Feminists suddenly think the way men sit is a problem. With our legs spread out just a bit, making room for "the boys" and to be a bit more comfortable, we're guilty of an "act of dominancethat is the result of deep-rooted societal privilege borne of our patriarchal society."

Are they right?

Yeah ... I don't think so, and I'm not alone. Science agrees:

Women, on the other hand, have a wider pelvis and thighbones that more naturally angle in toward the body's midline, rather than away from it. Sitting with the knees close together is a stress-free position most of the time, although that changes during pregnancy, when the weight of the belly pushes the knees out.

Differences in hip anatomy aren't just gender-specific. They differ by your regional ancestry as well. One fascinating consequence of these differences, McGill says, is the close relationship between orthopedic disease rates and athletic ability. Poland, for example, is the epicenter of hip dysplasia -- hips coming out of the socket. But because shallow hip sockets allow deep, ass-to-calves squats, Poland also produces a lot of great Olympic weightlifters.

In other words, there are anatomical reasons why men sit the way they do. It's not a matter of power dominance, but because our skeletal system is put together just a bit differently.

So why is "manspreading" such an issue? The answer is simple. Feminists view everything from the perspective of power dynamics. It's their primary tool, and when the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem starts to look like a nail.

By looking at everything as having something to do with power dynamics, they view men sitting the way they do as another example. After all, women can sit with their knees together easily enough, why can't men do the same?

When men try to explain that sitting like that is uncomfortable, they often lack an understanding of justwhy it's uncomfortable. Our lower bodies aren't put together in such a way that sitting in that manner is remotely comfortable.

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'Manspreading' Is Science, Not Sexism - PJ Media