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NYC takes on 'man spread'
amNewYork ^ | Kerry Cavanaugh

Posted on 12/23/2014 11:18:27 AM PST by Paul46360

""Manspread" - the habit some male NY subway riders have of spreading their legs beyond the confine of their hips to take up two, or even three, seats - is a source of increasing irritation for polite riders concerned about the comfort of others."

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Education; Local News; Society
KEYWORDS: 1stworldproblems; manspread; nyc; savethemales; society; subway; waronwhites; waronwomenmeme
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"Ok Mr. President..when Moochelle gives them back to you then you can spread 'em"

1 posted on 12/23/2014 11:18:27 AM PST by Paul46360
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To: Paul46360; GeronL
the habit some male NY subway riders have of spreading their legs beyond the confine of their hips to take up two, or even three, seats - is a source of increasing irritation for polite riders

So this "man spread" nonsense is a new fad then? Men only recently started doing it? Because according to the article, the irritation about it is "increasing". What did they do in the days before it had a name or got press?

2 posted on 12/23/2014 11:21:22 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Shickl-Gruber's Big Lie gave us Hussein's Un-Affordable Care act (HUAC).)
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To: a fool in paradise
There IS IRRATATION that's why we do it!!!!
3 posted on 12/23/2014 11:23:39 AM PST by Paul46360 (..)
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To: Paul46360

With every fricken thing that’s going on … this?


4 posted on 12/23/2014 11:24:45 AM PST by sgtyork (Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy)
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To: a fool in paradise

I still think this must be some sort of satire


5 posted on 12/23/2014 11:25:22 AM PST by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: Paul46360
"polite riders concerned about the comfort of others"

Code for; provocateurs

6 posted on 12/23/2014 11:26:03 AM PST by knarf
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To: knarf

I blame socialist networking sites like twitter and facebook.


7 posted on 12/23/2014 11:31:41 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Shickl-Gruber's Big Lie gave us Hussein's Un-Affordable Care act (HUAC).)
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To: Paul46360
"everyone who rides public transportation is afraid that everyone else who rides public transportation is insane."

And they are right.

8 posted on 12/23/2014 11:32:23 AM PST by WayneS (Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
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To: Paul46360

I hope this does not lead to widespread panic on the subway...


9 posted on 12/23/2014 11:33:10 AM PST by WayneS (Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
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To: Paul46360

Got nothing else more pressing to worry about!


10 posted on 12/23/2014 11:34:48 AM PST by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: Paul46360

So, NYC had successfully address all other issues in the city?


11 posted on 12/23/2014 11:36:32 AM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: Paul46360

Just another reason to add to the other 8.406+ million reasons not to go to NYC...


12 posted on 12/23/2014 11:38:18 AM PST by kosciusko51 (Enough of "Who is John Galt?" Who is Patrick Henry?)
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Ok, this is for educational purposes only...

Take a typical man like myself, 6' 180 lbs. with a small "dunlap."

If I take public transportation, a "man spread," is necessary. Why? To air the family jewels, relax for the dunlap, and to keep "undesirables" from getting too close to me.

There, I said it.

5.56mm

13 posted on 12/23/2014 11:38:24 AM PST by M Kehoe
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To: GeronL
I still think this must be some sort of satire

I don't know about that. They used to try to make a crime out of "male gaze," ie a man looking at a woman in public. In the Old South it actually was a crime--for black people. They called it "eyeball rape" and it might get a fellow lynched. Nice the left wing feminazis would adopt an old racist tactic to suppress certain groups. As for "man spread," I suspect it is related to repressed sexual feelings among any women who might be flustered by it.

14 posted on 12/23/2014 11:39:47 AM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: a fool in paradise
"Manspread" - the habit some male NY subway riders have of spreading their legs beyond the confine of their hips to take up two, or even three, seats - is a source of increasing irritation for polite riders concerned about the comfort of others."

How about the problem of hospread?

"Hospread" - the habit some female NY subway riders have of spreading their butts beyond the confine of their hips to take up two, or even three, seats - is a source of increasing irritation for polite riders concerned about the comfort and visual sensibilities of others."

15 posted on 12/23/2014 11:40:44 AM PST by 17th Miss Regt
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To: a fool in paradise

These are the same people who want me to put the seat down when I’m done peeing. It ain’t gonna happen. When are women going to lift the seat when they’re done peeing.
A sister in law had a cutsie sign over her toilet. Something about men lowering the seat when done. Hell I would raise it when I just went in to wash my hands or after a deuce.

Just more wussification of America.


16 posted on 12/23/2014 11:41:02 AM PST by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: Paul46360

I think the manspreaders should also wear kilts, just to make things more interesting.


17 posted on 12/23/2014 11:42:28 AM PST by Disambiguator
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To: Vaquero

Lower the lid and require THEM to do some heavy lifting before they pee as well.


18 posted on 12/23/2014 11:43:33 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Shickl-Gruber's Big Lie gave us Hussein's Un-Affordable Care act (HUAC).)
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To: M Kehoe

You carry tires on the bus?


19 posted on 12/23/2014 11:44:21 AM PST by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: Darksheare

“Got nothing else more pressing to worry about!”

Exactly!!! WTF!!! This is AMERICA today?
What about the frauds in DC?
What about the frauds in NY?
What about the frauds in LA?

How about we worry about the spread of tyranny in the USA??

Put down the National Inquirer, People, US , USA Today, CNN, MSNBC......oh, forget about it ....we are screwed!!!!


20 posted on 12/23/2014 11:44:34 AM PST by free from tyranny
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