International Men’s Day has become an occasion to share messages about the importance of self-care for men to fend off physical and psychological ailments. Many on Twitter marked the day by discussing problems that men are particularly prone to, with a special emphasis on suicide:
This #InternationalMensDay, I hope we can encourage men to express their emotions, show vulnerability, and find no shame in going to therapy.
— Allie Goertz (@AllieGoertz) November 19, 2018
Men's struggles to talk about mental health and suicide, enforced aggression and competition, rigid rules around socialisation, presentation and emotion, masculinity at the expense of self preservation, are all because of the patriarchy not in spite of it #internationalmensday
— moth dad (@innesmck) November 19, 2018
Men are three times more likely to kill themselves.
— Matt Haig (@matthaig1) November 19, 2018
More likely to hide a mental health problem.
To be addicts.
To die young.
To be violent.
To commit crime.
To end up homeless.
Or in prison.
Toxic masculine values poison inwards as well as outwards. #InternationalMensDay.
Feminism truly is about equality so on #InternationalMensDay I want to take a moment to remind you that feminists also take into account how toxic masculinity can affects and harms men, and it’s bad for everyone. It’s why we need to work together and end the concept.
— sai (@Saisailu97) November 19, 2018
But there was at least one prominent figure who wanted to use International Men’s Day for entirely different purposes. Piers Morgan is one of 46 people on Twitter followed by American president Donald Trump. Morgan decided to use his twitter account to spew forth tweets that made it clear that for him the day is an occasion to spite feminists.
Happy #InternationalMensDay! Stay strong lads, we’re not illegal - yet. 👊
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) November 19, 2018
UPDATE: My new #InternationalMensDay column will be posted @DailyMail soon.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) November 19, 2018
Brace yourselves, radical feminists - I'm coming for you.