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What are your views of “mansplaining” a thing or not?

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And, as you and I know, white privilege as an action and benefit existed long before there was a word for it. The practice of white privilege or European privilege had gone on for a millennia.
 
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You still have not shown any work or addressed my point.

We're you going to get round to addressing the issue or just dancing around the subject?

You yourself showed that the words are modern. So my claim is not baseless.

According to the textbook definition blacks can be racist against whites.... is that also your opinion? Is that a valid use of the definition of racism? Balck on white racism?
 
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I actually did do all the above. The rest is on you. I cannot do your comprehending or thinking for you.

And nowhere anywhere did I say the words or concepts are modern. Literally everybody reading this thread can see that. You claiming otherwise says and reveals more about you than me.

According to actual textbook definitions, POC cannot be racist against whites. They can be biased or prejudiced against them, but not racist.

According to your non-factual definition of racism, I suppose that POC can be racist towards white people, but since it’s your definition and not one based on reality I suppose only you can answer that. Though based on this line of questioning and looking down the road at the very… Let’s say extremely unwise… Allegations and conclusions you’re trying to draw, I see more and more why you’re uncomfortable with not sticking to your watered down definitions.

I’d explain it to you more, but I’d hate to be accused of womansplaining… The actual topic of the thread.
 
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I actually did do all the above. The rest is on you. I cannot do your comprehending or thinking for you.

And nowhere anywhere did I say the words or concepts are modern. Literally everybody reading this thread can see that. You claiming otherwise says and reveals more about you than me.
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According to actual textbook definitions, POC cannot be racist against whites. They can be biased or prejudiced against them, but not racist.
so this would be a change of definition of the word.
According to your non-factual definition of racism,
it is from the dictionary. So how non factual is the dictionary?
I suppose that POC can be racist towards white people, but since it’s your definition and not one based on reality
The dictionary definition.
What allegations am I trying to draw?
I am only saying that the words you say have not changed, have indead changed.
I’d explain it to you more, but I’d hate to be accused of womansplaining… The actual topic of the thread.
That would be an assumption that you are a woman... and I have not made that assumption.


Is there any positive aspects of cultural appropriation?
 
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“Might be new-ish” as in “could be thought of as new by some people I suppose” is not the same as saying the words or concepts are modern.
so this would be a change of definition of the word.
It is a change in your understanding of the word, apparently, but the definition has remained the same.
it is from the dictionary. So how non factual is the dictionary?
It is not the dictionary definition. Racism has multiple components in order to be racism vs being simply prejudiced.
The dictionary definition.
Perhaps you should acquaint yourself with the definition and get back to us.
What allegations am I trying to draw?
I am only saying that the words you say have not changed, have indead changed.
You and I both know what you’re trying to draw.
That would be an assumption that you are a woman... and I have not made that assumption.
It was actually a hint that your radicalism had steered the topic wildly off course from the OP. A hint you missed, apparently.
Is there any positive aspects of cultural appropriation?
What does that have to do with anything related to the topic of mansplaining, other than to be could say you’re attempting to hijack the thread to be one long mansplaining of racism despite clearly not knowing what you’re talking about.
 
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“Might be new-ish” as in “could be thought of as new by some people I suppose” is not the same as saying the words or concepts are modern.
Exactly the same.
It is a change in your understanding of the word, apparently, but the definition has remained the same.
I have not changed my understanding. Maybe you have.
It is not the dictionary definition. Racism has multiple components in order to be racism vs being simply prejudiced.
yes it is.
Perhaps you should acquaint yourself with the definition and get back to us.

racism

rā′sĭz″əm​

noun​

  1. The belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others.
  2. Discrimination or prejudice based on race.
So Blacks can be racist against Whites by definition.
You and I both know what you’re trying to draw.
I have no idea what you are driving at. I am just making the point that definitions gave changed over time.
It was actually a hint that your radicalism had steered the topic wildly off course from the OP. A hint you missed, apparently.
I am just responding to your posts. If you want this to get back on track just.post about the OP and I will respond in kind.
What does that have to do with anything?
Continuing the discussion from our original interaction. You remember.
 
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Thanks for explaining to me what I believe and think and what my opinions are. Where would I be without you to tell me what I actually mean when I say something.
 
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It's a way of saying that a man's opinion doesn't matter and it might be used more often when that opinion is unsolicited. It would be considered rude and perhaps derogatory to say someone is "mansplaining," though, but that's likely the point. There should be freedom of speech for people to express what they believe, even if others disagree, without having their biology attacked.
 
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Is that like when you're driving down the road and see a woman with a flat tire reading the owners manual to her car and you're too afraid to stop and help or did you mean something else?
As a man I'm telling you, thats not mansplaining if you stop and help her.
 
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Is that like when you're driving down the road and see a woman with a flat tire reading the owners manual to her car and you're too afraid to stop and help or did you mean something else?
It's more like when you see the woman actually in the process of changing the tire and stop to give her direction.
 
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As someone who views gender relations as more of less one of a parental/child dynamic, I do believe the concept of mansplaining has merit. Men tend to feel a boost of masculinity and hence self-esteem when they help a woman out. For many men who do engage in mansplaining, from their point of view they're trying to impress a woman.

Although like others have stated in this thread, the term can certainly be abused. In my mind intent matters. This can be hard to really prove at times. Both sexes are prone to overinflating their own knowledge and inserting opinions that are not wanted or even warranted. That by itself, I don't view as mansplaining or womansplaining. Although for the latter, I don't think most women have the same psychology to want to infantilize a man. I know of some, but it's probably not the norm.

Considering intent, it's up to a man not to do this on a personal level. As an egalitarian I strive not to infantilize women. This can go both ways; a man doesn't take a woman's opinion seriously if he automatically discounts it or overinflates it just because she's a woman. The concept of mansplaining can be used to infantilize a woman both ways in this regard.
 
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I think either could do it. A woman could talk down to her husband (or a man) about a topic she perceives herself to know better, whether or not that view is accurate. A man could do exactly the same thing.
I just appreciate it if someone is actually trying to help me, as in some of the examples above.
 
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Like my wife constantly telling me how to drive and where to park.

I've been driving for over 50 years. I know how to find a parking place. I had a talk with her about that, but she made it clear she intends to continue telling me where to park.
 
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