23 Women Share The Dumbest Things That Have Ever Been Mansplained To Them

If there’s one thing women love, it’s men assuming they know everything! Whether the topic at hand is period cramps or astrophysics, nobody knows better than a guy who’s seen a few YouTube videos… Right?

Mansplaining is obviously not something that all men do, but it is, unfortunately, a habit that’s become a trademark of some. So, to call out all of the condescending dudes who believe they’re authorities on anything and everything, women on Reddit have recently been sharing the most ridiculous things they’ve had mansplained to them. The mansplaining meme has become a popular way to highlight these absurd moments.

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#1

A male coworker tried to tell me what a certain computer program did. I interrupted with “I’m very familiar with that program, considering that I wrote it.”

#2

I once had a primary physician tell me that he knew how painful childbirth was because he watched his wife give birth. Then he asked me to rate my concussion pain on a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being childbirth. I looked at him in disbelief and said, “well in that case I rate my concussion at .002” He didn’t like my answer and tried to explain that he’s trying to judge my pain level. I told him I was in labor for 14 hours. Annnd this is why women don’t get the right pain meds.

#3

I once had somebody try to explain a software framework to me like I didn’t know how to write a single line of code.

It was a framework I wrote.

#4

I was going into anaphylaxis and naturally called an ambulance. The EMT took a look in my throat and said, “you don’t look like you’re going into anaphylaxis. Anaphylaxis is when…” and proceeded to explain it to me.

I couldn’t talk, felt like I was breathing through a straw. Blotchy skin. I would have yelled if I could.

When I got to the hospital, the doctor looked down my throat and said, “yep, get the epinephrine.”

#5

Had a guy explain Color Theory to me. I’m a Color Specialist (hair) with over 20 years experience. He was a mechanic and red/green color blind.

#6

My ex husband tried to explain to me that pain in childbirth was something modern medicine invented to get women to take drugs and get them and thier children addicted. According to him childbirth isn’t actually painful but medical professional convince women it is. Women use to be able to give birth then carry on with thier day without having to rest for days or weeks afterward.

#7

I was once mansplained what mansplaining is.

#8

How to start a car. It was my car. I drove there.

#9

I heard a guy trying to explain what PayPal is…. To a woman who worked at PayPal.

#10

A male friend once tried to mansplain feminism to me.
Let’s say he didn’t try that again, because my laughter was very hurtful to his ego.

#11

Scuba diving. By a guy who saw a YouTube video. I clocked like 400 dives so far.

#12

A bartender explaining to me why alcohol is more expensive in hotels and restaurants as opposed to grocery stores. “Because it’s a business” is verbatim what he said to me.

I’m the Corporate Food & Beverage Manager. For the entire company.

#13

I sent an ex to the store to buy me tampons and I sent him a photo of the exact ones I needed.

he did not buy the right ones but it was “ok” according to him because “*all tampons are the same and do the exact same thing*”

for context I wanted U by Kotex Click REGULAR and he got me the OB Applicator Free SUPER PLUS.

#14

BIL tried explaining to me that I didn’t know what it was like to be poor.

The man has never been really poor. Even when he was unemployed, his father was sending him money so he didn’t have to change his lifestyle.

I hit him back with, “Yeah, I know what it’s like to be poor. I was living out of my car in 2013.”

He then proceeded to explain why I have poor financial literacy. 🙄

#15

My ex tried to tell me that if I *really* wanted to get rid of the pooch belly fat that is common for women to have, I could. He then proceeded to give me fitness and nutrition advice. It was laughable to hear his thoughts since it’s not possible to target specific fat loss, especially fat that is specifically there to protect female organs.

#16

One time I commented that a particular movie was terrible because the female lead was really dumb and made bad decisions. Some dude replied, ‘It’s not bad writing; you just don’t understand female psychology.’ And then proceeded to explain why the behavior was normal or common or whatever. The movie was My Father the Hero, for the curious. The lead was a teenage girl who lied and said her father was her lover because she was interested in another older man, and she thought it would make her seem sophisticated. Yeah, it was that terrible.

#17

Told him I’ve been learning Japanese for three years and said ‘Have you heard of Katakana yet?’ ‘Yes’ Proceeds to explain to me what Katakana is which I learned on day one three years ago…

#18

My period. A man was confusing menstruation with ovulation, basically trying to convince me they’re the same thing.

#19

My own mental illness that I’ve had for a decade.

#20

That my muscle pain from my thyroid disease was ackshually probably just overexertion, instead, because he (a healthy person) sometimes had muscle pain in the same place & that was what the cause was for him.

#21

I bought a six pack of beer one night from the liquor store and the man on the check out explained to me in great detail how I needed to hold the pack from underneath to stop the bottles falling out. Complete with instructional hand gestures. Thanks Newton, I know how gravity works.

#22

One time I was looking at my phone while standing near a gas pump about to put gas in my car, because I was transferring money over in my bank account. This random guy walked up to me and started explaining to me how to put gas in my car. He was rightfully embarrassed when I was like, “I’m just transferring money to my checking account…” I was 24. I swear I don’t look SO young that it would be reasonable to assume I don’t know how to put gas in my car. I also know I didn’t have a ‘confused’ expression or anything. It was honestly too funny for me to even feel insulted.

#23

Hormonal acne. I wash my face and don’t use make up often. I still struggle with it.