Saturday, 20 July 2019

Student creates chair to put an end to manspreading

quote [ Here’s how the chairs work. The anti-manspreading chair has legs that narrow in width, forcing the sitter’s legs to press into each other. The women’s chair does the opposite, forcing their legs to be spread widely.

Of course, the artist has received abuse online. ]

Should have called them the Woah-Manspreading! chair.

pretty sure the designer stole the female chair design from some BDSM porno.

now that i think about it, she probably got male one from the same bdsm porno.
[SFW] [science & technology] [+2 Funny]
[by rylex@10:14amGMT]

Comments

zenviper said @ 2:27pm GMT on 20th Jul [Score:5 Underrated]
I don't like sitting with my legs pressing together because I have male genitals and it's uncomfortable. My views generally lean feminist, but this hate towards man-spreading to me doesn't seem accommodating of our differences, and emotionally, feels like it is just hating on men for being men. (I understand that taken to extremes, men can sit inappropriately to make people uncomfortable or take up extra seats, I obviously don't condone such behavior.)

I definitely want to hear views on this - am I off base here?
rylex said @ 3:04pm GMT on 20th Jul [Score:1 Underrated]
what dienes said. some of the extremes have me, as a male, complaining. such as taking up multiple seats due to a desire to not have their balls touch their inner thigh
Dienes said @ 2:54pm GMT on 20th Jul
Its the extremes that the feminists are complaining about.
Bruceski said @ 4:29pm GMT on 20th Jul
Just look at it as a chance to do a discreet cancer inspection with your thighs.
Pandafaust said @ 10:56am GMT on 22nd Jul
Yeah it's... not the key problem that men sit with their legs apart. Seriously. It's uncomfortable. There are differences in both hit anatomy and the presence of testicles that makes it more uncomfortable for men than for women.

The problem is when men do it DESPITE the fact that there are people who want to sit next to them on public transport, etc. In which case the polite thing to do is to suck it up.
knumbknutz said @ 2:15pm GMT on 20th Jul [Score:1 Interesting]
Well, thanks be to the the goddess THAT world impacting issue has been taken care of.

This kind of reminds me of an old movie called "Brewster's Millions" (OK it was a remake of a REALLY old movie) with Richard Pryor. He had a month to spend 30 million and brought in every crank, weirdo, and other mad-scientist type with an idea to pitch whatever invention they happened to be working on that needed funding.

The movie sucks, but that one scene of the black star interviewing a literal line of unfuckable white dudes is one of the funniest skits I have ever seen...
Dienes said @ 2:53pm GMT on 20th Jul
Its a student art project that is meant more to promote a reaction/discussion than a serious attempt at curing a problem.
C18H27NO3 said @ 7:15pm GMT on 20th Jul [Score:1 Insightful]
This woman got an award for this? The most fundamental thing in designing a chair is to review and study human anatomy. What kind of fucking half wit professors or judges awarded this a prize?

Dumbest thing I've seen in at least a week. Next to shoes without soles.
rndmnmbr said @ 10:19am GMT on 20th Jul
It's a worthwhile conversation to have, but I do have to point out that my hips don't work that way. It's distinctly uncomfortable to sit without spreading my legs.
Dienes said @ 11:59am GMT on 20th Jul [Score:1 Underrated]
Honestly I don't find it comfortable either but it turns out a few decades of being told you're a piece of trash no one will love if your knees don't touch is enough to overcome it.
rylex said @ 10:49am GMT on 20th Jul
you know what? my right hip doesnt have proper movement due to an old injury. it's actually pretty painful for me to sit without manspreading somewhat. so i totally feel your uncomfyness.
SnappyNipples said @ 4:12pm GMT on 20th Jul
Strange, what they call manspreadding is what I call the minimum knee distance that I don't crush my own balls while sitting down.
mechanical contrivance said @ 7:09pm GMT on 20th Jul
Sounds like you need a jock strap.
arrowhen said @ 12:27am GMT on 21st Jul
Or one of those Pope chairs with the hole in the seat.
mechanical contrivance said @ 7:10pm GMT on 20th Jul
If I'm sitting somewhere crowded, I keep my legs together because I don't like touching strangers.
Almostz said @ 2:42am GMT on 22nd Jul
Glad I don't use public transportation

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