Is the act of taking up space inherently problematic?

Dec 30, 2014 ... Man-spreading occurs when transit passengers, most often men, sit with their legs splayed out at the expense of passengers around them. Feb 28, 2025 ... This student's manspread/arm-across-the-chair combo was cheeky and presumptuous. Since he did it twice, it is hard to believe that it was unintentional. Jun 8, 2017 ... The EMT – which explains that “el manspreading” is “an English term that describes the posture of men who open their legs too wide and take up ... Jun 9, 2017 ... The practice involves the widening of a man's legs while seated such that those adjacent must bonsai themselves into what little sittable space remains in a ... Jun 26, 2019 ... Manspreading is when men spread their legs wider than their shoulders while sitting down in public spaces; like buses or classrooms. Feb 6, 2018 ... Yes, there's always a jerk or two splayed out like there's lava between their legs, but this has very little to do with asserting male dominance over women. Dec 12, 2015 ... Evidence of the word manspreading first registered on our tracking corpus in November 2014 when the campaign was first 'teased', and the word's ... Oct 20, 2018 ... Although no evidence has surfaced that Anna Dovgalyuk set out to make a viral propaganda video at the behest of the Kremlin, the idea that an ... Jan 5, 2015 ... Women are subconsciously taught that they are meant to take up less space at an early age. As Sandra Bartky has remarked before, "appropriate" ... Sep 10, 2024 ... One Edmonton woman sparked online debate about airplane etiquette after she was the victim of an annoying case where her two male seatmates refused to stick to ...