Post #1208362
2026-04-16 08:00 UTC
Replies (9)
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@agbuckley@mastodon.social 2026-04-16 16:54
@michcampbell@fediscience.org Generally good, but surely the arrow to Probably Mansplaining from someone with significantly more experience and where most men in the same position would not know is an overreach – in fact the only way not to mansplain according to this is to be _asked_ to explain. Sometimes everyone gets things wrong or would be _expected_ not to know: in those situations isn't it just explaining, regardless of whether it's solicited?
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@screwturn@mastodon.social 2026-04-16 18:07
@michcampbell@fediscience.org I must admit that I can't seem to get the balance right between mansplaining and shutting up completely I frequently misread women's phrasing and body language in a way that tells me they don't understand some important feature of "thing". So it absolutely FEELS in the moment like they need help. The only solution I can come up with is to back off and only offer help when it is expressly requested or actual harm seems imminent That has risks though
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@Nefex@ruhr.social 2026-04-16 18:07
@michcampbell@fediscience.org Thanks. I look forward add this somewhere at our workspace.
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@ChuckMcManis@chaos.social 2026-04-16 21:36
@michcampbell@fediscience.org Now I need that on a t-shirt.
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@Sablebadger@dice.camp 2026-04-16 21:52
@michcampbell@fediscience.org I wonder if there is a version for ADHD-splaining? :) (I'm 90% joking here, keep that in mind) As a man, and an ADHD-head, I find myself explaining stuff a lot, not because I don't believe the woman is not smart enough or anything, my brain is like "YES I KNOW THIS ONE!! let's GO!) however, in practice I learned that it doesn't matter the difference. If I ADHD-Splain at a woman it's man-splaining regardless of my intent. That one took me a long time to learn. Shut up brain.
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@screwturn@mastodon.social 2026-04-16 22:04
@michcampbell@fediscience.org Quick qualifying question here. Did Ms. Goodwin intend this flowchart seriously, or as a joke just to highlight the topic and make a point that men need to be more humble and thoughtful?
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@leeloo@c.im 2026-04-16 22:40
@michcampbell@fediscience.org Seems like some of the guys in this discussion are stuck somewhere between "this is not simplified enough for a man to understand it" and "until every combination is spelled out separately, I'm going to lawyer the hell out of this subject".
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@jhaas@a2mi.social 2026-04-17 00:39
@michcampbell@fediscience.org Strike the gender references. Make it about tech. It becomes nerdsplaining. To the point of the original post, the chart is spot on.
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@sri@mastodon.social 2026-04-17 01:32
@michcampbell@fediscience.org Definitely useful!