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[–]TheDongerNeedsFood 88 points89 points90 points 9 years ago (13 children) | Copy Link
3 seats over 2 different rows, impressive.
[–]Lethn 81 points82 points83 points 9 years ago* (7 children) | Copy Link
That kind of describes Feminism as a metaphor pretty fucking well actually, they're always doing the same shit they accuse everybody else of but ten times worse and they get away with it.
[–]chambertlo 44 points45 points46 points 9 years ago (5 children) | Copy Link
Exactly. Feminism isn't about equal right, but superiority.
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[–]rocelot7 7 points8 points9 points 9 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
That doesn't make any sense. There wound up way to tight for any form of sexual gratification to be happening.
[–][deleted] -2 points-1 points0 points 9 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
it must be about superiority because women are born physically and mentally inferior. if policies do not give them a superior advantage, then they would still lose and they know it. there truly is male privilege but it happens at birth and is not due to society.
as of late, every time i say this, people here downvote it. they're so afraid of looking like a hate group but the truth is the truth. we already accept that women are weaker physically don't we? it's too obvious. so that statement is already half true. we accept that blacks are better at sports than asians but oh no please god, don't anyone dare say asians are better at mental tasks.
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Found the troll.
[–]Tallsmarthandsome 2 points3 points4 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
All feminism is Projection: Psychological projection is a theory in psychology in which humans defend themselves against their own unconscious impulses or qualities (both positive and negative) by denying their existence in themselves while attributing them to others..... (manspreading in general is promoted by people who are proud sluts... they cant keep their legs closed!)
[–]xNOM 7 points8 points9 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Even the moreso as she is declining to use the typical female method of throwing her bag on a neighboring seat.
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Solid 9/10
[–]Stephen_Morgan 2 points3 points4 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
And with such short legs, too. Real dedication there.
[–]garoo1 1 point2 points3 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Bonus points for including a disabled seat
[–]pokemon_fetish 0 points1 point2 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
But she is not a Jedi yet
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[–][deleted] 59 points60 points61 points 9 years ago* (9 children) | Copy Link
Manspreading is when a man sits in a chair, and his knees spread apart, due to the natural shape of his hips and pelvis. Feminists have co-opted this into a sexist term, saying that men take up more space ON PURPOSE as a way to oppress women.
edit: spelling
[–]KamiNekoSama 29 points30 points31 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Careful, you might get accused of mansplianing
[–]chambertlo 33 points34 points35 points 9 years ago (4 children) | Copy Link
Fuck that. I am going to sit with my legs as far apart as humanly possible from now on. In fact, I am going to add an extra 15 minutes of stretching to my workout routine just so that I can so a sitting split and I dare some ugly, entitled lesbionic cunt to tell me otherwise.
[–]AshenMacaroon 6 points7 points8 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
"Lesbionic" made me lol
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[–]s8l 7 points8 points9 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Cool
[–]GoldenGonzo 4 points5 points6 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Also because we have a very sensitive sexual organ inbetween our legs.
[–]xxDeusExMachinaxx 0 points1 point2 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Thanks for explaining! I've never heard the term manspreading, and was thinking, "What wrong with someone sitting like that?" The pic and the headline makes sense now.
A mean
Is that new feminist lingo or something?
[–]McFeely_Smackup 23 points24 points25 points 9 years ago (37 children) | Copy Link
It's not a "thing" at all, it's a Feminist attack on male anatomy and simply sitting comfortably.
Plus the fact that engaging with strangers on public transportation and saying "excuse me" is basically like being assaulted.
[+]willcatnoticeifarted -39 points-38 points-37 points 9 years ago (35 children) | Copy Link
From what I understand, women aren't attacking our anatomy, they're pointing out the fact that we take more room than we need, often at the expense of other people's comfort. Just sayin'.
[–]McFeely_Smackup 32 points33 points34 points 9 years ago (28 children) | Copy Link
They're judging "more room than we need" based on the fact that women don't have testicles, so men shouldn't either.
Also, I've yet to hear a single complaint of someone asking a man to make room, but rather just passive aggressive anonymous sniping about how a man was sitting without regard for if anyone even wanted to sit next to him.
[–]GooseAttack42 16 points17 points18 points 9 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link
Seriously. How difficult is it to ask someone if they can make some room for you to sit? It's a simple, polite question, and if the guy in question refuses, it doesn't necessarily mean he's trying to oppress women...he might just be a complete asshole.
[–]McFeely_Smackup 13 points14 points15 points 9 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
it's the same issue as women putting their purses/bags on the seat next to them. It doesn't automatically make them assholes with a political agenda.
If you ask them to make room and they refuse, THAT makes them an asshole...but the onus is on you to ask first, or you're the asshole.
[–]GooseAttack42 1 point2 points3 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Yeah. I removed myself from the problem by only sitting if there was a completely open bench. Otherwise I'd just stand. To be fair though, I rode at pretty quiet times, and my ride was only ten minutes, but I never had any kind of issues on the train.
[+]willcatnoticeifarted -15 points-14 points-13 points 9 years ago (24 children) | Copy Link
Let me get this straight. You've never personally heard of someone asking a dude to move his legs. So, therefore, it doesn't happen.
7 billion people on the planet, and you've come to the conclusion that not one of those people has asked for space. That's completely unreasonable.
Also, if we want to break down the anatomy of the sexes, wouldn't it make more sense that a woman should spread further considering that her hips are wider set than ours?
Guys, I'm having a hard time understanding the outrage here (obviously). Why are we so mad?
[–]McFeely_Smackup 12 points13 points14 points 9 years ago (23 children) | Copy Link
You're missing the point entirely.
I have seen dozens of complaints from women saying men were "manspreading", and yet not one of them said they ever bothered to ask the man if they could sit down.
This is a commentary on the actual complaints themselves, not whether any man in history has ever been asked if he could please make space.
As to anatomy, I no idea, but women seem prone to sitting with their thighs together in a way that is strikingly uncomfortable when I try to do it. perhaps women are equally uncomfortable, I don't know...if so I invite them to try spreading a bit.
[+]willcatnoticeifarted -13 points-12 points-11 points 9 years ago (22 children) | Copy Link
Fair enough.
But wouldn't it just be easier to sit in one seat, and not force other people to get uncomfortable asking for us to limit our space to one designated seat?
[–]blueyb 15 points16 points17 points 9 years ago (21 children) | Copy Link
I think another part of this you are, willfully or not, missing, is that this behavior is being labeled "manspreading", implying that only men take up too much space. As this photo suggests, there are plenty of time women are taking up more than one seat, via their sitting position or purses/bags, but somehow, that's "different", because if a man does it, he's abusing his "privilege" to directly oppress women.
It's not that there's aren't assholes taking up too much space, it's that, much like "mansplaining", feminists have taken something assholes of all genders do, and made it a solely male phenomenon, and one done expressly to oppress women.
[+]willcatnoticeifarted -12 points-11 points-10 points 9 years ago (20 children) | Copy Link
Assholes will be assholes. That's a fact. This is also a fact: It's mostly men engaging in the behavior. I see it, and I've done it. Can't deny it.
I don't think this is done to "expressly" oppress women. I think it's unconscious and indicative of a larger issue in society.
I, too, have felt assaulted by feminists. I don't like being an oppressor, or a "bad guy." I'm not a bad guy, and neither are the majority of us. I know you're going to hate this, but the quote, "When you're accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression." is true.
Minority groups, people who weren't given as much as I have, are finding a voice and speaking up. I find it frightening, but I realize that things change, and I can either hop on board or make it really difficult for those around me.
These are my thoughts.
[–]manicmonkeys 11 points12 points13 points 9 years ago (16 children) | Copy Link
This is also a fact: It's mostly men engaging in the behavior.
So it would be about equally sensible to come up with a term for women taking time off from work, like "woman-slacking", since they tend to take more time off than men do, and it's obviously part of an agenda to make the men do all the work!
See how stupid that sounds? That's how feminists sound when they say shit like "manspreading".
[–]blueyb 7 points8 points9 points 9 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link
Source?
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[+]willcatnoticeifarted -8 points-7 points-6 points 9 years ago (3 children) | Copy Link
There are seats. You need one seat. Not three seats. Taking more than one seat is just plain rude.
[–]willcatnoticeifarted -3 points-2 points-1 points 9 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
Did you also notice the dude in the pic taking up three seats as well?
[–]iongantas 2 points3 points4 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Except that most of the people doing this complaining have asses wider than your average man spreads his legs.
[–]geniice 7 points8 points9 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Can anyone explain manspreading to me in a purely factual sense?
spreading out (usualy with legs) to take up more space than absolutely required on public transport.
Like what was the actual purpose and end-goal of doing it?
At this point you will usually get a bunch of arguments about either the male anatomy or about social dominance. Happily both are completely irrelevant.
If you are using public tansport during a busy period then occupy your seat and nothing more. If you can't do this comfortably then stand. If you have medical issue then use the seats reserved for that.
If you are using public transport during a quiet period (middle of the day, late at night) check with you local laws then occupy the seats however you want.
[+]willcatnoticeifarted -18 points-17 points-16 points 9 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
Dude to dude here. I'm going to explain this without the rage. Wikipedia says it bluntly: Manspreading is a neologism used to describe a man sitting in public transport with legs wide apart, thereby covering more than one seat.
Now, the cultural implications are what make the concept complicated. The idea is that men feel more entitled to space and will take more of it at the expense of the people they share that space with. I've done it. I know that I've been that guy.
There's actually no proof that our balls require it (i mean, you'd have to have YUGE balls). Really, it's just that we've been conditioned to feel comfortable, even if that makes people around us uncomfortable. People are just now getting mad about it... and quite honestly, they have every right to be.
[–]-sry- 1 point2 points3 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
You were like that girl?
[–]Allergic_to_hams 14 points15 points16 points 9 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
I have never heard about complaints regarding manspreading.... um my balls don't just move out of the way of my legs...it's outrageous to even think about someone complaining about this... I would lose my shit
[–]chambertlo 8 points9 points10 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
um my balls don't move out of the way
Transphobic/ableist shitlord.
[–]Iambecomethrowaway2 11 points12 points13 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
The only time that would bother me is if the bus/train/whatever was full.
[–]Thats_absrd 15 points16 points17 points 9 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
That doesn't even look comfortable.
[–]iongantas 8 points9 points10 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
I'm sure it is entirely a passive aggressive display.
[–]The_Beardy_Man 24 points25 points26 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
We shouldn't be so quick to judge her. Her right leg might be disabled and entitled to use that priority seating.
[–]chambertlo 9 points10 points11 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
She is just airing out her pussy, shitlord. What, you want the whole train cart to smell like tuna and cabbage casserole? Ableist fuck.
[–]kursdragon 6 points7 points8 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Well as you can see there's a black sign saying priority seating for persons with disabilities. Clearly this lady has some mental disability which is why she needs 3 different seats, one for each of her legs and one for her.
[–][deleted] 1 point2 points3 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Feminists want men to stop 'man spreading' so that there will be more room for them to 'Fem-spread' ?!?!?
[–]pokemon_fetish 1 point2 points3 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Us cis oppressors must take any spread we can...
[–]feedmecarrots 0 points1 point2 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Two points!
[–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
all i can say about this is, thank fucking god i'm way too rich for public transportation right now. being stuck in a metal box with undesirables? how disgusting.
[–]PotatoDonki 0 points1 point2 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Just imagine if a group of men tried to force women to position themselves in a way that specifically makes their breasts uncomfortable? That would go over so well...
She must have a giant clit, I would say.....10 inches?
[–]jeff_the_nurse 0 points1 point2 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
This picture is sexist because penises are disgusting and men are evil pigs. This misogyny must end.
Yes, I'm being sarcastic.
[–]Collective82 0 points1 point2 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
I'd have sat on her foot.
[–]willcatnoticeifarted -3 points-2 points-1 points 9 years ago (6 children) | Copy Link
Notice how the other person in the picture is also taking up 3 seats?
[–]AerMarcus 0 points1 point2 points 9 years ago (4 children) | Copy Link
How tf do you see three seats. At most he's using one and a quarter if that.
[–]Walawalawow 0 points1 point2 points 9 years ago (3 children) | Copy Link
His ass is in one seat, he's got his leg in front of another, so it's pretty safe to assume his other leg is blocking the seat to his right as well. He's doing pretty much exactly what the woman is doing, taking up enough space that in order to sit next to them, you'd have to ask either one to move. This whole post is definitely a reach. How is this a men's rights issue? I've got a bigger problem with that dude taking a picture of a stranger to post on the internet.
[–]AerMarcus 0 points1 point2 points 9 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link
I still don't see how tf his leg is on another seat, it's a bench anyways. If anything I would push more into that seat(if I had the confidence at the time) that the lady was pushing into to keep my own space from being further molested.
No this image is not a men's rights issue but since people want to argue about manspreading then yes we're going to have a silly little issue.
[–]Walawalawow 0 points1 point2 points 9 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
I don't blame her for being protective of her space when strangers are taking her picture...
[–]AerMarcus 0 points1 point2 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Point missed
[+]Birdy58033 -6 points-5 points-4 points 9 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
The person taking the picture of a complete stranger without their permission, is more offensive to me.
[–]AerMarcus -1 points0 points1 point 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Someone should have blurred her face to be honest.
[–]ScienceAteMyKid[S] -3 points-2 points-1 points 9 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link
Fwiw, I have no problem with feminism, just hypocrisy.
[–]thefifthring 1 point2 points3 points 9 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
It would only be hypocracy if this woman was complaining about men doing it. Im sure most sane women are fine with men spreading their legs and should therefore be free to do it themselves whe n their is space.
[–]ScienceAteMyKid[S] 2 points3 points4 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
I guess what o meant was not that this particular woman is a hypocrite, but that we hear a lot about manspreading, and nothing about things like this.
Perhaps the phrase "double standard" was more appropriate.
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[–]gersanriv 1 point2 points3 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Continue hating yourself, not others.
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