A British woman has been awarded for designing a chair that prevents “manspreading” by forcing men to sit as if they don’t have any balls.
“Manspreading,” otherwise known as ‘having a pair of testicles’ – is where men sit with their legs spread apart on public transport.
23-year-old Laila Laurel says she designed the chair “following her own experiences of ‘manspreading’”.
“It came both from my own experiences of men infringing on my space in public, and also from ‘The Everyday Sexism Project’, a website founded by Laura Bates in which women self-testify about sexism they experience,” she told LadBible.
“With my chair set I hoped to draw awareness to the act of sitting for men and women and inspire discussion around this,” added Laurel, who was given the Belmond Award for emerging talent (whatever that is). – READ MORE