To link to Richard k Herring’s international woman’s day refuge fundraising account

[Thethingswedoforlove]

www.gofundme.com/whensinternationalmensday2019?pc=&rcid=r01-155196126259-43b914c9a4994b35

He is tweeting the date of international men’s day to every person who wittily tweets asking when international men’s day is. Soooo funny. And last year he raised over £50k! Tomorrow is international women’s day so worth starting to search Richard K Herring out on Twitter. Over £7k raised so far....

[marvellousnightforamooncup]

I love him for this.

[Thethingswedoforlove]

Me too marvellous

[Thethingswedoforlove]

Today is the day! The total is already up to £12.3k....

[CollaterlieSistersSister]

Ah, Twitter highlight of the year.

Good on you, Richard.

[Thethingswedoforlove]

Nearly £14k now!

[ShowOfHands]

Just read them over breakfast with 11yo dd.

Sterling work as ever Richard.

[Thethingswedoforlove]

Now at over £30k. And I am reminded last year he raised £150k.

[RiverTam]

www.gofundme.com/whensinternationalmensday2019?pc=&rcid=r01-155196126259-43b914c9a4994b35

clicky link

can I ask what Refuge's position on women being, you know, adult human females, is before I donate?

[Jizzle]

@RiverTam Oh naff off with this rubbish again...

[Thethingswedoforlove]

Thanks River for clicky link. I don’t know re position. I do worry about that too but decided in the meantime they are helping many many women so I did choose to donate anyway.....

[RiverTam]

Jizzle what? what the fuck? Questions not allowed, is that it?

OP - well, indeed. I just would like to know before donating, which I probably shall.

[SaucyJack]

I’m not searching him up.

I’m sure he means well, but it’s international women’s day- not international male comedian’s day.

[EcclesThePeacock]

I’m sure he means well, but it’s international women’s day- not international male comedian’s day.

I'm sure he's well aware of that. His self-imposed job is to deal with the tedious men who still don't know that yes, there is also an international men's day. That seems like an ideal job for a male ally - a man talking responsibility for men's behaviour. And raising money for a refuge too - what's not to like?

[Thethingswedoforlove]

I agree Eccles

[EcclesThePeacock]

As he puts it:

' I am a huge Cnut trying to turn back an unstoppable ocean of idiocy. But a King Midas weaving that idiocy into gold'

[Thethingswedoforlove]

Very nearly £50k now

[ContessaIsOnADietDammit]

I was terribly conflicted this morning because my first thought was that the funny man on Twitter will be back at it I've made my peace with it now. Go Richard!!

[WonderTweek]

I like what he does and don't have a problem with it. He's raising ridiculous amounts of money for a women's charity and he seems not to be a dick about it either, so fair play to him. I do find the tweets funny and get a little bit excited when someone is a good sport about it and learns a lesson.

[stevie69]

Thank you for the link.

Mum gives me £50 for my birthday, which is later this month, for me to donate to charity. I wanted it to go to support women who are victims of domestic violence and so this perfect

[Thethingswedoforlove]

That’s brilliant stevie

[RomanticFatigue]

The fact that Richard does this every year shows exactly why we need International Women's Day. Such entitlement.

[Thethingswedoforlove]

Absolutely romantic

[Cautionsharpblade]

He made the same point himself about women being the focus, not him, when he turned down press interviews last year and suggested they interview a woman instead.

He’s always been very supportive of women in comedy.

He’s been doing the 8 March Twitter thing for years and never got much traction for it until the press picked up on it. Just like U.K. celebrations of Intl Women’s Day itself.

[GreigLaidlawsbarofsoap]

Thanks for the link