Nate Silver just discovered mansplaining
On this day we congratulate Nate Silver, who has discovered that it is frustrating when a man explains your own area of expertise to you.
On Sunday, the FiveThirtyEight editor-in-chief logged on to complain about "dudes (it's almost *always* dudes) who spend 15 minutes on something you've been studying for 10+ years and act like they've solved Fermat's Last Theorem."
And the women of Twitter said, "yup."
You've just described being a woman in a tweet.
— Maria Robinson (@mduaime) November 4, 2018
Dude I have a carload of female scientists I’d like you to meet
— Mara “Get Rid of the Nazis” Wilson (@MaraWilson) November 4, 2018
Where do mansplainers go to drink?
A well, actually.— Madame Librarian (@YayBooksYay) November 4, 2018
OMG welcome to our world. #WomenGetMansplainedAllDayLong
— Vote Dem November 6th (@ManMet80) November 4, 2018
Those types explain my own career to me daily then usually have a meltdown when I explain to them I have more experience than they do. My favorite is when they use articles to illustrate some kind of point and get pissed off at me when I explain to them that I wrote said articles
— Brooke Binkowski (@brooklynmarie) November 5, 2018
— Sarah Jurgens (@sarahjurgens128) November 5, 2018
🤣🤣👍👍 I got mansplained about how to use a rake, after raking about 2 acres of where we lived with massive trees.... Suddenly, I no longer felt qualified to finish the job 😂😂🍁🍁🍁🍁
— Mrs A (@MrsA49685842) November 5, 2018
<every woman on Twitter turns and stares directly into the camera> https://t.co/FeOLTXZMzl
— andi zeisler (@andizeisler) November 5, 2018
Dude, try being any woman. pic.twitter.com/OOD8318bPy
— Mademoiselle Aimée (@mlleaimee) November 4, 2018
Welcome to the world of the female professional.
— Sara Lipton (@sliptonmedieval) November 4, 2018
Of course, women being condescended to by men is a scientifically proven phenomenon, while Silver being condescended to is simply a standalone experience. But a little more empathy from men in the public eye is never a bad thing. (Nate, you get this whole thing now, right? Right? Oh, god.)
Now, back to worrying about the midterms.
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