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When an individual of Asian descent (typically a male, Western country-residing East Asian, including Chinese/Japanese/Korean) tries to explain something to a non-Asian individual (especially darker-skinned) about the other person's own culture, history, or experience and behaves like they are more informed about it under the pretence of proving that as an Asian person, they are inherently intellectually superior and all-knowing, as stereotyped in Western countries. Since asiansplaining usually occurs during conversations where an Asian individual feels their social status or intelligence may be threatened, their arguments are almost always exaggerated, incorrect, or simply impulsive retorts with the expectation that everyone listening will agree and be impressed with anything they say. Take a shot if the Asian pulls out their phone to try to Google a fake news clickbait headline or Buzzfeed article in an attempt to prove their point.
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