After the experiment the man conducting the experiment said he felt empowered by sitting with his legs spread!

Kelly Brook at the Pandora Oxford Street store launch party in London, England on September 5, 2013 10. Paula Abdul Manspreading' aka, sitting with your legs spread widely on public transport can be very irritating, particularly when it involves taking up other peoples personal space.Megan Fox at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards held at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, California on August 9, 2009 7. Paris Hilton Here’s Murphy’s Law in action: as soon as there were paparazzi cameras, Myleene Klass’s skirt puffed up like a balloon.

I was bending to capture a photo on the streets of Glasgow a few years ago and a photographer took an arms length snap of my bum while I was crouched, at close range. Before I realised what had happened he was making off down the street and I have never felt so angry or violated. This behaviour is NEVER acceptable. Myleene Klass takes her children to school in London, England on March 26, 2013 17. Victoria Justice Katy Perry experiencing skirt uplift at ‘The Smurfs’ world premiere at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City on July 24, 2011 3. Beyonce The obnoxious posture is causing such an issue that the city of New York recently announced they would be starting an awareness campaign to warn people against 'man spreading'. Victoria Justice exiting the Rebecca Minkoff fashion show held during New York Fashion Week in New York City on February 7, 2014 18. Kimberley GarnerPaula Abdul had to deal with a windblown skirt, hair in her face, and the paparazzi as she made her way to The X Factor auditions. Unsurprisingly people immediately noticed her posture, and responded by staring and filming her with their phones. While the lady with her legs spread attracted a lot of attention, no-one appeared to notice the man doing the very same thing. Tanya Burr at the ‘Iron Man 3’ UK premiere held at the Odeon Leicester Square in London, England on April 18, 2013 16. Myleene Klass This social experiment video by Mic shows what happens when a woman 'man spreads' on a New York subway, compared with a man.

Kristen Bell looking embarrassed while holding her dress down at the “Veronica Mars” premiere in Hollywood, California on March 12, 2014 20. Lindsay LohanChicago is the Windy City, but that makes no difference to Lindsay Lohan who had her skirt lifted up by the strong gusts of wind bouncing off the high-rise buildings in New York.