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I'm not English native so copywriting suggestions are more than welcome. How would you have said it?
by mariedm 7y ago
I'm not English native so copywriting suggestions are more than welcome. How would you have said it?
- chance_state 7y agoBy avoiding pejorative, sexist words like "mansplaining".
- downerending 7y agoI heard this word used in a meeting just this week, and it was quite shocking. I almost just got up and walked out. It's sort of like calling someone a "deplorable"--if you want to get people on your side, it's not a word to use.
- LegitShady 7y agoI did walk out of a meeting where that was said and reported it to HR. The person was reprimanded officially. If you disagree with someone and blame it on their gender you may be a sexist.
- klipt 7y agoFortunately US employment law forbids all forms of gender discrimination, including against men.
- dang 7y agoPlease don't be a jerk on HN. If you have a point beyond just wanting to lash out, the idea here would be to make it thoughtfully and substantively. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- xka1000 7y agoSince the dawn of time people engaging in explaining known facts to others in a compulsive manner have been ridiculed. As an example see the Colonel Friedrich Kraus von Zillergut character in the "The Good Soldier Švejk". I'm deliberately referring to this novel, because it makes it easy to see that at all times men have ridiculed the same behavior patterns in other men that feminists now seem to discover. In addition to that, women, depending on their dominance level, also exhibit the behavior of explaining widely known facts. So the proper term should be dominant-and-narrow-minded-splaining.
- chance_state 7y agoI wasn't being "a jerk". Please read my commenting history to understand that I'm not a troll or a person who goes out of their way to be mean. I think the word "mansplaining" is sexist and pejorative. >If you have a point beyond just wanting to lash out [...] I read this as, "If you have a [perspective] other than one I agree with [...]". Please don't turn hn into a community that just echos opinions you agree with.
- dang 7y agoIt always feels like the mods are just disagreeing with you. The opposite side feels the same way. I described your comment as being a jerk because mariedm asked for copywriting suggestions, specifically in the context of being a non-native speaker, and you responded with a polemical smackdown. That's not good-faith discussion.
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- banads 7y ago"Don't patronize others"
- scarejunba 7y agoIt is acceptable in native English. I think your target audience will understand. However, some people not in your target audience will get offended so it's up to you as to whether that's a problem for you.
- reroute1 7y agoIt is laughable in English
- scarejunba 7y agoNonsense. About the only thing that's odd is the unnecessary ellipsis. But otherwise it's perfectly reasonable English. And expresses a perfectly reasonable idea.