23-04-2017 20:59 via theguardian.com

Allow me to womansplain the problem with gendered language | Arwa Mahdawi

Words such as ‘girlboss’ and ‘manspreading’ have gone from making an important point to reinforcing the differences between men and womenShe is a #Girlboss. She is a mumtrepreneur. She is a SheEO. He is a manterrupter. A mansplainer. A manspreader. He is always bropropriating women’s ideas. She is a feminazi. He’s got a dadbod and the man flu. What is it with the growing popularity of overtly gendered neologisms? From chick flicks to dick pics, from boss babes
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