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> Even if manspreading would be an issue, which it is my belief that it is absolutely not, ... This leads me to believe that you haven't actually see it in act
by CarolineW 9y ago
> Even if manspreading would be an issue, which it is my belief that it is absolutely not, ...
This leads me to believe that you haven't actually see it in action, and I wonder how much you travel on public transport. Absolutely it is a problem - I can't tell you how often my physical space has been unnecessarily "spread into" by this sort of thing.
> ... it would affect men more than women since men are generally speaking physically larger than women.
My observation is that men simply don't "manspread" into another man's space. It's very much a dominance thing. It's ugly, it's obnoxious, and it's borderline threatening.
I have no faith that this initiative will have any effect, but it most definitely is an issue.
- staticelf 9y agoI have seen it in action and said "excuse me" when I sat down. He made room for me. Would you believe that?
- CarolineW 9y agoI have seen people sit next to a manspreader, said "Excuse me," and been completely ignored, thereby being forced either to push them physically, or shrink away from them. Would you believe that? Not everyone is happy with asking someone who is encroaching on their space to move. You may feel this isn't a problem. My observations tell me it is. Would you believe that?
- staticelf 9y agoYes I would believe that. But I would not believe it is the case that is a societal problem that needs a sexist sign.