I have a pair as well, but I think a distinction needs to be made between "not having your knees together" and "opening wide because fuck you I want 3 seats". The former is fine, the latter is rude.
>most of the pics I saw on Tumblr were photos of guys being shamed for spreading even while the bus/subway/metro/whatever was only half full
Same here. I suppose it's ultimately a good sign that 3rd-wave feminists are running out of things to complain about.
They're running out of real things to complain about. That doesn't seem to stop the complaining...
I can't believe we're actually talking about this... Is this what feminism has become? Maybe I should just take my pants off to show the whole world what horrible, horrible oppression I'm facing at the hands of women. I know, I can call it being "body positive"!
Either that or I can continue to care, sit comfortably, and take solace in the fact that these women are ultimately making complete fools of themselves.
Even that's not even usually necessary. I tried to avoid manspreading when I realized it was a thing, but I can't. I have testicles. Sitting like someone without testicles is rather uncomfortable. That said, if someone is nearing the seat next to me, I will (and anecdotally, so will everyone else I observed) pull my legs closer together to accommodate.
When this was a thing, most of the pics I saw on Tumblr were photos of guys being shamed for spreading even while the bus/subway/metro/whatever was only half full, and there was no reason for anyone to have to sit uncomfortably.