{"id":"manspreading","name":"Manspreading","summary":"Manspreading is the slang term for men sitting on public transit with their knees splayed wide, hogging space meant for other passengers. Coined by New York commuters in 2014 and pushed viral by shame-blogs and an MTA courtesy campaign, it grew from a Tumblr gripe into a global culture-war flashpoint that spawned art projects, staged Russian propaganda videos, and a permanent entry in the Oxford English Dictionary.","tags":["manspreading","manspread","mta manspreading","tumblr manspreading","laila laurel chair","in the now bleach video","subway etiquette"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":8,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/manspreading/manspreading-leather-jacket-manspreader.webp","caption":"A subway rider illustrates the manspreading posture that sparked public campaigns against the practice.","width":500,"height":500,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/manspreading/manspreading-manspreading-turkey-photoshop.webp","caption":"A viral edit lampooning manspreading by placing a Thanksgiving turkey in the exaggerated space left between the rider's legs.","width":500,"height":667,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/manspreading/manspreading-manspreading-cat-edit.webp","caption":"A subway rider photograph turned into a manspreading joke by editing a large cat into the gap between his knees.","width":640,"height":640,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/manspreading/manspreading-anti-manspreading-chairs.webp","caption":"Designer anti-manspreading chairs whose sloped seat shape physically discourages riders from spreading their legs.","width":680,"height":680,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/manspreading/manspreading-manspreading-chair-demo.webp","caption":"A design demonstration flips the manspreading dynamic, giving the woman the wider seat and the man a narrower one.","width":680,"height":680,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/manspreading/manspreading-laila-laurel-chair-project.webp","caption":"Part of Laila Laurel's anti-manspreading chair project, contrasting a wide seat for the woman with a narrow one for the man.","width":680,"height":680,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/manspreading/manspreading-anti-manspreading-blue-wall.webp","caption":"A photograph from the anti-manspreading chair series, reversing typical seating dynamics on public transit.","width":1024,"height":687,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/manspreading/manspreading-tf2-scout-manspreading-meme.webp","caption":"A meme edit inserting the Team Fortress 2 Scout into a subway scene to exaggerate the manspreading posture.","width":600,"height":710,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/manspreading/history.md","related":["femoid","gen-z-stare","simp","hopium","garfield-gender-debate","dr-ally-louks-olfactory-ethics-the-politics-of-smell-in-modern-and-contemporary-prose-phd-study","sassy-man-apocalypse","anita-sarkeesian","hey-girls-did-you-know","kurt-cobain-was-trans-debate","nice-guys","preferred-pronouns"],"popularityRank":1901,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}