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Can We Talk About This Guy's Womanspreading Op-Ed?
"People are a great deal bothered when the people they wish to castigate are, in fact, not incongruous at all with their given group."
By
Claire Lampen
News
Video: Subway Rider Threatens Alleged Manspreader With Stun Gun
Even when things get verbally heated between straphangers, they usually don't turn into a prolonged stun gun standoff.
By
Ben Yakas
News
Manspreader Manhunt: NYPD Searching For Allegedly Violent, Space-Hogging Subway Rider
Authorities are searching for a grinning manspreader who allegedly punched a straphanger in the face this week for daring to confront him over the subway etiquette violation.
By
Jake Offenhartz
News
Police Arrest Manspreader For Spitting On, Then Punching Woman On E Train
The man apparently also accused the African-American victim of going on a 'Kanye West rant.'
By
Jen Chung
Arts & Entertainment
Wow, Could This Lady Take Up ANY More Space On The Subway?
This woman has no respect for the manspread.
By
Jen Carlson
Arts & Entertainment
A German Feminist Photographer Exhaustively Documented Manspreading In The '70s
The book examines the body language of men and women through the prism of gender and the subconscious to understand the unequal treatment of women.
By
Ben Yakas
Arts & Entertainment
Sociological Study Confirms Men Can't Stop, Won't Stop Subway Manspreading
Despite many men's insistence that the issue "self-corrects" as trains became busier, the study concluded that "there was no indication that male seated riders were less likely to manspread as adjacent seats filled up."
By
Ben Yakas
News
Defiant Subway Manspreader Manspreads Even Wider When Confronted
Lest you think the 'Spread died alongside Jeb Bush's dignity, note that it is in fact alive and well.
By
Rebecca Fishbein
Arts & Entertainment
Manspreading Hitler: Subway Etiquette Posters From Around The World
A 1970s Japanese campaign featured Hitler and Charlie Chaplin.
By
Jen Carlson
Arts & Entertainment
Dandy Seen Manspreading On The New Yorker's Latest Cover
The city's favorite dandy is a manspreader.
By
Jen Carlson
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