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Let’s all laugh at these men mansplaining this viral mansplaining poem

'Actually, [the] poem published the same year Twitter was invented. :)'

 

Jessica Machado

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Posted on Oct 6, 2016   Updated on May 25, 2021, 8:47 pm CDT

On National Poetry Day in the U.K., iNews editor Felicity Morse tweeted out a poem by Wendy Cope that shows mansplaining has been a phenomenon since at least 2006 (though I’d gamble it’s been going on since that woman in the Garden of Eden ate a bad apple and her partner likely gave her the self-righteous business for it). 

It didn’t take long before men jumped in Morse’s thread to mansplain what mansplaining is. 

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Then there were those who imparted the classic cue “actually,” indicating that a mansplain was on its way, but not before ending with the passive-aggressive smiley that always smooths over a condescending tone.

Screengrab via Twitter

You gotta hand it to Morse for baiting these dudes pretty well, though. 

Screengrab via Twitter

And perhaps making them think twice before actually’ing again.

H/T Mashable

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*First Published: Oct 6, 2016, 11:40 am CDT