We've all heard of "mansplaining," but now there's a new word in town for another type of annoying man behavior—"hepeating." The term, coined by astronomer and professor Nicole Gugliucci, is what happens "when a woman suggests an idea and it's ignored, but then a guy says same thing and everyone loves it."
Usage: "Ugh, I got hepeated in that meeting again." Or, "He totally hepeated me!"
— Nicole Gugliucci (@NoisyAstronomer) September 22, 2017
If anyone tries mansplaining why that's "not a big deal," you will be publicly shamed. Just warning you. Anyway, enjoy your new word!
— Nicole Gugliucci (@NoisyAstronomer) September 22, 2017
So many folks deny that this happens. And yet so much evidence and research shows it happens to women AND black and brown men and women.
— Nicole Gugliucci (@NoisyAstronomer) September 23, 2017
Twitter lets us share these stories from our own lives, but here are some helpful links with respect to race https://t.co/yET7G67GTM
— Nicole Gugliucci (@NoisyAstronomer) September 23, 2017
... and gender https://t.co/PpZlFdlxV0
— Nicole Gugliucci (@NoisyAstronomer) September 23, 2017
Now when a woman's idea gets co-opted by a man, at least there's a word for it. So there's that.