23 Infuriating Times Men Tried To Mansplain A Subject To Experts

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Vote up the cringe moments that made you want to scream.

"When has a man tried mansplaining to you about something you knew a lot more about than him?" - @FairieNamedMars

Over on Twitter, exasperated folks who just want to be left alone are sharing their stories of times they had their jobs, their hobbies, or their degrees explained to them by men who assumed they didn't understand the subject of said job, hobby, or degree due to their gender. Please vote up the tweets that make you want to set outside and scream.

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'Never, Ever Do That Again'

My HUSBAND tried to explain home equity loans to me. I WORK IN A BANK CREATING DOCUMENTS FOR HOME EQUITY LOANS. I let him finish then calmly told him he was not correct and to never mansplain banking to me again.
— Monica Owens (@AuthorMonicaO) March 4, 2022

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Deserving Of A Time Out

my older brother is attempting to mansplain to my mom… wait for it….. childbirth. my brother. thinks he knows more about birth. than his own mother.
— mon (@ClTYOFMON) February 18, 2022

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'That's Adorable'

I had someone try to tell me he had a friend who took psych 101 in college so he knew more about PTSD than me.

I have a masters in psychology and teach classes on trauma-informed care. I just said “he took psych 101? That’s adorable”
— Lisa Anna Panda 🇺🇦 🌻 (@msannapanda) March 3, 2022

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22-Year-Old Man Tried To Teach A Woman With 24 Years Of Experience

I once had a young man try to tell me how to repair drywall. I am a Union trained painter with 24 years experience and he was 22 😳 but he had a DIY book he wanted to show me
— Adele (@wineandbirdseed) March 3, 2022

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Strange Brew

I've had men try to mansplain my own beer to me--beer I designed and brewed--at the bar at *my* brewery
— Rachael Engel 🏳️‍⚧️ (@rachael_engel) March 3, 2022

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— Lady Justice Brewing (@LadyJusticeBrew) March 3, 2022

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'His Theory' Vs. My Degrees

When my twins were toddlers and my husband tried to explain to me, a Pediatric Speech Pathologist, what was going on with the girls developmentally. 'His Theory' was apparently better than my 7 years of study, 2 degrees, and 10 years of practice. 🙄
— Alison_BoostedAF🌊🥄 (@Alison_WithOneL) March 3, 2022

2,023 votes

'Never, Ever Do That Again'

Deserving Of A Time Out

'That's Adorable'

22-Year-Old Man Tried To Teach A Woman With 24 Years Of Experience

Strange Brew

'His Theory' Vs. My Degrees