White history month. Herero pride. Intl men's day.

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I absolutely understand why we don't have a white history month or a heterosexual pride month. Power imbalances, (sometimes, sometimes current) historical discrimination, lack of awareness etc.

So why TF do we celebrate International Men's Day? Just why?

It's not that men's health doesn't matter, but following the logic above, just why do they get a special day when they have every bloody other day too?

@Allthegoodnamesarechosen @MrsTerryPratchett a Flimposter, if you will

But if we didn't have international mens day what would men google on international womens day?

But on another note, I think its great where we can have a day where topics like mens mental and physical health etc can be discussed, that may or may not have been the reason it started but its a good use of it.

I do get your point though

We have international womens day, so why discriminate? Men have high rates of suicide, so they must have mental health difficulties. Its not just about 'men decided'. I take it women also 'decided' on womens day?

There’s an international day everyday for one thing or another. I’ve seen more posts about International Pizza Day than IMD. In fact the only time I’ve ever seen anything about IMD is when people think they’re being funny on IWD. So, just for the riposte to that it’s worth it.

It celebrates the positive value men bring to the world, their families and communities.

Hear Hear !!

And yet you're arguing against a point that hasn't been made. (Defensively arguing that your relative lacked privilege when no-one claimed that he had it.) Which would indicate you don't understand the point or are knowingly setting up a strawman.

Who's hating or judging? Not me. It's quite possible to say something like, "hey it seems like if you apply for jobs with a typically Muslim name you get fewer responses than if you have an Anglo-Saxon name. Maybe we should investigate whether that's true and if so, have a think about whether we can try to address it" without secretly meaning "I blame white people for that".

You can be both. Or even a Walloon.

triggering - suicide

Men are more likely to choose violent and successful methods of suicide - cliffs, guns etc.
Whereas women choose pills - suicides that are gentler, take longer, and that you can be rescued from.

Not necessarily.
I'm female. At about the age of 40 I was seriously thinking of it. Really seriously.
I was taking off my seatbelt and driving very hard and very fast into something very solid.
I didn't - obvs but if I do, that's what I'll do. I won't want to be "rescued"

@Allthegoodnamesarechosen and @roarfeckingroarr I have now decided to identify as Flemish. Beer good as well.

Where do I pick up my EU passport?

People of all kinds can face discrimination including white people and straight people. It might be less likely but it happens. I’m mixed race and in a country where some of my family are from (where I have lived) I have seen serious discrimination against white people (sometimes directed towards me as I am fair skinned). It happens in the uK too - eg the various grooming scandals where victims were chosen in part because they were white.

tbh white history month makes as much sense as black history month. Black people are a disparate group with radically different histories same as white people.

anyway I don’t care if any group has a day as long as it’s used in a positive way.