There is a vitally important issue that needs to be addressed on New York subways and we should be grateful that feminists are leading the charge against it. The issue is "manspreading" - the vile, patriarchal practice of men spreading their legs while sitting down so that innocent women are prevented from taking their rightful seat. Is there nothing the patriarchy isn't guilty of? CBS New York: If you take the subway, bus or train, you’ve probably seen men who take up more than just their seat. As CBS2’s Vladimir Duthiers reported, the issues is now the focus of a new MTA campaign. Sitting on a crowded subway can be a lesson in sharing. Each person is allotted 17.5 inches — the width of an average seat. But for some, that’s simply not enough. So what is “manspreading?” “Manspreading is when men take up too much room on the subway by spreading their legs in a wide V. Like geese traveling,”...(Read Full Post)