At that point, is it a sexist microagression anymore?
Further, what if the mansplainer's friends don't mind being "mansplained" to? At what point do accusations of mansplaining simply become nasty ridicule of those who take joy in knowledge of the world around them?
That wasn't about joy in knowledge. He interrupted her to expound about a book he hadn't even read, while energetically ignoring explicit statements that she not only the author of a book on the same topic, but the author of the very book he was mansplaining about. And then, when he finally realized that an expert on the topic was in front of him, he still wouldn't shut up.
I know a lot of smart people who take joy in knowledge. Who take joy in sharing knowledge. But every one of them can also shut up and listen.
Further, what if the mansplainer's friends don't mind being "mansplained" to? At what point do accusations of mansplaining simply become nasty ridicule of those who take joy in knowledge of the world around them?