Coca-Cola literally used to contain cocaine. It started life as a patent medicine made from coca leaf and kola nut, and expanded from there. By the 1950s they at least on paper were already cocaine free - they switched to “spent” leaves in 1904 (leaves that already had cocaine extracted and so only had what was left due to inefficiencies in the process) and later switched to extract made by a third party that was invested in being thorough in removing the cocaine since they were selling that for medical use as well so any cocaine in the extract sold to Coca-Cola was a loss in their higher-dollar product.
It absolutely is: Mansplaining is a colloquial term referring to a man condescendingly explaining something to someone, typically a woman, who already understands it, often in a way that assumes the other person’s ignorance. It was info I already had (which a reader could glean from my comment), did not require the explanation, and was tangential to my comment.
No, it wasn’t. Their explanation wasn’t condescending, they very likely didn’t know you were a woman, you likely didn’t know they were a man, and from your comment it wasn’t obvious that it was knowledge you already had.
They were sharing knowledge and you got defensive for no reason. Be better, because you were the only one being condescending.
Coca-Cola literally used to contain cocaine. It started life as a patent medicine made from coca leaf and kola nut, and expanded from there. By the 1950s they at least on paper were already cocaine free - they switched to “spent” leaves in 1904 (leaves that already had cocaine extracted and so only had what was left due to inefficiencies in the process) and later switched to extract made by a third party that was invested in being thorough in removing the cocaine since they were selling that for medical use as well so any cocaine in the extract sold to Coca-Cola was a loss in their higher-dollar product.
Thanks for the mansplaination! 😉
How dare people share information on the internet!
Wasn’t mansplaining, but the word you were trying to spell is mansplanation
It absolutely was. It was tangential to my comment. Information I already had (which you could glean from my comment). And completely unnecessary.
Thanks for calling out the typo!
So were you saying people called cocaine “speed” back then?
I believe they were trying to say that the stimulant of the 50s was speed (aka an amphetamine)
That’s not mansplaining. Nice try, though.
It absolutely is: Mansplaining is a colloquial term referring to a man condescendingly explaining something to someone, typically a woman, who already understands it, often in a way that assumes the other person’s ignorance. It was info I already had (which a reader could glean from my comment), did not require the explanation, and was tangential to my comment.
No, it wasn’t. Their explanation wasn’t condescending, they very likely didn’t know you were a woman, you likely didn’t know they were a man, and from your comment it wasn’t obvious that it was knowledge you already had.
They were sharing knowledge and you got defensive for no reason. Be better, because you were the only one being condescending.
Whats the gender of the text based comment?
Hmmm…No…very unwise.