Manspreading - not a new problem

[dreamshark]

This classically styled statue from the Glyptotek museum in Copenhagen is
pretty much the definition of manspreading.

Comments

[quadong]

You are the second person I know in two weeks to complain about a male depicted in sculpture. I understand about not taking up multiple seats on the subway, but is it now required that men keep their legs clamped together at all times?

[dreamshark]

I wasn't complaining, just making an observation.

I don't sit with my legs clamped together all the time, and I don't expect men to do so either. But it's interesting to note that this classic bit of body language has been around since forever, and that it means something quite different in a man than it would in a woman. If you want to know what the sculptor was trying to portray here, all you really need to know is the name of the piece: "The Wrathful Achilles." If a female figure were depicted in that pose the title would more likely be something like "Come and get it, boys!"