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(colloquial, derogatory, chiefly Internet) To explain (something) condescendingly to one who is not white, especially regarding race relations or minority behavior, presuming the listener's inferior understanding because of their race..
Rand Paul whitesplained to students at Howard University that a black Republican founded the NAACP.
Obviously, the answer for those living in abject poverty in a jobless environment is to have someone come down from their lofty perch and whitesplain about how to lift yourself up by your bootstraps.
One self-described white feminist tweeted at her to explain that no women of color had been at the Barnard meeting "and that I needed to be educated about that," Wilson recalls. Somehow, activists who prided themselves on their racial enlightenment "were whitesplaining me about racism," she adds, laughing.
Use whitesplain when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Whitesplain means (colloquial, derogatory, chiefly Internet) To explain (something) condescendingly to one who is not white, especially regarding race relations or minority behavior, presuming the listener's inferior understanding because of their race..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Rand Paul whitesplained to students at Howard University that a black Republican founded the NAACP.
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