SMH 2 | ELLE UK JAN 2017
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Writer Maud Dromgoole was working in a pub when a man at the bar engaged her in a little spot of mansplaining about sexual harassment. Obviously she, as a women behind a bar, would have no idea what sexual harassment is entails. Things only got worse after that.

The guy then told Dromgoole that her necklace gave off a certain 'je ne sais quoi' and proceeded to ask whether she knew what 'je ne sais quoi' meant.

When she gave him the (literal) answer, 'I don't know what', he mansplained right back at her, 'I'll tell you. It's a certain extra special something. I don't know the literal translation.'

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This, one of the most deliciously infuriating stories of mansplaining, was shared by Dromgoole on her Twitter, where it quickly went viral, garnering over 20k retweets and almost 100k likes.

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However, if you thought that was the end of if then you are sorely, sorely mistaken.

The men in the comments literally could not help themselves mansplaining further.

Perhaps it's contagious?

We are so totally tired of mansplaining, but, however much we want to take a nap right now, we need to keep the good fight going. Let's try using these eight statements tailor-made for patriarchy-busting.

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Daisy Murray
Digital Fashion Editor

Daisy Murray is the Digital Fashion Editor at ELLE UK, spotlighting emerging designers, sustainable shopping, and celebrity style. Since joining in 2016 as an editorial intern, Daisy has run the gamut of fashion journalism - interviewing Molly Goddard backstage at London Fashion Week, investigating the power of androgynous dressing and celebrating the joys of vintage shopping.