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[[File:EMT_Madrid_amplía_su_señalización_a_bordo_del_autobús_para_evitar_el_“manspreading”_(01).jpg|thumb|A poster from an anti-manspreading campaign in Madrid, Spain.]]
  
[[File:EMT_Madrid_amplía_su_señalización_a_bordo_del_autobús_para_evitar_el_“manspreading”_(01).jpg|thumb|A poster from an anti-manspreading campaign in Madrid, Spain.]]
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"Manspreading" or "man-sitting" is a pejorative neologism referring to the practice of men sitting in public transport with legs wide apart, thereby covering more than one seat.[1][2]
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A public debate began when an anti-manspreading campaign started on the social media website Tumblr in 2013; the term appeared a year later.[3] These campaigns have been heavily criticised as public shaming campaigns, as the subjects are often clearly identifiable,[4] and the associated practice of taking non-consensual photos of men with emphasis on their crotch has been compared to creepshots or revenge porn.[4][2][5][6]
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The usage of the term has received substantial criticism from both feminists and antifeminists.[7] Law enforcement regarding manspreading has unduly targeted Latino men,[8][9][10][11] including a case where a Latino teenager was allegedly charged for having a backpack next to him on the train.[12]
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OxfordDictionaries.com added the word "manspreading" in August 2015.[13][14] Lyndsay Kirkham, an English professor at Humber College, Toronto, said the practice was a metaphor for the permission men were given to take up a disproportionate share of space in society.[6]
   
 
[[Manspreading]] is a term used by [[feminists]] and others to shame men. It is claimed that men take up a disproportionately large space when when seated, particularly on public transport. [[Anti-feminist]]s have pointed out that women often use disproportionate amounts of space when sitting with a handbag and often other bags as well, a practice called [[shebagging]].
  
[[Manspreading]] is a term used by [[feminists]] and others to shame men. It is claimed that men take up a disproportionately large space when when seated, particularly on public transport. [[Anti-feminist]]s have pointed out that women often use disproportionate amounts of space when sitting with a handbag and often other bags as well, a practice called [[shebagging]].

Revision as of 09:57, 23 May 2023

Screenshot taken from a feminist video showing exaggerated manspreading.
A contrived example of manspreading from Stockholm, Sweden.
A poster from an anti-manspreading campaign in Madrid, Spain.

"Manspreading" or "man-sitting" is a pejorative neologism referring to the practice of men sitting in public transport with legs wide apart, thereby covering more than one seat.[1][2]

A public debate began when an anti-manspreading campaign started on the social media website Tumblr in 2013; the term appeared a year later.[3] These campaigns have been heavily criticised as public shaming campaigns, as the subjects are often clearly identifiable,[4] and the associated practice of taking non-consensual photos of men with emphasis on their crotch has been compared to creepshots or revenge porn.[4][2][5][6]

The usage of the term has received substantial criticism from both feminists and antifeminists.[7] Law enforcement regarding manspreading has unduly targeted Latino men,[8][9][10][11] including a case where a Latino teenager was allegedly charged for having a backpack next to him on the train.[12]

OxfordDictionaries.com added the word "manspreading" in August 2015.[13][14] Lyndsay Kirkham, an English professor at Humber College, Toronto, said the practice was a metaphor for the permission men were given to take up a disproportionate share of space in society.[6]

Manspreading is a term used by feminists and others to shame men. It is claimed that men take up a disproportionately large space when when seated, particularly on public transport. Anti-feminists have pointed out that women often use disproportionate amounts of space when sitting with a handbag and often other bags as well, a practice called shebagging.

The term may have originated on a blog called Men Take Up Too Much Space On The Train which went offline between 20 January 2015 & 27 September 2018.[1][2]

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  1. ↑ https://archive.is/HEhdf
  2. ↑ https://archive.is/http://mentakingup2muchspaceonthetrain.tumblr.com/
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