Check your privilege, gentleman, and make sure you stop doing this on the subway because it might be sexist … or something:

At least according to Magan Crane, the Multimedia Desk Chief of Agence France Presse in D.C.:

@Badthincks Holding onto the pole is fine, leaning on it with his entire body means no one else can use it. — Magan Crane (@magancrane) June 10, 2015

HLN.tv’s Jennifer Westhoven agrees:

@morningmoneyben By leaning against the pole, his body takes up the entire pole – no one else all around can hold onto the pole. 1/2 — Jennifer Westhoven (@JenWesthoven) June 10, 2015

@morningmoneyben you're awkwardly trying to find a handhold while nearly falling down, and dont want to be touching some strangers body. — Jennifer Westhoven (@JenWesthoven) June 10, 2015

If only there were a solution to end this misogyny:

@magancrane Ladypoke him in the back with something sharp — nailfile, pen etc. — Sara Hussein (@sarahussein) June 10, 2015

Or maybe just poke him with a finger instead of a weapon?

And let’s not forget that women are sometimes the perpetrators of this crime, too:

@morningmoneyben @magancrane young woman was wrapped completely around a pole on my train this morning. Is there a term for that? — Peretz (@Rex4711) June 10, 2015

@magancrane That's NOT manspreading. I've seen MORE women than men do that. MANY more. And women don't move when you put your hand under. — Wrongfan (@Badthincks) June 10, 2015

Or worse crimes from women, like #SheBagging:

It’s about time for a national conversation to end the tyrannical matriarchy on public transportation!

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Patriarchy under attack: New York police make first ‘manspreading’ arrests on subway