‘Penis seat’ reserved for men appears on Mexico’s Metro system

It is known as the "penis seat", a plastic molded into a man’s chest and groin area, complete with belly button, nipples and flaccid penis.

A video from the public transport shows people sitting down without looking first, only to leap up again when they felt something unexpected between their legs. It is reserved for men only, leading some to claim the move is sexist.

But, it actually part of a campaign against sexual harassment.

Mexico City Metro went viral with their stunt, which is meant to illustrate that people have a right to go about their journey without being confronted by sexual comments or people trying to grope them.

When men sit down on the seat immediately feel uncomfortable and a sign next to it says: ‘It’s uncomfortable to sit here but it doesn’t compare with the sexual violence that women suffer in their everyday lives.’ The video above ends with the statistic: ‘9 out of 10 women in Mexico City have been victims of some form of sexual violence.’