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Re:The Microcomplaint: Nothing Too Small to Whine About by bmelton on Monday November 16, 2015 @11:03AM (#10575140)
> Just ask a motherf*@&er to move.

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.

Re:The Microcomplaint: Nothing Too Small to Whine About by omginternets on Monday November 16, 2015 @12:34PM (#10575734)
>sitting like someone without testicles is rather uncomfortable.

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.

Re:The Microcomplaint: Nothing Too Small to Whine About by AnimalMuppet on Monday November 16, 2015 @03:10PM (#10576812)
> 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...

Re:The Microcomplaint: Nothing Too Small to Whine About by GFK_of_xmaspast on Monday November 16, 2015 @12:18PM (#10575631)
If your testes are so sufficiently swollen that you can't comfortable sit with your legs together, that could be a sign of a medical condition and you should consider seeing a doctor.
Re:The Microcomplaint: Nothing Too Small to Whine About by omginternets on Monday November 16, 2015 @12:36PM (#10575745)
My testicles are average in size, but as squats are part of my workout routine, they tend to get mushed by my legs.

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.

Re:The Microcomplaint: Nothing Too Small to Whine About by bmelton on Monday November 16, 2015 @12:26PM (#10575689)
Indulging the idea that is true, that would make the critics of manspreading guilty of picking on those with a medical condition, which seems like a rather abhorrent crime, by their own standards.