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Article Evaluation: Mansplaining

The article I chose to work on breaks down the word “mansplaining,” by explaining what it means, when it is typically used and why it is an issue. The author first begins by giving a definition and example of mansplaining, which is very important because without that intro the entire article would fall apart. She says in the intro “mansplaining: (a blend of the word man and the informal form splaining of the verb explaining) means "to explain something to someone, characteristically by a man to woman, in a manner regarded as condescending or patronizing." The author then gave four sources to support her definition, because without sources the definition would be less credible. For the most part, the rest of the article was well put together. Almost all the information listed has a source that leads to supporting evidence. When looking into the bias of the article it is easy to see that the author is in favor of the women who are victims of mansplaining (who wouldn’t be); however, she doesn't put much of her own personal opinion into it (which could be a could thing.) She adds a section to the article that explains the criticisms of “mansplaining” on behalf of the men; therefore, the article gives off a more neutral bias towards the end. After clicking on the references she has provided I realized she choose to use all professional sources, but in addition to that they are all up to date. It wouldn’t be good to have an article and all of the sources are from decades ago with theories or ideas that are no longer supported. Next, I moved on to see the “Talk” section of the authors article. So far, there is only one comment/edit on this piece but the editor has made quite a few changes. For example. She the editor added more recent sources to the authors article, including 1 example from the “Me Too” campaign. The rest of the edits are small details, but still beneficial to the article. Mansplaining is related to the material we talked about in class because many men (especially white men) have belittled and continuously tried to intimidate women. Toxic masculinity could be the reasons behind that, or the feeling that men are supposed to be dominant/superior; whatever the case may be, it's good that people have began standing up against it.

Link: Mansplaining