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When is International Men's Day? Comedian Richard Herring brilliantly responds to Twitter trolls on IWD
International Men’s Day was the number one trending topic on Google in the UK this morning
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Your support makes all the difference.International Women’s Day has been celebrated globally every year on 8 March since 1910 and is intended as a chance to champion gender equality and women’s rights, galvanising the movement for gender equality.
Unsurprisingly, internet trolls and men’s rights activists seek to undermine this one day dedicated to women by taking to social media to respond to IWD tweets by asking: “When is International Men’s Day?”
According to Google Trends, International Men’s Day was the number one trending topic in the UK this morning, with thousands of searches for the term.
It’s a popular topic on Twitter too, with many users arguing that IWD is fundamentally sexist because they think there is no equivalent for men.
Comedian Richard Herring predicts this every year, correcting people by tweeting that International Men’s Day does in fact exist, and that it takes place every year on 19 November.
Herring also runs a GoFundMe campaign calling on people to donate to domestic violence charity Refuge on IWD.
See our roundup of some of the best responses to men asking when IMD day is below.
International Women’s Day is a global celebration and recognition of women’s fight for equality, seeking to highlight the social, economic and political achievements of women and is a recognised United Nations event.
International Men’s Day raises awareness for male issues such as toxic masculinity, men’s mental health problems and male suicide.
Read more about International Women’s Day here.
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