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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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"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.
   
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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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A public debate began when an anti-manspreading campaign started on the social media website Tumblr in 2013; the term appeared a year later. These campaigns have been heavily criticised as public shaming campaigns, as the subjects are often clearly identifiable, and the associated practice of taking non-consensual photos of men with emphasis on their crotch has been compared to creepshots or revenge porn.
   
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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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The usage of the term has received substantial criticism from both feminists and antifeminists. Law enforcement regarding manspreading has unduly targeted Latino men, including a case where a Latino teenager was allegedly charged for having a backpack next to him on the train.
   
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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]
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OxfordDictionaries.com added the word "manspreading" in August 2015. 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.
   
 
[[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 09:58, 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.

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

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

OxfordDictionaries.com added the word "manspreading" in August 2015. 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.

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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