From 65bcdf81a605b26c89b5d75975f71e71b2340319 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: tatianamac Date: Sat, 30 May 2020 15:09:24 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?=20=F0=9F=90=9B=20Fixes=20mansplain=20linking?= =?UTF-8?q?=20issues?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --- 11ty/definitions/{mansplaining.md => mansplain.md} | 12 +++++++----- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) rename 11ty/definitions/{mansplaining.md => mansplain.md} (78%) diff --git a/11ty/definitions/mansplaining.md b/11ty/definitions/mansplain.md similarity index 78% rename from 11ty/definitions/mansplaining.md rename to 11ty/definitions/mansplain.md index 8b7b712f..c851236c 100644 --- a/11ty/definitions/mansplaining.md +++ b/11ty/definitions/mansplain.md @@ -10,11 +10,13 @@ reading: href: https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/wwfeatures/live/1600_900/images/live/p0/6f/zj/p06fzjxg.jpg --- +the act of explaining (usually by a man) something without asking consent to do so, often to someone who already knows and/or after someone else has already explained it (usually a woman or femme) + ## Issues Mansplaining places men (usually without authority) in a position of default authority, and places women and gender minoritised people with authority in a position of default subordination, which reinforces the power differential in men's favour. -Mansplaining occupies real time in meetings, leading to men gaining more air time and exposure, despite the stereotype that women speak more.[1](https://slate.com/human-interest/2013/02/do-women-talk-more-the-answer-is-no-but-the-belief-persists-despite-the-evidence.html)[2](https://slate.com/human-interest/2013/02/do-women-talk-more-the-answer-is-no-but-the-belief-persists-despite-the-evidence.html) +Mansplaining occupies real time in meetings, leading to men gaining more air time and exposure, despite the stereotype that women speak more.[1](https://slate.com/human-interest/2013/02/do-women-talk-more-the-answer-is-no-but-the-belief-persists-despite-the-evidence.html) ## Impact @@ -26,12 +28,12 @@ Someone who is repeatedly mansplained can be perceived as lacking credentials or Examples include but aren't limited to: a man explaining to a woman how to pronounce her own name, explaining menstruation, or explaining the history of a country with which the woman is associated but the man has never been to. -## Note +## Considerations A good way to check if you're mansplaining is to ask yourself whether: -(1) the person explicitly asked for the explanation +1. the person explicitly asked for the explanation -(2) you are assuming incompetence because of the person's gender, race, ability, etc, and, +2. you are assuming incompetence because of the person's gender, race, ability, etc, and, -(3) how your systematic and individual bias, particularly gender bias in this context, affects your interpretation of (1) and (2) +3. how your systematic and individual bias, particularly gender bias in this context, affects your interpretation of (1) and (2)