This never affects me because I would never book CE. Being 6'4" tall I fit much better into an ET exit row seat. As far as evil stares are concerned they are usually from other tall people in ET who wondered how I managed to get the best seat on the plane (for a tall person).
Don't get me started on this one because with the changes in seat policy I now have to compete with the great unwashed to get these seats, so possibly in future the glares will be from me thinking....
How did you, who are so clearly from the great unwashed, manage to get that seat? Worse still you are shorter than me! 