Rory Stewart manspreading: Why has Rory Stewart become famous for ‘manspreading’
RORY STEWART, one of several candidates hoping to become Prime Minister, has recently became famous for his ‘manspreading’.
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Rory Stewart is one of the final six candidates in the race for Conservative Party leadership and the Prime Minister position. The MP for Penrith and The Border and incumbent Secretary of State for International Development has stood out against other senior Conservative MPs. He refused to make the same lofty pledges made by his fellow candidates and said he would be open to working with Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage. During a recent interview, the MP has also shown his preference for ‘manspreading’.
Rory Stewart was ‘manspreading’ during a recent interview, according to Twitter users.
The Conservative leadership hopeful appeared in a brief BBC News at six segment last week, interviewed by Laura Kuenssberg.
While he was on the air, the MP perched on a green armchair, where his legs were spread far apart to each armrest.
The odd way of sitting constituted ‘manspreading’ for some - when a man unnecessarily spreads his legs far apart, impeding on the space of others.
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Eagle-eyed Twitter users were quick to draw attention to Mr Stewart’s faux pas.
One user said: “I think Rory Stewart’s manspreading might finish his campaign.
“Genuinely. A breathtaking lack of self-awareness.”
Another commented: “That was some serious manspreading. Not sure he’d even get through the door of No.10.”
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Other people said the view made them feel awkward, and one user used the moment to comment on MP emotional intelligence.
They said: “Anyone else feel awkward watching @RoryStewartUK #manspreading on national @BBCNews with @bbclaurak?
“Not taking drugs I suppose but the emotional intelligence of our Tory candidates (and actually all our MP’s) is a real problem.”
Conservative Lord Ashcroft even managed to weigh in on the issue but got manspreading and separate term ‘mansplaining’ mixed up.
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He said via Twitter: “Mansplaining demonstrated...@RoryStewartUK”
Man spreading was added to the online Oxford Dictionary in 2015, defined as: “when a man sits with his legs wide apart on public transport encroaching on other seats.”
Mansplaining, on the other hand, is defined as “the explanation of something by a man, typically to a woman, in a manner regarded as condescending or patronising.”
Although the two terms have different meanings, they are both cited as problems caused exclusively by men.