Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

muriel_volestrangler

(101,315 posts)
Thu Mar 8, 2018, 12:43 PM Mar 2018

Richard Herring has raised over 80K pounds for domestic violence by answering one dumb question

again and again:

Where there is light, there is also darkness. Such is the way of the world, and so it is that every International Women’s Day a select group of people ask the same question:

“Yeah but when’s International Men’s Day?”

As we have reported before, there is an International Men’s Day– November 19th- and it does exist to raise awareness for important issues, such as male mental health, toxic masculinity and high suicide rates. What it is not, however, is a counter to International Women’s Day, a day that exists to remind us that society is glaringly unequal if you identify as female.

To try and stem the tide of internet contrarians, enter Richard Herring, a comedian on a mission: this International Women’s Day he will be on Twitter telling everyone who asks the aforementioned dumb question exactly when International Men’s Day is.

Read more at: https://inews.co.uk/news/uk/richard-herring-is-raising-money-for-refuge-by-telling-anyone-who-asks-when-international-mens-day-is/




His Twitter page: https://twitter.com/Herring1967

He's a comedian, who was big on British TV several years ago, but not seen so much now.
1 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Richard Herring has raised over 80K pounds for domestic violence by answering one dumb question (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler Mar 2018 OP
Nov 19 TheSmarterDog Mar 2018 #1
Latest Discussions»General Discussion»Richard Herring has raise...