Mexico City Installs a 'Penis Seat' in the Subway to Teach Men About Sexual Harassment

Making things a little more uncomfortable for all!

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In a conceptually odd but undeniably memorable PSA campaign, the Mexico City Metro has installed a “penis seat” in one of its subway cars, featuring a molded likeness of a man’s torso and penis, to get male riders thinking about the sexual harassment that women endure every day.

The seat is labeled “For men only.” But as you can see in the video below, the guys who sit on the seat—clearly actors—squirm uncomfortably and quickly abandon the seat entirely.

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