Make this paragraph more neutral: solnit has been credited with paving the way for the coining of the sexist word "mansplaining," which has been used to refer to instances in which men explain things (generally toward women) in a condescending and/or patronizing way, but solnit did not use it in the original essay.
solnit has been credited with paving the way for the coining of the word "mansplaining," which has been used to refer to instances in which men explain things (generally toward women) in a condescending and/or patronizing way, but solnit did not use it in the original essay.