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79. There is actually a difference between "a crowded situation" and "causing the crowding."

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Tue Jun 2, 2015, 12:19 PM

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Is Manspreading A Crime? Arrest Of New York Men On Train Etiquette Charges Sparks Debate [View all] Purveyor Jun 2015 OP

Jerk=Criminal? HassleCat Jun 2015 #1

I say hell yes, too! TheCount_ Jun 2015 #139

Welcome to DU gopiscrap Jun 2015 #142

Thanks. TheCount_ Jun 2015 #143

hmm, a cup of hot coffee. . .oooooppps!! a pair of stilettos---ooops. niyad Jun 2015 #2

Why violently assault someone? Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2015 #6

It's a joke Cali_Democrat Jun 2015 #7

I know it's not to be taken seriously (mot unlike your indignation) but I'm still curious to know Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2015 #11

I ride the subways daily Dorian Gray Jun 2015 #13

A poster downthread reports almost the opposite. Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2015 #15

Well Dorian Gray Jun 2015 #17

99.999% do it to take up room. It's worse than putting his luggage on the seat KittyWampus Jun 2015 #63

As a NYer you should know that "Energy attracts like energy" GreatGazoo Jun 2015 #18

Of course there are good people Dorian Gray Jun 2015 #152

Wow get some help phil89 Jun 2015 #29

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man, it really bothers you when women talk back at men, doesn't it? geek tragedy Jun 2015 #56

lol, hysterical. (Are you here all week?) closeupready Jun 2015 #58

still bitter that your fellow traveler Pab got the boot for being geek tragedy Jun 2015 #59

lol closeupready Jun 2015 #60

I'm glad I drive to work and don't have to put up with this yeoman6987 Jun 2015 #81

Driving in Dorian Gray Jun 2015 #151

Why? Do you think burning someones's genitals is funny? Taitertots Jun 2015 #24

Some here think castration is funny. And male circumcision. closeupready Jun 2015 #26

Averagejoe90 couldn't have said it geek tragedy Jun 2015 #39

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1. Rush Limbaugh agrees with your opinion on such matters. geek tragedy Jun 2015 #51

Are you really saying all feminist hate men is a fact? LostOne4Ever Jun 2015 #57

we have a few MRAs on the board here. geek tragedy Jun 2015 #62

I think we have more people that yell "MRA" at every opportunity than actual MRAs. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2015 #132

that would be a positive development, however right in this thread geek tragedy Jun 2015 #133

yes, you are actually seeing that comment on du. and, sadly, it isn't the worst thing that gets niyad Jun 2015 #96

feminists don't hate men. cyberswede Jun 2015 #85

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Well, if the person intentionally exposes them to take up three seats on a subway KittyWampus Jun 2015 #66

Sounds more like subway terrorism, than "subway justice" Taitertots Jun 2015 #71

you do know that stilettos are high heels? niyad Jun 2015 #31

This bigoted law needs to be challenged in court HEyHEY Jun 2015 #3

How on earth is this 'bigoted?' nt geek tragedy Jun 2015 #10

Oh I don't know, cause it specifically targets one gender HEyHEY Jun 2015 #19

it doesn't target one gender, it tells people to stop occupying three seats instead of one geek tragedy Jun 2015 #20

Then why does it name a gender? HEyHEY Jun 2015 #90

because it's men who do it, using the bullshit excuse that sitting like geek tragedy Jun 2015 #92

Okay, so we should start a campaign against flopping purses out on the subway HEyHEY Jun 2015 #97

men and women carry bags, and yes women have been ticketed for geek tragedy Jun 2015 #99

I think, but not sure, he was citing the number of women on the subway... Chan790 Jun 2015 #118

which pales in comparison to the sexual assaults and geek tragedy Jun 2015 #119

Did you hear me say anything about sexual harrassment or assaults on the subway? Chan790 Jun 2015 #120

1) I did not attack you; 2) this isn't an issue of feminist concern but geek tragedy Jun 2015 #121

The law doesn't name a gender. That's the media nickname for the practice. n/t pnwmom Jun 2015 #124

Do we arrest fat people, too? AngryAmish Jun 2015 #115

If they put their bags on the seats or spread their legs like they're riding a horse nt geek tragedy Jun 2015 #117

You do huh? LiberalElite Jun 2015 #22

sure there is. remember "wide stance" larry craig? niyad Jun 2015 #32

Oy. The original TMI nt LiberalElite Jun 2015 #49

Post removed Post removed Jun 2015 #86

It can be uncomfortable or even painful LostOne4Ever Jun 2015 #69

Do you have a dick and testicles? HEyHEY Jun 2015 #88

AMAB (nt) LostOne4Ever Jun 2015 #95

You may want to practice the art of sitting down. LanternWaste Jun 2015 #108

"I keep my legs together but at times it can be uncomfortable and even painful." NCTraveler Jun 2015 #74

Do you have a penis and balls? HEyHEY Jun 2015 #87

I do, and you're spouting bullshit. geek tragedy Jun 2015 #91

No, I am not spouting bullshit HEyHEY Jun 2015 #94

the anatomy doesn't vary that much. you're talking to a guy here, don't bullshit geek tragedy Jun 2015 #98

If you are a woman that poster won't listen to you on this topic. NCTraveler Jun 2015 #103

It has fuck all to do with testicles. ieoeja Jun 2015 #134

If you want to be graphic.... NCTraveler Jun 2015 #101

Our jails are full enough without arresting people for bad manners. nt peecoolyour Jun 2015 #4

I've been on transit for a decade and I don't see too many (of any gender) blocking seats with their MisterP Jun 2015 #5

What a bullshit crime. romanic Jun 2015 #8

Shouldn't be worth jail time, but definitely a geek tragedy Jun 2015 #9

I can deal with Dorian Gray Jun 2015 #14

I'm wondering why the guy boston bean Jun 2015 #12

There is no law specifically against "manspreading" GreatGazoo Jun 2015 #16

No, but not showing up for your court date is. Iggo Jun 2015 #21

"Manspreading"? Arkana Jun 2015 #23

Post removed Post removed Jun 2015 #25

MRA bingo!--double score for "Men being men" and "social justice warrior" geek tragedy Jun 2015 #41

LOL, you are hysterical. closeupready Jun 2015 #45

Nice choice of words, given your claim that I'm 'anti-man' above. geek tragedy Jun 2015 #54

Ah, I'll fetch the fainting couch. GoneOffShore Jun 2015 #44

You've got to be kidding me. NuclearDem Jun 2015 #46

On a crowded train, it should be Warpy Jun 2015 #27

I'm glad manspreading is getting attention. I've been around these arrogant jerks far too often. Arugula Latte Jun 2015 #28

How do you know they were showing them off? Maybe it was hot and "the boys" needed air NightWatcher Jun 2015 #33

Men do this even when it's not hot -- I have experienced it many times. Arugula Latte Jun 2015 #35

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someone doesn't like it when women talk back to men nt geek tragedy Jun 2015 #55

and the same mra's every time women dare speak their minds. niyad Jun 2015 #61

But nobody's trying to shut women up... cyberswede Jun 2015 #89

thank you for that. was not even aware of it. niyad Jun 2015 #93

Oh, you've decided I should stop? Arugula Latte Jun 2015 #73

Awwwww, que lastima, pobrecito! WinkyDink Jun 2015 #78

LOL - use ignore and quit bellyaching. cyberswede Jun 2015 #80

who cares if the "boys" need air? that doesn't entitle the seat occupant to occupy 3 seats. KittyWampus Jun 2015 #68

The only silliness is trying to define "rudeness" and codify etiquette NightWatcher Jun 2015 #75

There is actually a difference between "a crowded situation" and "causing the crowding." WinkyDink Jun 2015 #79

The truth is that jamzrockz Jun 2015 #82

They aren't. Smarmie Doofus Jun 2015 #100

BWAHAHA! Yeah, really. Only men have legs that meet at the groin. WinkyDink Jun 2015 #77

this: niyad Jun 2015 #36

:) Arugula Latte Jun 2015 #37

Can't We Do ANYTHING Right? Smarmie Doofus Jun 2015 #30

I can tell you that as a woman I have dealt with this many times. Arugula Latte Jun 2015 #34

phyllis chesler talks about how women are socialized to take up as little space as possible, to niyad Jun 2015 #40

I have seen it plenty of times. So has my wife, who has rheumatoid arthritis and has had geek tragedy Jun 2015 #43

Tell her to say "can you move that please? While lowering herself down... bettyellen Jun 2015 #155

she's tried that and been threatened with a beat down. geek tragedy Jun 2015 #156

On a crowded train? Wow- I've done this dozens of times and people are generally to embarrassed to bettyellen Jun 2015 #157

people who threaten beat downs on trains are generally immune to geek tragedy Jun 2015 #158

Yeah, but they are a relative rarity during rush hour. bettyellen Jun 2015 #159

cops would be at least 15 minutes from being able to respond. geek tragedy Jun 2015 #160

And no one I knew voted for Nixon. NuclearDem Jun 2015 #48

Still waitin ' to hear about that slipcover. Is that the D train? n/t Smarmie Doofus Jun 2015 #102

Probably the Brooklyn-bound L. Chan790 Jun 2015 #122

There Dorian Gray Jun 2015 #141

It's been a while since I was in Brooklyn. :/ Chan790 Jun 2015 #153

Sorry if I came Dorian Gray Jun 2015 #161

Being a rude jerk is not a crime. hifiguy Jun 2015 #50

I know! Won't someone think of the children?! Blue_Adept Jun 2015 #53

It gets tiresome on a long bus ride. hifiguy Jun 2015 #67

That's why Dog created earbuds. closeupready Jun 2015 #65

I think you have a "fan". hughee99 Jun 2015 #104

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When your leg rubs up on mine, it is. Men need to STAY THE HELL IN THEIR OWN SPACE. WinkyDink Jun 2015 #76

As long as you're not spreading your legs out into the space in front of the adjoining passenger, pnwmom Jun 2015 #125

Exactly, but that's still hifiguy Jun 2015 #126

If you're purposely rubbing up against an adjoining woman, invading her space, pnwmom Jun 2015 #127

Agreed. Misunderstood hifiguy Jun 2015 #131

Ironically when apprehended & frisked... Blue Owl Jun 2015 #52

Related: Starry Messenger Jun 2015 #64

Arrest?! This can't be solved with a citation? Inkfreak Jun 2015 #70

Let's not be coy. These men want to touch women using the excuse of "needing space" (they wish). WinkyDink Jun 2015 #72

with their knees? really? Sen. Walter Sobchak Jun 2015 #106

And you would offer what other reason? A medical condition that somehow women don't ever get? WinkyDink Jun 2015 #162

It's called being an asshole, it's just affects women's handbags instead of their legs. Sen. Walter Sobchak Jun 2015 #163

I agree TexasBushwhacker Jun 2015 #107

Classic DU manspreading thread... TeeYiYi Jun 2015 #83

that expression cracks me up!!! Skittles Jun 2015 #145

Good lord! This thread is a disaster. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2015 #84

What the hell, no ones cares to discuss actual news around these parts anymore so I'm going with Purveyor Jun 2015 #113

You wonder what a physical gathering of them all would be like. Puzzledtraveller Jun 2015 #144

Lbr romanic Jun 2015 #148

Lets just try and prioritize here Sen. Walter Sobchak Jun 2015 #105

It anti-social behavor so I think there such at least be hefty fines. snagglepuss Jun 2015 #111

I agree. Dorian Gray Jun 2015 #149

Criminalization of pet peeves Prism Jun 2015 #112

Me too. Smarmie Doofus Jun 2015 #114

Nothing at all Prism Jun 2015 #130

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Fatal Attraction Prism Jun 2015 #138

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Pointing and laughing would probably cure that tendency. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2015 #123

Sorry, had to... stevenleser Jun 2015 #128

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I wasn't aware of a "manspreading" statute. Vinca Jun 2015 #135

not showing up to court dates. nt magical thyme Jun 2015 #150

Seems like a simple solution would be ManiacJoe Jun 2015 #137

have you seen the guys who claim they have to manspread because they are so HUGE Skittles Jun 2015 #146

Maybe boot them off the train if they don't stop. Warren DeMontague Jun 2015 #147

Excuse me? Can I please sit next to you? HockeyMom Jun 2015 #154