Citations:manspreader
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English citations of manspreader
Noun: "(slang, pejorative) a man who engages in manspreading"
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- 2014, Emma G. Fitzsimmons, "A Scourge Is Spreading. M.T.A.’s Cure? Dude, Close Your Legs", The New York Times, 20 December 2014:
- For Kelley Rae O’Donnell, an actress who confronts manspreaders and tweets photos of them, her solitary shaming campaign now has the high-powered help of the transportation authority, whose ads will be plastered inside subway cars.
- 2014, "'Manspreading' and other rude behavior on public transit", Chicago Tribune, 31 December 2014:
- We've written many editorials under the broad rubric of "Can't We All Get Along?" On the roads. The bike paths. Sidewalks. Buses. Trains. Movies. Concerts. Yes, we can, with a little common courtesy and restraint.
- Manspreaders, you've been warned.
- 2015, Cathy Young, "'Manspreading'? But women hog subway space, too", Newsday, 5 January 2015:
- Granted it was in a half-empty car, but the same seems to be true in most photos posted by activists to shame "manspreaders."
- 2015, Matt Gurney & Jonathan Goldsbie, "‘Manspreading’ and the Great TTC Gender Wars: A campaign too far, or silliness worth taking seriously?", The National Post, 5 January 2015:
- This later gave rise to an even funnier, more passive-aggressive online project, savingroomforcats.tumblr.com, which Photoshops cats into the negative space between manspreaders’ legs.
- 2015, Joshi Hermann & Phoebe Luckhurst, "Space invaders: is manspreading only socially acceptable when men do it?", London Evening Standard, 9 January 2015:
- It’s likely that the rogue decision to speak aloud during rush hour will shock the manspreader in question — and any other culprits further down the carriage — into action.
- 2015, Nicole Cash, "Sit to yourself: ‘Manspreading’ irks on the CTA", The DePaulia (DePaul University), 11 January 2015:
- “It’s just a little annoying to pass up a seat because there’s not enough space next to a manspreader,” Healy said.