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Have you heard the term "mansplaining"? Do you know what it's supposed to mean?

Posted - August 22, 2020
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  • 8214
    LMAO  hahahahahaha
      August 26, 2020 3:27 PM MDT
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  • 7408
    It’s when a man calmly tells you that you shouldn’t use a butter knife instead of a screw driver because you’ll strip a head... then you want to shove the butter knife in their eye socket cos NOBODY ASKED HIM FOR HIS HELP, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
      August 22, 2020 7:28 PM MDT
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  • 10052
    I swear, until today I legit thought it was referring to was how you have to very carefully explain to men what you're trying to say because they are frequently so freaking clueless. 

    LOL! 
      August 22, 2020 7:31 PM MDT
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  • 7408
    Lol, it’s an old term.. catch up! 
      August 22, 2020 7:36 PM MDT
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  • 53526

     

      Wait, are you telling her “ok, boomer” or are you calling her a whippersnapper?



      August 22, 2020 7:41 PM MDT
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  • 10052
    I refuse to catch up! My presumed definition is far more reality-based!! You know men are daft when it comes to emotional intelligence! 

    I'm proud of my delayed knowledge of newly created words! I embrace my Gen-Xity. :)
      August 22, 2020 7:48 PM MDT
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  • 53526

     

    “Emotional”?  How in the heck is that relevant to this?

    :(

      August 22, 2020 7:54 PM MDT
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  • 10052
    Exactly!!!!!!

    hahahaha
      August 22, 2020 7:56 PM MDT
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  • 53526

     

      See?  Grrrrr. 

    :|

      August 22, 2020 8:01 PM MDT
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  • 7408
    But it was a thing in 2016, then #meToo started and men are afraid to say anything. It’s fine. 
      August 22, 2020 8:29 PM MDT
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  • 53526

     

      You should smile more often. 


    ~

      August 22, 2020 8:54 PM MDT
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  • 7408
      August 23, 2020 8:34 AM MDT
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  • 10052
    Whatevs. 

    :)
      August 23, 2020 10:55 AM MDT
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  • 7408
    Lol :) 
      August 23, 2020 11:26 AM MDT
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  • 16829
    Words invented by sixteen-year-olds should be yeeted out of the lexicon for being too weird.
      August 27, 2020 1:33 AM MDT
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  • 10052
    True dat.
      August 27, 2020 4:26 PM MDT
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  • 5451
    That is when you're at school or at work and Creepy Gross Guy walks over to your desk, uninvited, puts both of his arms on your desk right in front of you, then hunches over like a vulture to look over your work to point out what he thinks you're doing wrong, even though your grades are better than his or you do a better job than him at work.  Ugh. *rolls eyes*  So umm, yeah, that's never happened to me, lol
      August 22, 2020 8:19 PM MDT
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  • 53526

     

    (do a better job than him he does at work.)

      August 22, 2020 8:22 PM MDT
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  • 5451
    *getting large burlap bag*
      August 22, 2020 8:46 PM MDT
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  • 53526

     

      Hey, wait . . . 


      August 22, 2020 8:47 PM MDT
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  • 53526


    :(

      August 22, 2020 10:41 PM MDT
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  • 10052
    I don't think your correction was warranted. You could say, Livvie does a better job than Randy at work, couldn't you? Him is a substitute for Randy. 

    I consulted some online grammar tools, and it appears that the general consensus is that either is correct. One article suggests "than he" should be saved for the most formal occasions.  

    https://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2008/12/is-she-smarter-than-him.html

    https://www.grammar-monster.com/lessons/than_I_me_than_he_him.htm

    I am reporting this to the new IA investigator assigned to your case. 

    ~
      August 23, 2020 10:34 AM MDT
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  • 53526

     

    “Him” doesn’t do the job, “he” does.

     

      August 23, 2020 10:36 AM MDT
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  • 10052
    Either are acceptable, particularly for informal writing and speaking. 
      August 23, 2020 10:54 AM MDT
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  • 53526

      Youm tellin’ mem how speak english nowe?
      August 26, 2020 7:49 PM MDT
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