but the tumblrites do have one point: """man""'spreaders, why do you do it

[Kalahari Inkantation]

exaggerated """manspreading""" is genuinely intimidating and wholly inconsiderate, even if the spreader in question doesn't necessarily intend for it to be

and now you see a bunch of jerks doing it deliberately to elicit a response because they heard about it in the news, but claiming 'but it's cooomfortable' for implausible deniability

of, course the term """manspreading""" is completely moronic

but for the aggressive, boorish spread-leggers of boyah, if indeed there are any:

why do you do it

it isn't exactly difficult to simply cross one's legs in shared seating areas, if only for the purpose of maximizing space available for other people

[Travis]

because i have a dick and balls and i'd rather not squish them together with my thighs

[silvertone]

because i have a dick and balls and i'd rather not squish them together with my thighs

this is where u and me differ

[rdl]

i have big balls and frequently crush them. so in a non crowded space you better believe im gonna spread those legs

[wawi]

Just ask them to move if you want to sit.

I see women put bags on the seat on a crowded train way more often than I see people not being able to sit because of a guy spreading his legs, and even then most have the curtesy to move their shit if you ask. People are so passive they sneak a picture while not even asking for a seat.

[Kalahari Inkantation]

Just ask them to move if you want to sit.

i would rather just stand than sit next to a spreader

[Mando Pandango]

i make a point not to do it

of course my natural position is to have my legs spread but it's honestly not a problem to sit with my legs together closed-crossed.

y'all can grow up

[Mando Pandango]

that said, """manspreading""" is honestly not that big an issue because just about any reasonable man will allow someone room if they're simply ask "Excuse me, could I sit here?"

Manners, people.

[The Hand That Fisted Everyone]

not only do i spread my legs but i also put my backpack in the seat next to me


and my backpack is filled with loose nails in case they try to sit on my bag

[Daddy]

Define spreading


because i've seen some tumblr users and buzzfeed get upset if someone's legs are parallel to one another (i.e. not even taking up more space than ones shoulders already do)

Unless your knees actually extend past your shoulders it's a nonissue to anyone who doesn't have some weird personal issues regarding leg distance (but not shoulder distance?)


i only do it really on an empty subway car to discourage someone from sitting next to me because the mbta seats are more narrow orj ust as wide as my shoulders and i dont want some large person fucking touching me.

i'll stand otherwise even if there's empty seats because i dont like them touching me


why do fat people fatspread on the neighboring chairs

[Mando Pandango]

i'll stand otherwise even if there's empty seats because i dont like them touching me

same

the mbta is so fuckin weird tho like the seats are so narrow but there are so few of them

like

???

[spoiler]i'm mainly talking about the green line here. i guess the other lines are more like normal subways but i just

like

fuck the green line[/spoiler]

[Kalahari Inkantation]

Define spreading


because i've seen some tumblr users and buzzfeed get upset if someone's legs are parallel to one another (i.e. not even taking up more space than ones shoulders already do)

i'm talking about the sort of needless spreading that reasonable people would find inconsiderate, not literal retards on tumblr

[Kalahari Inkantation]

i will say that sitting with the knees even at the same width as the shoulders still seems unnecessary

are you incapable of keeping your knees together

you can always lean slightly forward or backward to avoid another person's shoulders in an extremely cramped seating area, but there's no avoiding their legs, however they may be positioned, so it's necessary to keep them crossed or with knees as close together as possible when crowded

[Daddy]

i'll stand otherwise even if there's empty seats because i dont like them touching me

same

the mbta is so fuckin weird tho like the seats are so narrow but there are so few of them

like

???

[spoiler]i'm mainly talking about the green line here. i guess the other lines are more like normal subways but i just

like

fuck the green line[/spoiler]

mbta: transit line on the fatest country on earth yet more narrow seats than the transit in china; something literally designed for tiny asian people

[Travis]

i will say that sitting with the knees even at the same width as the shoulders still seems unnecessary

are you incapable of keeping your knees together

you can always lean slightly forward or backward to avoid another person's shoulders in an extremely cramped seating area, but there's no avoiding their legs, however they may be positioned, so it's necessary to keep them crossed or with knees as close together as possible when crowded

i legitimately don't understand this

how do your legs not naturally spread apart when you sit, at least somewhat

sitting with my knees together is ridiculously uncomfortable and not even possible unless i'm focusing on keeping my knees together