Are these men sitting acceptably?
By Joel Snape
11:48AM BST 01 Jun 2015
As two men are arrested for 'manspreading' on the New York metro, Joel Snape argues that we should all take a bit of responsibility rather than making anti-social behaviour illegal
Bad news, tall men with a poor sense of boundaries: the NYPD have had enough of your nonsense. Yes, after op–eds in the New York Times (£), a popular crowdshaming Tumblr campaign and a series of public service ads from the Metropolitan Transport Authority, 'manspreading', or 'sitting with your legs slightly too far apart', as it used to be known, has apparently become a criminal offence.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thi...-the-law-just-invaded-our-personal-space.html
Spain’s capital has taken a stand against manspreading – banning men from indulging in the rude leg extending move on its trains and buses.
The city’s Municipal Transportation Company (EMT) plan on installing new signs in all its carriages and vehicles, which they hope will stop the personal space encroaching practise.
MALE SCIENTIST TRIES TO JUSTIFY MANSPREADING GETS ACCUSED OF
EMT released a statement announcing the move on Wednesday. “The new information icon indicates the prohibition of taking a seating position that bothers other people.”
https://www.independent.co.uk/trave...s-metro-behaviour-etiquette-a7779041.html?amp
