While we celebrated International Women’s Day and watched the “Day Without a Woman” protests, some people had a few questions. “When is International Men’s Day?” “Why is there no International Men’s Day?”
This is a common question among the inspirational quotes for women. This also, unsurprisingly, came from men who may or may not wanted to steal the spotlight. Why? We don’t know either, but netizens have a few ideas.
Some think that no such day exists since men practically celebrate this every day. (Yay patriarchy…not) Netizens say that having an International Men’s Day is “sexist” and it’s similar to asking for a White History Month celebration.
In case you’re wondering, there is such a thing as International Men’s Day—it’s Nov. 19. J.K. Rowling and comedian Richard Herring informed everyone of that. The latter has even devoted more than 300 tweets to remind people of it.
Likewise, it’s still amusing how both men and women are responding to these queries. It’s full of sarcasm but also informative of the constant misogyny that women go through daily.
It’s still March—Women’s Month, in fact. We still have months to go before International Men’s Day. Whether you decide to celebrate it or not is up to you. Just remember that we shouldn’t ignore women and their capabilities, not just today, but every day of our lives.
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