The New York Times recently ran an article on manologues and mansplaining (read the article here).
Some men feel the need to expound at great length on areas of familiarity. Mansplaining uses small words to explain topics, making the listener feel like a five year-old.
Historically, men's value is in knowing, doing and fixing stuff. They don't mansplain to be malicious. They just desire to be useful.
How can women deal with the manologues?
Gently fill men in on what they already know. Men scare easily, so don't snipe at them. Men just want to be helpful.
The best bet is to know who you're talking to and ask how much they know before explaining something.
Anthropologist and cultural strategist, Jamie Gordon, she-splains what mansplaining is all about.
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What the Heck is Mansplaining?
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Jamie Gordon works as a Cultural Strategist; using social science as a lens through which to help brands develop more meaningful messages, marketing and products. She has spent the last 16 years traveling all over the U.S. and the world, studying “humans” as a researcher and consultant to a global roster of the leading brands we all probably have in our homes, on our bodies or in our garages. As a student of contemporary culture, Jamie uses her education in Anthropology and Sociology (from the University of Central Florida) to guide her ever-evolving perspective on what’s going on in the world, why it matters to her clients and what they should do about it.
Aside from the client work, Jamie Also enjoys blogging as The Narcissistic Anthropologist to put a social science spin on the quirky challenges and realities of everyday life.
Jamie is married and has two four legged furry children. She lives in Atlanta, GA, and, with her business partner, runs a Cultural Strategy firm called Culture.
Jamie Gordon, Cultural Strategist
Jamie Gordon works as a Cultural Strategist; using social science as a lens through which to help brands develop more meaningful messages, marketing and products. She has spent the last 16 years traveling all over the U.S. and the world, studying “humans” as a researcher and consultant to a global roster of the leading brands we all probably have in our homes, on our bodies or in our garages. As a student of contemporary culture, Jamie uses her education in Anthropology and Sociology (from the University of Central Florida) to guide her ever-evolving perspective on what’s going on in the world, why it matters to her clients and what they should do about it.Aside from the client work, Jamie Also enjoys blogging as The Narcissistic Anthropologist to put a social science spin on the quirky challenges and realities of everyday life.
Jamie is married and has two four legged furry children. She lives in Atlanta, GA, and, with her business partner, runs a Cultural Strategy firm called Culture.