But when is International Men's Day? What about equality?

[Frescoed]

Well, since you asked..... it's 19th November!

Richard Herring, twitter.com/Herring1967 is currently providing a sterling public service in letting everyone - particularly anyone feeling a bit 'what-about-the-menz' today - know that there is an International Men's Day too.

In doing so, he's also raising money for Refuge www.justgiving.com/fundraising/November19th?utm_source=twitter

AIBU to encourage you, if you would like to and feel like celebrating International Women's Day by donating to a charity which provides important services for women and children, to donate too?

Brilliant and yes I will

Cheers ghosty

Just been scrolling through his Twitter, it's funny
He'll be ready for a swift beer or three tonight if he's attempting to take on all the Twitter numpties lol!
There's another big thread about it here www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/3187525--When-is-the-International-Men-s-Day

That's great! I took him literally at first and was all cat's bum . I think i need caffeine.

Ahh cady should have known someone else would have picked it up too!

Yes. We know. There were about 5 billion threads on the exact same thing yesterday. Some posters even felt the need to create the same thread under different topics. How did you miss it?

I was pretty sure it was EVERY other day of the year

Blimey, hotcrossbun, why the cats bum face and turning up like the Thread Police?
Go read his feed, it might make you smile a bit.

I did after the thousands of threads yesterday. It's dull.

Well, HotCrossBun all I can do is apologise! I was working doing other stuff yesterday, rather than watching Mumsnet. I imagine you'll get over it, though.

Well done for working. Clever girl!

Hotcross If it's on a few different threads (only 3 I think, chat, AIBU, and feminist chat) there is more chance people will see it and donate. They've nearly raised £50,000 for Refuge. I imagine it's pretty boring having to leave your life and go to a refuge too because some fucker is abusing you.

HotCrossBun thank you, I did feel proud of myself Obviously I'm going to need a bit lie-down today though...

Also, I really like Hot Cross Buns and feel quite cross myself now that you've adopted the name of such a fine confection in order to be crabbit. For shame.

Very entertaining. All those men thinking they are being clever asking when international men's day is, assuming there isn't one and they cab screech sexism. They must feel really silly. Plus they have never heard of google obviously.

cab? can.

It's crystal clear in the title what the thread is about. If you're bored with the topic, why click it?!

All the 'but why don't we have an International Men's Day' blokey moaners are a pain in the arse. But I have to say I find Richard Herring's annual IWD thing irritating too. Bit too attention seeking. But it's a lot of money for a good charity so I'll give him a pass.

They've reached the £50,000

I'm pleased he's making money but it's pretty attention seeking.

It's always International Men's Day. Every day.

Oh who cares if it's attention seeking. £50,000 for Refuge.

“Attention seeking” is the point, isn’t it?
He is not trying to be self effacing and modest

Well you can view Richard as attention seeking or you can view it as him using his privilege to do something positive. If a woman tweeted in the same way she would be getting death and rape threats right back ASAP so having a guy take any flack (admittedly less flack, because he’s a guy and men are inclined to listen to a man rather than threaten them) and help raise over 30k for Refuge in 3 hours. It’s pretty good I think. Nice one Rich. Also he is quite a nice man.

He is not trying to be self effacing and modest

Well no. He's a comedian, they don't tend to be. Plus he knows this is the day of the year when his profile will be at its highest.