a condescending attitude. Mansplain originates from a book called: Men Explaining Things To Me by Rebecca Solnit in 2014. She was once at a party when she met a self-righteous man who kept bragging about a recently released book. That book was actually written by Solnit.…

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[defcon5]

I'm mad at the patriarchy for the man at work who manologues at lunch every day and uses his colleagues instead of therapy. I'm mad that I am changing my own patterns to avoid it. I'm mad that there's no way to confront it without risking my own social capital. I'm mad that I'm the only one who notices and doesn't indulge his BS.

[stuffmomnevertoldyou]

The manologue takes many forms, but is characterized by the proffering of words not asked for, of views not solicited and of arguments unsought. It is underwritten by the doubtful assumption that the audience will naturally be interested, and that this interest will not flag. And that when it comes to speeches or commentary, longer is better.

Julia Baird, “How to Explain Mansplaining”

[girlmanterrupted-blog]

manologue (n.)

even the NYT knows: “The manologue takes many forms, but is characterized by the proffering of words not asked for, of views not solicited and of arguments unsought. It is underwritten by the doubtful assumption that the audience will naturally be interested, and that this interest will not flag. And that when it comes to speeches or commentary, longer is better. The prevalence of the manologue is deeply rooted in the fact that men take, and are allocated, more time to talk in almost every professional setting. Women self-censor, edit, apologize for speaking. Men expound.”

[aguillotine-blog]

[mirrorontheworld]

Why do men feel so entitled to hold forth? Because they assume women will listen.

[majoringindebt]

The manologue takes many forms, but is characterized by the proffering of words not asked for, of views not solicited and of arguments unsought. It is underwritten by the doubtful assumption that the audience will naturally be interested, and that this interest will not flag. And that when it comes to speeches or commentary, longer is better. prevalence of the manologue is deeply rooted in the fact that men take, and are allocated, more time to talk in almost every professional setting. Women self-censor, edit, apologize for speaking. Men expound.

How to Explain Mansplaining - Julia Baird

[sfarjal]

The manologue takes many forms, but is characterized by the proffering of words not asked for, of views not solicited and of arguments unsought.

(via How to Explain Mansplaining - The New York Times)