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louiseseamster.bsky.social • 1 day ago

OH MY GOD

“If she wants to know something specific, but doesn’t want people to notice her asking questions, she should simply make incorrect statements while in the company of experts. Her companions will correct her, especially if they're men.”

- Advice for female agents in WW2, provided during SOE training

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sigitta.bsky.social•1 day ago

This made me think of how the most effective and easy way of espionage today is probably just lying on the World of Tanks forums and get someone to "well aktuashally!" you by publishing state secrets.

numberw1tch.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yup. Love that

andreakremer.bsky.social•1 day ago

#WeaponizeMansplaining

annaeuchner.bsky.social•1 day ago

What happened, spill the tea!

swordgav.bsky.social•19 hours ago

The more things change, the more they stay the same...

mhkmhk.bsky.social•1 day ago

I mean, it def would work

jenvegasinny.bsky.social•1 day ago

It still works.

wcfk.bsky.social•1 day ago

Lmao got us fucking nailed with that one

fredgrott.bsky.social•1 day ago

mara lago has the same guide and hands it out to women guests

helenpeatfield.bsky.social•1 day ago

I saw a coder who did this on Reddit. Used two accounts. Posted her question to the sub, then gave an incorrect answer from the other account.

Ppl seem happier to correct someone than help directly.

mslynnemiller.bsky.social•1 day ago

Interesting observation.

mistresscaution.bsky.social•1 day ago

Isn't that the plot of the Barbie movie?

dmmason647.bsky.social•1 day ago

Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.

djinnx.bsky.social•1 day ago

Documentary Narrator: In the end, what proved to be the Third Reich’s Achilles heel? MANSPLAINING.

dm2112.bsky.social•1 day ago

bcampbellduke.bsky.social•1 day ago

Evergreen advice.

terrydespisesnazis.bsky.social•1 day ago

Of course those intelligent women already knew how stupid male "experts" could be.

joel.gr•9 hours ago

Reminds me of the dev I read about once that said she knowingly posts bad code on Reddit with a fake account so tech-bros explain the “fix” so she can come in and give better advice than they do. 😂

susanng.bsky.social•1 day ago

woah, that's capital M mansplaining.

allisonmckim.bsky.social•1 day ago

Here is a very interesting interview with the source for this, author of a book on academics who were spies. It has more on women spies and how they played on men’s sexism. https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/articles/wars-are-won-by-stories

nikkihack.bsky.social•1 day ago

I shouldn’t laugh…

weshlovrcm.bsky.social•1 day ago

I'm surprised this hasn't been reprinted in "Project 2025," since this is the America they want to recreate.

ostiaryblues.bsky.social•1 day ago

The movie "All the President's Men" showed how to use this to great effect whether you were female or male.

traceypagan.bsky.social•1 day ago

Word.

ryanbeckwith.bsky.social•1 day ago

imagine mansplaining away state secrets

hoshigitsune.bsky.social•1 day ago

I'm imagining some general pacing frantically in a room in the pentagon with a team of dozens of underlings desperately monitoring the user signups for the War Thunder forums 24/7 to see if any of the new users are women

pyrholidon.bsky.social•1 day ago

Just like the internet!

mariannebc.bsky.social•1 day ago

Each generation is condemned to learn this lesson again

auntiesez.bsky.social•3 hours ago

LOL! It's a time-honored dominance tradition. Of course those types of men don't see others as also human, so you have to consider your sources. I bet that works really well for spies, too.

aldenobrien.bsky.social•1 day ago

Weaponizing mansplaining ftw 😂

okpoke.bsky.social•1 day ago

“No they won’t” - internet man

louiseseamster.bsky.social•1 day ago

"actually, secret counterintelligence operations dictate that interacting potential agents should activate the Eagles Landing protocol, which says that...."
"oh really? how interesting! Tell me more!"

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