Let us chat about " Manspreading "

[Stevanos]

I think this will give the PH'er collective some interesting discussion points here...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/116430...

Basically, men should not sit in a certain way or if they do well then we are perverts,

[227bhp]

They discussed this on the Jeremy Vine show a few weeks ago, it was hilarious!

[funkyrobot]

I have found a way of tucking my erection into my bottom. I should be fine.

[anonymous-user]

Stevanos said:

Basically, men should not sit in a certain way or if they do well then we are perverts,

Erm... Isn't it all to do with taking up too much space on a seat as oppose to anything of a sexual/pervert nature?

[iambeowulf]

funkyrobot said:

I have found a way of tucking my erection into my bottom. I should be fine.

That's not your bottom.

[g3org3y]

Manspreading!? Which came up with that term!?

Common courtesy etc. Hardly a new thing though. When I visited Japan, the Tokyo subway had a few of these signs around.



Hardly worth arresting someone over FFS.

This however requires death by firing squad:

article said:

...not already having your Oyster card out by the time you're less than ten feet from the ticket barrier.

[Hoofy]

Presumably every other major problem in the world has been solved and I didn't notice.

[Randy Winkman]

No idea how long it's been around. But it seems to me to be part of the "It's all about me" culture we have. People just not considering others around them. Like noisy personal music or groups of people standing in the way.

[Getragdogleg]

Not so bothered about the whole sitting/spread thing but tts who play tinny music from mobiles when in public places need to be strung up at traitors gate as a warning to others.

[R8VXF]

Getragdogleg said:

Not so bothered about the whole sitting/spread thing but tts who play tinny music from mobiles when in public places need to be strung up at traitors gate as a warning to others.

An ex-colleague and I used to, quite loudly, play name that tune when we were commuting together. Made it less irritating to us plus provided other passengers with some amusement. Apparently people don't like being asked to turn their music up because you cant quite hear the tune enough to guess what is playing

My pet hate is people blocking the doors of trains so you cant actually get on the bloody thing. Move, you irritating cock sockets!

[daddy cool]

Before making "manspreading" illegal, can we just make "being a fat fk" illegal? Lets face it, they spoil it for everyone, whatever the form of transport, if you have to sit or stand next to them.
Particularly on planes, where i will be charged if my luggage is a few KG over, but fatso can carry an extra 15 stone on with no consequences (except for the poor sod in the seat next to them)

[ukbabz]

Ah of course tumblr (or tublr given the average SJW on there) is getting in on this. Yes it's rude as f**k to prevent someone using a seat next to you and shut your legs. Very much like it's rude to play stty music or eat a stinking kebab on public transport. Is it a crime? Is it bks..

I'd like to see equality and have the hamplanets get arrested for spreading over 2 seats - doubt that'll happen though..

[jdw100]

Getragdogleg said:

Not so bothered about the whole sitting/spread thing but tts who play tinny music from mobiles when in public places need to be strung up at traitors gate as a warning to others.

Especially when they threaten to stab you when you politely ask them if they wouldn't mind popping in some headphones for the benefit of their fellow travellers.

[youngsyr]

I took a train back from Hull the other week - a guy got on at one of the stops, sat across the aisle from me and proceeded to watch the action film "Lucy" on his tablet...

...through the tablet's speakers.

[daddy cool]

Its an awful film.

[anonymous-user]

g3org3y said:

What's that thing on his knee? Looks dodgy.

Is it that child molesting bear thing?

[fido]

daddy cool said:

Before making "manspreading" illegal, can we just make "being a fat fk" illegal? Lets face it, they spoil it for everyone, whatever the form of transport, if you have to sit or stand next to them.

Being fat AND then forcing yourself onto a tiny gap on those bench-style seats should be illegal. It's a regular occurrence at Clapham Junction - when some fatty-bum-bum gets onto a crowded train and is too lazy to support her obese torso, but doesn't mind resting half her buttock cheek over me!

Worst case of man-spreading I encountered was on the DLR - some mental Austrian (I think, cause he sounded like Arnie on his mobile) sits between me and another guy on a three-seater and opens his legs up as far as he could! I ended up forcing his leg back to the 'boundary' - helps when you have strong thighs - but the guy on the other side just wimped out and stood up.

[TTwiggy]

fido said:

Being fat AND then forcing yourself onto a tiny gap on those bench-style seats should be illegal. It's a regular occurrence at Clapham Junction - when some fatty-bum-bum gets onto a crowded train and is too lazy to support her obese torso, but doesn't mind resting half her buttock cheek over me!

Worst case of man-spreading I encountered was on the DLR - some mental Austrian (I think, cause he sounded like Arnie on his mobile) sits between me and another guy on a three-seater and opens his legs up as far as he could! I ended up forcing his leg back to the 'boundary' - helps when you have strong thighs - but the guy on the other side just wimped out and stood up.

There are no 3-seaters on the DLR.

[TheEnd]

There's something about feminists and finding problems with guys on public transport.

I remember the "girls eating" lit the fuse on a lot of tampons.

[jesta1865]

had a guy this morning sitting on the forward facing seat across the aisle from me, so 2 seats with him on the aisle seat and me on the 3 also on the aisle seat.

he had his legs so wide apart, i thought it must be uncomfortable, but i also had to ask him to move his feet so i could sit down and put my feet on the floor in front of me.

i did however give someone the tinny music treatment the other night, trying to sit on an aisle seat again, the woman beside me insisted on reading her evening standard with her elbow firmly in my ribs resting it against the back bolster of my seat. so she got tinny 'desensatized' by drowning pool.