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- to explain something to a woman in a condescending way that assumes she has no knowledge about the topic Merriam-Webster
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- Being told why you do or don’t like something is commonplace in the mansplaining cannon - Bustle
by - Even women who are famous for their mastery of a domain find themselves being mansplained. - The Conversation
by - Mansplaining may seem like a trivial issue in isolation, but how we communicate tells other people how much or little they are valued. - bbc.com
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- "Un gars qui mecsplique, c'est un type qui explique à une femme d'un ton supérieur, condescendant, voire paternaliste, ce que c'est qu'être une femme, comment une femme fonctionne physiquement, alors qu'il n'a jamais touché une serviette hygiénique [...]" French Wiktionary - by Alex Grimaldi
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- "Je ne crois pas, d'ailleurs, que C., V. et N. aient eu l'intention de me blesser ; au contraire, ils ont voulu me rendre service en mecspliquant des choses, croyant sans doute ma connaissance du sujet subjective ou incomplète (ce ne serait pas impossible, d'ailleurs, tant il est difficile d'être objectif et exhaustif sur des sujets qui touchent au corps et à l'identité)." - Note de blog: "Quelques mecsplications"
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