Hello doston, it’s your friendly neighborhood feminist, back at it again with some pearls of wisdom

Dear men, who vehemently believe that they know women better than women themselves – this one’s for you. This is for every man who has ever explained something to a woman in a condescending or patronizing tone. It’s for that one desi man everyone knows who will pipe in and say, “I don’t mean to mansplain, but…” And will continue mansplaining till the woman in question regrets ever speaking in the first place. However, this is also for the women who are too naive, too timid to know that they’re on the receiving end of some serious mansplaining.

So, what exactly is mansplaining ?

The following are a few definitions that might help you understand if you, as a desi man, have hopped on board the immensely irksome train of mansplaining:

Just in case one isn’t enough to get the message across:

Alrighty, now that we’ve got the basic definitions out of the way (which have hopefully helped) let’s move on to certain key points for signs of mansplaining.

Here’s how you know that a man is about to start mansplaining the fuck out of a matter:

He’ll cut you off midway with a, ‘Well actually..”

And will continue to give you the explanation that is absolutely correct according to him.

He will straight up say, “Yeah that’s not right. Here’s what’s really going on…”

But the argument will be backed with zero facts. 

Our sexist homeboy will automatically assume that you, as a woman, know nothing.

This leads him to believe it his birthright and duty to educate the ignorance out of your fragile mind.

When in groups, desi mainsplainer will try to mansplain even more because he doesn’t want to look like his lady knows more than him, to his friends

Luckily, though, this becomes more of a pissing contest and they just end up focusing on taking down each other instead of targeting the woman in question.

A pictorial representation of mansplaining might also help, so here you go

For all the girls that don't know what mansplaining is: pic.twitter.com/9Q4fDWvBGx

— Abdullah Tariq (@abdullahtariq91) June 13, 2017

Toh ab aakhir hum iss sab ka karein kya? Now that we’ve narrowed down the signs, how do we make sure that you’re safe and protected from this terrifying phenomenon?

Well, women – here’s what you can do about handling mainsplainers:

Shut them down

If a man is being condescending, you really don’t have to take it. You can simply end the conversation, because it’s not really worth it, tbh.

Be more assertive with your point

Hey, if it’s your area of expertise, you go ahead and assert yourself and your opinion as much as you can.

Know your point is just as valid

Because it is. Seriously. Have some self-confidence.

And to the men who mansplain:

Please stop. It’s not needed.

Well, here’s hoping that this guide was informative and educational. If you’re a woman who’s ever been a victim of mansplaining, please do let us know in the comments. And if you’re a mansplainer, please let us know why.

Cover image via: dawn.com