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It’s an underdeveloped joke: “Dangerous Animals” is a nightmare about meeting the mansplainer from hell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2025
“Women in the Picture” opens with a story about fending off an unwelcome mansplainer in a museum.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 14, 2022
The mansplainer, in the book and this movie adaptation directed by Giuseppe Capotondi, is James Figueras, played as a looming, imposing figure by Claes Bang.
From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2020
My dad, a good guy and patient listener to me as a child, has become an incredibly irritating mansplainer.
From Slate ● Dec. 31, 2019
Former congressman, MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” co-host, and professional mansplainer Joe Scarborough.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2016
