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Happy International Men's Day

#Phonepunk#

Banned
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Congrats to all the men! We got so much shit these days. We deserve a day all to ourselves!

Buy yourself some glasses and a pen and a bow tie. You deserve it!

 

Saber

Member
I believe we should be even thankfull this day didn't even turn into a criminal offense to the eyes of others.

But happy day. Hope all of you can enjoy.
 

Calcium

Banned
A day just for me and I didn't know it existed. Fucking pissed it away as a result. Maybe in 2021 I can celebrate being a man because I'm stupid enough to be relegated to a specific day.
 

JimiNutz

Banned
What a fucking day!

PS5 launch for me.
Beat my first Demon's Souls boss.
Redhead Appreciation Thread.
EviLore EviLore Birthday (or is that technically tomorrow? Fuck it, close enough)
AND International Men's Day
 
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SLoWMoTIoN

Unconfirmed Member
Google didn't make a thing (doodle) for it but women's day got one.


Bitches.
 

IDKFA

I am Become Bilbo Baggins
Shame that it went by without any discussion on issues facing men.

How about the high suicide rate in men and the state of male mental health? Only a few months ago a article on the Guardian regarding Male suicide rates in England and Wales reaching a two decade high (linked below). Maybe international men's day could have highlighted this issue?

We could have discussed (I'm speaking of the UK here) how in divorce cases, it is mostly always the mother that gets custody of the child. In fact, in the UK the father has very little rights at all to see their child after a divorce.

We could have talked about the damage of telling men they need to live up to this male stereotype. A stereotype that tells men they can't cry, show any emotions, never ask for help and be a walking Alpha 24/7. We could have talked about how trying to live up to this image causes huge mental distress.

We could have talked about these and a host of other issues facing men today. Yet we didn't. The day went by without a word. If it was mentioned, it was mocked with memes or damaging articles about how it's an opportunity to talk about the patriarchy.

Maybe next year we'll get progress.

 
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