On Tuesday, @HashtagRoundup asked people to #MansplainWomenProblems. Women used the hashtag to tweet common phrases men say when they talk about women problems. It's both funny and insightful.
#MansplainWomenProblems is this week's @FunSizeTags hosted by @Eminem11684 @MadAnter @LukeWheeler01 @SilipigniMario
Here's what they said:
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#MansplainWomenProblems cramps aren't that bad. You're being dramatic
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#MansplainWomenProblems Me: in active labor with Nurse Ratchet who ignores my birth plan and decides I’m not getting drugs My EX-husband- Repeatedly saying “Just breathe it won’t hurt if you just breathe.” Me:
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me: oh neat! a 50% coupon for the tampons I use guy: you already have a box in the bathroom though? me: do.... do you think I reuse them or something? #MansplainWomenProblems
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#MansplainWomenProblems You’ve had your period every month for years; shouldn’t you know how to deal with it by now?
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Dude (who was not a doctor) telling me how to be comfortable during my summer pregnancy. Cool, cool, this is my 4th kid but by all means educate me. #MansplainWomenProblems
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iF yOu tAkE mAtErNiTy LeAvE iNtO aCcOuNt yOu dO gEt eQuAl pAy #MansplainWomenProblems
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"Your periods can't be that bad, you've never even been KicKeD iN tHe BaLLs!" #MansplainWomenProblems
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#MansplainWomenProblems You're doing fine. Stop worrying about your problems and focus on me. Did you take your B12...you know how you get without your vitamins. We'll get through this. Just stay positive.
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“just chill out” “calm down” “you need to relax” “you’re being hysterical” “don’t blow things out of proportion” and the myriad of ways that men #MansplainWomenProblems by gaslighting our emotional and mental health
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"Maternity leave is just a long, paid vacation. You're just watching a sleeping baby in your PJs all day." Homeboy who said this to me became a father shortly afterwards. I never heard him comment on his wife's 4 months of paid maternity leave. #MansplainWomenProblems
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“There is no gender wage gap” “The pink tax doesn’t exist” “Why is all of your shit so expensive??? Do you really need all of this?” #MansplainWomenProblems
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“Omg just go [walk by yourself at night], I don’t know why you’re so scared. You won’t get attacked.” #MansplainWomenProblems
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Women already have equality so feminists are just crazy. #MansplainWomenProblems
OK, MEN. WE NEED TO LISTEN.
