Men's Health Magazine claimes that men who "manspread" are more attractive than men who don't.

(05-08-2015 10:05 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  Men's Health Magazine claimes that men who "manspread" are more attractive than men who don't.

Of course. The emit confidence and power.

I find manspreading uncomfortable personally. I don't sit Indian-Style (I know, I know, this is a racist, privileged, whitey phrase) because it doesn't seem socially acceptable, but I find it to be much more comfortable than manspreading.

If there's space to spread my junk out, I will. If someone needs the seat next to me and I need to improve my posture so that they can have that seat, I will.

It's just called common courtesy.

(05-08-2015 09:38 AM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  So, it's really a campaign to ask people to be polite.

They need to tell women to be polite and not carry a duffle bag as a purse and act like it deserves a seat.

Exactly. There is no war on men here. It's all about trying to be considerate to others (to the best of your abilities) when using mass transit. Hell, it pisses me off when some ******* decides to spread his legs sitting next to me on an airplane. Keep your legs within your allotted seat space. When sh!theads try to play this game with me, I plant my leg firmly and push back until his leg is not within my space.

On a similar note.

(05-08-2015 10:26 AM)miko33 Wrote:  

(05-08-2015 09:38 AM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  So, it's really a campaign to ask people to be polite.

They need to tell women to be polite and not carry a duffle bag as a purse and act like it deserves a seat.

Exactly. There is no war on men here. It's all about trying to be considerate to others (to the best of your abilities) when using mass transit. Hell, it pisses me off when some ******* decides to spread his legs sitting next to me on an airplane. Keep your legs within your allotted seat space. When sh!theads try to play this game with me, I plant my leg firmly and push back until his leg is not within my space.

It is a power play. You need to spread your legs on that plane before the guy next to you does or he is superior. If you let a woman in that space, you are just a b*tch. Either way, the space will not remain empty. And Google "manspreading", read what the SJWs have to say about it, and come back to me and tell me this ain't a war on men. It is about women trying to eliminate one of the few situations left where they, despite their social status, feel less powerful. Hillary Clinton would feel less powerful than the average Dan Connor (from Roseanne) in a subway. That is what this is about.

Borderline disturbing that some would turn social interactions such as sharing public transportation into displays of dominance/superiority.

Others might look at those same situations as opportunities to not be a dick and display common courtesy to their fellow humans.

(05-08-2015 10:45 AM)ragincajun019 Wrote:  Borderline disturbing that some would turn social interactions such as sharing public transportation into displays of dominance/superiority.

Others might look at those same situations as opportunities to not be a dick and display common courtesy to their fellow humans.

It isn't turning it into anything. It is a clinical fact.

One should always "manspread" especially during the summer to avoid getting "batwings"

Now THAT is a reason to spread 'em

(05-08-2015 11:15 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  One should always "manspread" especially during the summer to avoid getting "batwings"

(05-08-2015 09:38 AM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  So, it's really a campaign to ask people to be polite.

They need to tell women to be polite and not carry a duffle bag as a purse and act like it deserves a seat.

This

I have relayed this before, but I had back-to-back trips to Montreal and Atlanta several years ago. The culture on the trains was night and day... in Montreal, it was impossible to even make eye contact with anyone. In Atlanta, even if there were seats available, if a woman came on the train, three men would get up to offer her their seats. It's a cultural problem, not a sitting problem.

(05-08-2015 11:59 AM)I45owl Wrote:  I have relayed this before, but I had back-to-back trips to Montreal and Atlanta several years ago. The culture on the trains was night and day... in Montreal, it was impossible to even make eye contact with anyone. In Atlanta, even if there were seats available, if a woman came on the train, three men would get up to offer her their seats. It's a cultural problem, not a sitting problem.

And both actions piss off the feminazis.

(05-08-2015 12:01 PM)EverRespect Wrote:  

(05-08-2015 11:59 AM)I45owl Wrote:  I have relayed this before, but I had back-to-back trips to Montreal and Atlanta several years ago. The culture on the trains was night and day... in Montreal, it was impossible to even make eye contact with anyone. In Atlanta, even if there were seats available, if a woman came on the train, three men would get up to offer her their seats. It's a cultural problem, not a sitting problem.

And both actions piss off the feminazis.

Feminazis don't exist like you portray them to. Sorry to burst your bubble.

I always thought other men sat with their legs apart for the same reason i do.... i don't like smashing my own equipment for other people's convenience. My legs only go so far together be for its uncomfortable, especially on a less than smooth subway.

(05-08-2015 01:42 PM)UCF08 Wrote:  

(05-08-2015 12:01 PM)EverRespect Wrote:  

(05-08-2015 11:59 AM)I45owl Wrote:  I have relayed this before, but I had back-to-back trips to Montreal and Atlanta several years ago. The culture on the trains was night and day... in Montreal, it was impossible to even make eye contact with anyone. In Atlanta, even if there were seats available, if a woman came on the train, three men would get up to offer her their seats. It's a cultural problem, not a sitting problem.

And both actions piss off the feminazis.

Feminazis don't exist like you portray them to. Sorry to burst your bubble.

Of course they do, but its just like the in-your-face homosexuals, the feminazi types are a much much smaller percentage of the population yet the make a lot of noise.

Imagine if, say, talking on your cell phone when you are at the front of the checkout line at the grocery store became known as "chick chatting". The idea of giving rude behavior a feminine name would bring about cries of saaaaaaaaaaksism from every feminist blog that could be heard on the far corners of the internet. It wouldn't matter whether or not it's mostly women that do it.

I will sit this way and not feelbad about it. But I refrain from walking down the middle of the lane in the parking lot and instead walk down the side so you can drive by me. So it all equals out.