I’ve begun silently fighting back against jerks on the subway who sit as spread out as possible. Basically I match your stance.
This guy was sitting on the train with his knees splayed and his hands on the seat to either side of him. So I slowly backed up into the seat next to him forcing him to either move his hand or have me sit on it. Then I spread my knees equally wide and stuck my elbows out just as far.
It’s amazing how uncomfortable this makes men.
Eventually he closed his knees more (so I closed mine.) The ladies across from me noticed this silent warfare and were slightly confused. When he finally got off the train and I sat like a “lady” they realized what I did and grinned at me.
Yep. This is my new thing to do on the subway.
ur a little rebel i like u
pssst hey
You know why most guys sit like that?
It’s a body language signal known as a “crotch display” and it’s used to show dominance/confidence.
This is why guys get uncomfortable when women do this, and also why women are told to sit “like a lady” - basically, without the crotch display. When women do it, they’re telling all the dudes that they’re either stronger or on equal standing with them.So I say right on, ladies! Go for it.
A couple of months ago after seeing this post I was on the metro and there was an empty seat next to me .At the next stop a middle-aged man got on and sat in the seat, but I was prepared.
I wasn’t completely splayed out, but I definitely wasn’t sitting “like a lady” either. Anyways so this man sits down and I’m watching him in the reflection of the window and the second his ass touches the seat he goes to open his legs and put his elbows on the arm-rests. But I refuse to move. I then watch as he (sat incredibly stiffly) turns his head to look at me, looks me up and down with the most confused expression I’ve ever seen on a grown in man in my life. Looks at my leg that is where he wants to put his (although it’s definitely still on my seat) and then he proceeds to sit poker straight for the rest of the journey, every now and again shooting me a sideways glance that is the dictionary definition of “What the fuck”.
