• Signtist
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    3 months ago

    I want to tell people this sometimes, but I figure they’ll just think I’m mansplaining mansplaining.

    • captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      Not really. When a dude pulls the “sorry, I’m neurodivergent and can talk way too much about this” or “I’m sorry I struggle with getting my thoughts clear to other people so I can overexplain” I’m a lot more sympathetic. I really think it’s best to think of mansplaining as gendered preemptive assumption of lack of knowledge

    • Sam, The Man@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      3 months ago

      The key is to never take a clear pause; semicolons only; make them worried if you’re alright with a torrent of Skink facts.