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Transfuturist comments on Open thread, September 9-15, 2013 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Transfuturist 11 September 2013 08:03:56PM *  0 points [-]

I am fairly certain mansplaining refers to when a person in a position of privilege "explains" to the unprivileged individual "facts" on certain topics that they, as they are in a position of privilege, are uniquely unqualified to explain. Specifically sex privilege. Cissplaining, straightsplaining, and whitesplaining have more of this sense than the following sense: When a male explains to a female (usually condescendingly) something that they assume the female (usually knowing this thing) doesn't know (usually because they are female).

I don't know how that fits with your proposed instance of hypodiction. Unless ME knows how to solve Problem Z and their knowledge is specifically related to the concept.

But yes, that should be a word.

Comment author: sixes_and_sevens 11 September 2013 08:13:07PM 3 points [-]

I am not remotely certain what any given use of social justice terminology refers to these days. Blame Tumblr and fanfiction.net.

Comment author: David_Gerard 14 September 2013 05:59:54PM *  0 points [-]

I recently had to correct myself saying "Seriously, I don't even recall seeing the word "cissexism" in actual use before this whole discussion" to "Seriously, I don't even recall seeing the word "cissexism" in actual non-Tumblr use before this whole discussion". And I speak ideologically-sound fluently, if as a second language.

Comment author: David_Gerard 14 September 2013 09:33:44AM 2 points [-]

"splaining" is a suitable abbreviation. </splain>

Comment author: wedrifid 14 September 2013 10:28:37AM *  1 point [-]

"splaining" is a suitable abbreviation. </splain>

Usually I'd complain about the unmatched tag yet with "'splain" leaving off the opening tag somehow seems appropriate.

Comment author: Kawoomba 14 September 2013 12:37:35PM *  4 points [-]

He opened that tag back in his very first comment on LW, all those years ago. Its reign of terror has finally come to an end! </irony>

Comment author: [deleted] 15 September 2013 04:32:42AM *  2 points [-]

You think you can justify abuses of notation? Well, <what></now>?