Like every year, it's International Women's Day, and like every year, outraged men waste their time on social media ranting that having a day dedicated to women is "sexist."
But fear you not, feminist reader.
There's a British comedian who, for the past few years, has been spending the whole of International Women's Day painstakingly replying to every person who asks when International Men's Day is.
On March 8, Richard Herring wakes up early, logs on to Twitter, searches for the phrase "International Men's Day" and responds to them, one by one.
Reading his tweets is strangely mesmerising, an exercise in awareness of the massive inequality and sexism surrounding us. And for the record, International Men's Day is Nov. 19.
"I love the fact that the kind of cheese-helmets who feel the need to question the concept of International Women’s Day don’t even know there is already a day for men (an official one, rather than the regular days where they get more pay and power and privilege)," he wrote in the Guardian.
"I love it when people try to manufacture an injustice out of a position of clear superiority."
November 19th, What nonsense! You're right RT @roreiy: International women's day? What a load of nonsense. When's international men's day?
— Richard K Herring (@Herring1967) March 8, 2017
Oh yes, very much so, would you like to know when it is? RT @syedalaqib: Is there a Men's International Day?
— Richard K Herring (@Herring1967) March 8, 2017
Funny you should ask. Yes there is. November 19th RT @chilltrevor: Is there also an International Men's Day?
— Richard K Herring (@Herring1967) March 8, 2017
It ended on November 19th, but will be back this year RT @ashepher_fp: What happened to international men's day? Sounds pretty sexist to me
— Richard K Herring (@Herring1967) March 8, 2017
November 19th RT @LiamJaffe: What date is international men's day?
— Richard K Herring (@Herring1967) March 8, 2017
I actually have a helluva lot of actual work to do today. So can you all stop asking please?
— Richard K Herring (@Herring1967) March 8, 2017
There is!!! Nov 19!!!! you might know/be taking the piss. Or you might love !!! RT @Scxtty_: why isn't there international men's day!!???
— Richard K Herring (@Herring1967) March 8, 2017
+ Int Men's day Nov 19 RT @Sniper_source: Women have mother's day, international women's day and men barely have father's day. Yet....
— Richard K Herring (@Herring1967) March 8, 2017
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