WHY IS THERE NO INTERNATIONAL MEN'S DAY?
It's a question that echoes through the slightly more stupid corridors of Twitter on March 8 every year, as those with no access to Google – and a very scant understanding of gender equality – demand to know how we could possibly celebrate women for one day out of 365.
Thankfully, the amazing Richard Herring is on hand – as he is on this day every year – to set the record straight.
So polite...
Almost never. Only annually. On Nov 19. But your point is good. RT @OllieeColledge: Intl woman's day, there's never a intl men's days????
— Richard K Herring (@Herring1967) March 8, 2016
Despite having his patience tested
Yes on Nov 19. RT @BHolley46: @phil500 Why? Do we have a international Men's day?
— Richard K Herring (@Herring1967) March 8, 2016
Again...
It's Nov 19. Isn't equality lovely RT @SamC_58: International women's day? Where's the international men's day? So much for equality
— Richard K Herring (@Herring1967) March 8, 2016
And again...
Nov 19 RT @JasonBassant: When is International Men's Day?
— Richard K Herring (@Herring1967) March 8, 2016
And again and again and again
On the November 19th (I think you know) RT @Shanesickamore: When's the men's international day ???
— Richard K Herring (@Herring1967) March 8, 2016
The baby sounds a bit easier tbh
If I can cope with a 1 year old baby then I can easily cope with 10,000 stupid people asking the same question.
— Richard K Herring (@Herring1967) March 8, 2016
Now back to work...
November 19th RT @trebor_guk: When's international men's day?
— Richard K Herring (@Herring1967) March 8, 2016
November 19th. RT @GunnerTom7: I didn't know international women's day was a thing, when's it international men's day ?
— Richard K Herring (@Herring1967) March 8, 2016
November 19th RT @buharey: @MTNNG so when is international men's day?
— Richard K Herring (@Herring1967) March 8, 2016
Nov 19 RT @ryanverile: when's international men's day
— Richard K Herring (@Herring1967) March 8, 2016
Easy to forget, in fairness
It's on nov 19. Write it down so you won't forget again RT @graeme_56: Remind me again. When is Intl Men's Day # equalityisjustan8letterword
— Richard K Herring (@Herring1967) March 8, 2016
19th November RT @trendyMM: When Is International Men's Day?! #MightyMen.
— Richard K Herring (@Herring1967) March 8, 2016
And another quick break – this time for a lesson in how the space-time continuum works
You have to wait, because by it's very nature it is annual. +you missed last Nov 19 RT @LeeJDempster: Can't wait for international men's day
— Richard K Herring (@Herring1967) March 8, 2016
????
There is. November 19th. Happy????????? RT @lwillyhams: There isn't an international men's day, equality?????????
— Richard K Herring (@Herring1967) March 8, 2016
'Feminist at its worst'
It's on November 19th sister RT @fernbobbid: Why do women have international women's day? Where's the men's day? Feminist at its worst ????
— Richard K Herring (@Herring1967) March 8, 2016
'We still live in a sexist society', you say?
It's on Nov 19 RT @nova_richardson: 2016&still we live in a sexist society, no mention of International Men's Day... #InternationalWomensDay
— Richard K Herring (@Herring1967) March 8, 2016
Naw
tbh there hasn't been. 19th Nov RT @paigehughesss: Int women's day? There'd be absolute uproar if there was an international men's day tbh
— Richard K Herring (@Herring1967) March 8, 2016
And so on...
There is. it's on November 19th. RT @stumcglynn: @titch1982 @AllyRoy18 @jp7843 why isn't there an international men's day ?
— Richard K Herring (@Herring1967) March 8, 2016
... and so forth.
Until the very end of time itself.
Sigh.
Thanks Richard Herring, for taking on a burden that few of the rest of us would be able to handle.