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The word is thought to have been first used in 2008 or 2009,[13] shortly after San Francisco essayist Rebecca Solnit published an April 2008 blog post titled "Men Explain Things to Me; Facts Didn't Get in Their Way". In it, she did not use the word mansplaining, but defined the phenomenon as "something every woman knows". Her post involved the story of a man she met at a party, who began to didactically describe to her a recent "very important" book (which it transpired he himself had not read but had read about in a review). The man needed to be told by Solnit's accompanying friend three or four times that Solnit was in fact the author of the book concerned, before actually paying attention to and absorbing the information.
Solnit's original essay went further, to cover the consequences of this gendered behavior, drawing attention to its effect in creating a conspiracy of silence and disempowerment.[14] Solnit later published Men Explain Things To Me, a collection of seven essays surrounding this theme.
A month later the word mansplaining appeared in a comment on the social network LiveJournal, and its use has grown since.[3] The term quickly gained wide recognition,[3] and in 2010, The New York Times named mansplainer as one of its "Words of the Year."[15]
Solnit's original essay went further, to cover the consequences of this gendered behavior, drawing attention to its effect in creating a conspiracy of silence and disempowerment.[14] Solnit later published Men Explain Things To Me, a collection of seven essays surrounding this theme.
A month later the word mansplaining appeared in a comment on the social network LiveJournal, and its use has grown since.[3] The term quickly gained wide recognition,[3] and in 2010, The New York Times named mansplainer as one of its "Words of the Year."[15]
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