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Joining the words “man” and “explain”, society has coined the perfect term to use when a male feels the need to tell you how things are done or how they work. And it’s safe to assume that many people—men and women alike—have experienced what it’s like to listen to someone “mansplain” things.

One of the many problems with that is, you really have to know when or—more importantly—who to mansplain things to. That has been emphasized by a new internet trend where women let a guy mansplain something to them, only to show that that something is (related to) how they make a living themselves.

Scroll down to find some viral examples of the trend on the list below, and see for yourself why it might be better to ask if a person knows how things work, before jumping to conclusions that they don’t and that they’re waiting for you to tell them.

On the list below, you will also find Bored Panda’s interview with one of the women that went viral on TikTok for her video of “letting the guy explain”, neurosurgeon Betsy Grunch, MD, better known as Ladyspinedoc, who was kind enough to share her thoughts on the trend.

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#1

Woman listening at a bar and later piloting a plane, highlighting the TikTok "mansplain" trend.

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Lee Banks
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1 year ago

I loved watching my pilot buddy explain she had to leave due to an early flight. That she was piloting.

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    #2

    Woman listens to mansplaining about motorbikes; juxtaposed with her racing at a World Championship event.

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    Learner Panda
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Some years ago I worked in an office block, with parking on the ground level. A colleague came in and asked whose m/bike was parked there. I said it's mine; he clearly didn't believe me. When the time came to leave, I put on my leathers, picked up my crash helmet, walked down to the bike, kick started it and rode away. Girl power!

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    #3

    Woman listens to mansplaining; second image shows her dressed as a soldier on a weekend adventure. TikTok trend example.

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    Mike L
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Here that. Got retired military friends where I live (I'm in S.E. Asia) and I've twice seen different instances where a friend either shut down someone who was bragging about their "special ops" background, or in the case of this story, just flat out told the person, "you wouldn't have got through training, and you certainly are not S.O. material.

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    #4

    Woman listening to mansplaining at a bar, then depicted in surgical gear for brain surgery.

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    CherylTunt
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Why are you at a bar when you have to preform surgery the next day is the question.

    Lee Banks
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    You don't have to drink to go to a bar.

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    Danny Phantom
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Again, not mansplaining. Just two completely different situations. Just because your job is hard doesn’t make other jobs any less hard.

    Marian Laroche
    Community Member
    8 months ago

    Does yours make the difference between life, a life well lived or death?

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    Panda Panda Bo Banda
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    If he was complaining about HIS job then it's not mansplaining

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    And it might well be a quite difficult one.

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    Susie Elle
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    1 year ago

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    Just because the person telling you that their job is hard happens to be a man, doesn't make it mansplaining.

    Feathered Dinosaur
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    You don't understand mansplaining, do you?

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    Gingergirl
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Why does being a brain surgeon make you better than anyone else? No one works harder than you apparently.

    Matt Du
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    If this had been a women, it would of been called venting and everybody would congratulated them on doing something positive for their mental health. When men get this feedback from opening up, it's no wonder none of us want to express our feelings and frustrations. And the suic*de rate is way higher

    LongFang
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    I opened up to my (ex) wife... She used it all against me when divorcing her was looming...

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    Strack Attack
    Community Member
    10 months ago

    Go fúçk yourself. Are you gatekeeping how difficult jobs are? I bet you wouldn't last a day working retail with shítTY customers. Get fUçKèd, CûNt.

    Laura Smith
    Community Member
    11 months ago

    Ok, so his job can't be difficult too? This is so cringe,

    Philipp Burri
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    but it's not exactly rocket science, is it now..

    Rosecat
    Community Member
    7 months ago

    Ok but what was his job, and why is that mansplaining?

    Sudeep Sarkar
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    They spend a lot of time at bars.

    Andrew Bome
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Cue "Mitchell and Webb" the "Brain Surgeon" sketch. This person needs to get her comeuppance by chatting with a Rocket Scientist: Brain Surgeon, that is nice, but it is not Rocket Science.

    Thomas51
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Love that sketch!

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    Jenna Anderson
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    1 year ago (edited)

    Alert the cops and the AMA should this be a real thing. They aren't even the same person.

    Schmebulock
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    1 year ago

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    I think i would request a new brain surgeon who isn't out drinking the night before.

    Renee H.
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    1 year ago

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    I hope you made the " mansplainer" aware of your job! Your level of intelligence way above his own.

    CajunBreaux
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    1 year ago

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    Bartenders don’t have hard jobs? This is just snobbery.

    Lee Banks
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    She didn't specify it being the bartender talking down.

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    #5

    Woman listening to a man's story in a bar; next day, wearing a pilot uniform, part of TikTok mansplain trend.

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    Nea
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Mansplaining is a very real problem. That said, many of these are just men telling women about what they do and perhaps it being hard. This is not mansplaining.

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    #6

    Woman listening to mansplaining at a sports event and reporting in a stadium, part of the TikTok trend.

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    Dusty's mom
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    In American football, if a player jumps the scrimmage line before the play is called, they're offside. Beats me what it means in soccer.

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    #7

    Woman reacting to mansplaining in a bar, followed by her washing hands at work in medical scrubs.

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    quentariel
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    People can bring bragging for a cpr certificate way too far, but I think mentioning you have that is only a huge plus. Besides, for all the things people can brag about, a potential life saving knowledge is one of the most respectful.

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    #8

    Woman at a bar with a drink; another in a pilot suit by a jet, reflecting "Me Letting A Man Mansplain" trend on TikTok.

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    Abraxas59
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Go girl 😍

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    #9

    Two women taking a selfie at a bar, showcasing the "mansplain" TikTok trend with a humorous follow-up image.

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    RP
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Please tell me that is his brain

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    #10

    Woman in red top letting a man mansplain at the bar, then in police uniform by a patrol car the next morning.

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    Renee H.
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    I love it! Hope you accidentally on purpose let him see your badge.

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    #11

    Woman listening at a bar with text overlay, and a pink car at a race track, highlighting the mansplain trend on TikTok.

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    Liz Mary
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    To Thanos'Fingers How said she is the one taking photos?! She's driving the truck

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    #12

    Person listening to mansplaining about machinery; ship operating shown in background, part of TikTok trend.

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    Sherry H
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    you look like a Renaissance portrait...💗

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    #13

    Woman in a bar listening to mansplaining, then in firefighter gear the next morning as part of TikTok trend.

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    DennyS (denzoren)
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited)

    Got the overall meaning of it now, thanks to those that sent the link/explanations!

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    #14

    Two people humorously illustrating the "letting a man mansplain" trend on TikTok, swapping roles in daily tasks.

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    cerinamroth
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    I think the fact is you're both allowed to complain because both jobs are hard for you in different ways. There doesn't have to be a winner.

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    #15

    Split image showing TikTok trend: woman in a bathroom mirror and a group rucking with text captions.

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    David Smith
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    bee glad he told you - It lets you know not to go home with him

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    #16

    Woman smiling in a mirror selfie with text overlay about mansplaining; the next frame shows a skydiving view.

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    Cpt. Christan "Panda Bombero"
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Strong work. I appreciate your service.

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    #17

    Woman measuring something in a workshop while listening to mansplaining; tractor view in a field the next day.

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    Abraxas59
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    1 year ago

    That’s our girl blue collar workers don’t know a hard days work but us farmers u should have told him to come do your job for a day id have given him half n hour 😂

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    #18

    Two women relaxing, listening to a man explain his blue-collar job. Trend mansplain example from TikTok.

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    Tamra
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    "Kayedence"? 🤣

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    #19

    Woman smiling in a mirror selfie; later, she installs an HVAC system, referencing the TikTok mansplain trend.

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    Thanos'Fingers
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    1 year ago

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    Well that's a worksite hazard...

    #20

    Woman listens to man mansplain at a racetrack, embracing TikTok trend humor.

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    HTakeover
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Was confused on this because based on the pic, it seemed like part of her job was to ask them so they could explain it on camera to people at home. But I sold a piece of my soul & watched the clip. She's a social media manager for certain drivers & the dude in blue was just mansplaining away while she was visibly & audibly checked out, lol.

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    #21

    Woman humorously listening to a man mansplain tire inflation, juxtaposed with her operating large farming machinery.

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    cerinamroth
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Can I womansplain that it's "mansplain" and not "mansplane"?

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    #22

    Woman at bar listening to mansplaining about a pipeline job, with equipment shown the next morning.

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    The Shark
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Ok. So unfortunately all of these posts look like girls taking selfies on any random night out, next to a pic of a girl working a job that may or may not be hers?

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    #23

    Two women contrasting mansplaining: one listening, one showing dirty hands from work under machinery.

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    Spocks's Mom
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    That hair. 😍😍😍

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    #24

    Side-by-side images of a woman: left in casual attire, right in hockey gear; part of TikTok's mansplain trend.

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    Thresher Shark
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Looks kinda edited…

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    #25

    Woman in a stylish setting on the left, doctor in scrubs on the right, highlighting the "mansplain" trend on TikTok.

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    Susical
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    At 26? Wow!

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    #26

    TikTok trend: woman in mirror photo, text about mansplaining; workmen in vests and helmets with text "Meanwhile" on right.

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    Thomas51
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    And this, girls and boys, is where the American expression "b******d" comes from.

    #27

    Two images: Left shows women at a bar listening, right shows a female race driver in gear, referencing the "mansplain" TikTok trend.

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    Thanos'Fingers
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    1 year ago

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    Hey this time she's actually got the job mentioned!

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    #28

    Two people, one in a sports jersey, with captions about mansplaining.

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    Thomas51
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Guy: "But we usually leave the purse in the locker room."

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    #29

    Woman looking unfazed, text reads "Men 'Mansplaining'" next to a colorful monster truck.

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    cerinamroth
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    That's not racing surely, that's vehicle gymnastics!

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    #30

    Woman humorously showcasing "Me Letting A Man Mansplain" trend on TikTok, wearing casual and work attire.

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    Jrog
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    That's ridiculous She is an ACCOUNT MANAGER (i.e. sales) in an EQUIPMENT RENTAL company. That's not blue collar by a long shot. Also, looks like her job nowadays is secondary to the influencer thing. In the photo she is posing, and the post is just her lying for clout.

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