Honestly, I am often a passionate little toddler explaining stuff that amazed me when I learned it.

There was an issue around male behaviour at an inclusive boxing gym where I train, and I was suddenly super conscious about this and afraid I was part of the problem. But luckily I had some super nice conversations with some of the women training there that explained me that this was not an issue. Of course I am no saint and have also made mistakes, but being passionate about stuff is not the same as mansplaining, and luckily others are able to tell the difference.

Something I did learn from that situation, is how women / non-men are often given less space to speak, and as a man who also loves to speak, I've been more conscious in giving space to everyone. Which is in fact a nice experience, as you learn way more about others and the world when you're not talking :). It's a peaceful experience.

Fine that's cool, be condescending, because tbh you're right that's exactly what I'm doing, it's my ADHD and I'm too excited about this thing I just learned about to notice that you're trying to be mean to me, so it's a win-win really.

I wonder how many of those guys are actually trying to put women down, and how many are just trying to be helpful and talk to another human being.

(in the uncensored version, she also intentionally gets his name wrong)

So Ellie is the condescending one here, not the person supposedly "mansplaining".

Or at least that's what she seems to be saying.

that's all we're asking for. you figured it out.

5'll get you 10, it took shawn a minute to process that