Woman catching mansplainer in action on Twitter is beyond perfect

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Andrea Romano
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Woman catching mansplainer in action on Twitter is beyond perfect
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Welcome to being a woman on the Internet.

Most people are familiar with the term "mansplaining," which is a portmanteau assigned to basically any guy on social media who explains something to a woman in a condescending or patronizing way.


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If you're wondering how often this happens, it's every day to every woman who has ever owned a social media account. 

Twitter user @voldemortsbicep tweeted about her own experience with a tongue-in cheek tweet, below:

Which was, of course, met with a response from another user, who felt she needed to expand her vocabulary. 

Side note: if you ever feel the urge to call a woman you don't know by a pet name like "dear" or "sweetie" on the Internet, suppress that urge.

Of course, she gave him the perfect response.



This is the Internet at its finest.



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Andrea Romano

Andrea Romano -- comedy writer, craft enthusiast, lady -- was a Watercooler Reporter. She worked as an intern at Mashable beginning in January 2014. Andrea recently completed her Masters degree in Media Studies and Film from The New School and writes sketch comedy at Upright Citizens Brigade and The People's Improv Theatre. She once watched three Paul Rudd movies in a row on a bicoastal flight and didn't realize it until she landed. She does things like that a lot. Twitter: @theandrearomano

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