Is AUTHOR wrong in the post ? POST : Context before the situation. A few months ago I moved into a dorm style apartment complex (shared rooms, kitchen, bathrooms, etc.) The complex has an incredibly friendly atmosphere and I've met and spoken with many new people since living here. I am also very closing to graduating from my IT program and have gladly helped many friends and family with IT related concerns. I've also been sick lately and lately have had trouble hearing out of general tiredness, I'm extremely eager to get more hands on experience and answer questions or figure out an issue when possible. My eagerness and excitement brought me into my current situation.

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I was heating up my dinner in the shared kitchen and was in the company of a few other residents who were eating/cooking their dinners as well. I overhead some tech talk between 2 female residents (a younger one, probably in her 20s and an the other probably in her 40s). My initial read on the situation was the younger woman was asking for assistance with her chrome book and the older woman was helping. I didn't catch much of the situation but overheard a simple question from the younger female regarding IT. I immediately begin to answer the question, out of habit almost. The older lady cuts me off and asks "Would you like to answer the question?". In my tired state, I believed she was sincerely asking me, as I am not used to other people also having a background in IT, so I begin explaining once again. The older lady says something that I cannot quite hear, laughs, and begins explaining her answer. I notice another resident across from me laughing under his breath while looking at me, at which point I think "Did I do something wrong?".

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I realized right away that it was rude of me to just jump into the conversation. I somewhat knew the younger female resident and just didn't think straight in my eager ' I'm an IT' guy moment. Afterwards I apologize to the older woman for butting in and explain that I'm just excited about the IT world. She exclaims that I was mansplaining and she found it offensive. I tried to explain to her "I wasn't thinking about gender at all, simply the IT question. I apologize for interrupting and meant no harm."

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She informs me that I answered the question because they were 2 females and I was a man so I thought I needed to answer the question based on that. I really was just excited about being able to answer a question related to IT. The older woman worked as a software developer for 9 years and was very capable of answering the question. Working for 9 years in IT, I can understand she's probably had to break through some sexist boundaries, especially for the time she went into it. She also tells me she will only accept my apology if i accept that what I had done WAS mansplaining. Eventually another resident broke the tension and we all carried on with a casual conversation.

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I apologize if this all sounds jumbled, I'm typing it as I'm recovering from a nasty cold. I will try to resolve any confusion anyone has. The question is, was I  a mansplaining asshole? Was what I did wrong only because of the genders involved? Would what I did normally come off as offensive, or was this blown out of proportion? 