Mansplaining is one part of a huge problem in which some people (mostly white men) are afforded more credibility, audibility & consequence than others. It can have life-and-death consequences, like when trying to convince a doctor that your pain is real.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/09/mansplaining-word-problem-rebecca-solnit
@amydiehl It's going to take more generations to eventually eliminate patriarchy. It runs deep. Plenty of women still buy into it and teach their sons and daughters to believe in the natural authority of men.
I'm old. My mother was born in 1913 Europe, so old-school. I talked with her about these things around the 1970s. Her attitude was, "No, no. Women don't belong in positions of authority or leadership. They're too unstable. Men are much more reliable."
The irony is that she was one of the most rock steady, stable, determined, fearless people I've ever known. Hah.
These days I have arguments to counter hers and I wish I could have a chat with her again about it.
