Well said! The problem with mansplainers is that they are so sure of themselves that it's hard to push back hard enough to be taken seriously without causing a scene. I sometimes try a question to put the burden of proof back on them: "I've heard that interpretation, but can you show me where you see that in the biblical text?"

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