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Gothamist Bravely Confronts Men Who Take Up Too Much Space on the Subway

The folks at Gothamist have bravely taken on the scourge of “manspreading,” the male practice of sitting on a crowded train with your legs spread wide apart. It’s a habit so nefarious the MTA even built a campaign targeted at scolding men who do it. Now Gothamist has taken a camera on the subway and confronted guilty manspreaders about their unthinkable behavior.


"Manspreading" by Gothamist

Courtesy is contagious,” everyone. Unfortunately it appears that manspreading is, too.

Gothamist Confronts Subway ‘Manspreaders’