When a video of one woman wedged tightly between two manspreaders on a flight surfaced, the reaction online was a mixture of verbal glares and hubristic rebuttals. “As a man it’s just more comfortable to sit like that,” a comment read on TikTok. “My anger issues could never,” wrote another social media user.
Last month, Canadian model and stylist Erin Rempel posted her TikTok with the overlaid text “female rage”, filming herself squished between two men widely stretching their legs on an hour-and-a-half-long Flair flight from Edmonton to Winnipeg, Canada . As she edged her legs to the left - demonstrating a need for space and discomfort - the man on her right responded by moving his leg closer to hers..
