Where’s ‘international men’s day’? Why don’t we have one? There I am with my almost ‘equals’ sign (another 4 months’ of physio and I should make it) and then I find that women get not just a ‘day’ but an ‘international day’ in celebration of… of… of women. I celebrate them every day. Except when I have one driving ahead of me in a Range Rover. Then my… errrr… celebrations are slightly muted. Could even be mistaken for swearing. On occasion. Or confusion. Why are you driving down the middle of this road when its 2-way and there’s cars coming towards you? 

Yesterday was international women’s day and bless them all. Meg made a speech in a school and was groped by the head boy. Good luck to both of them. And women all over the world… were even more womanly yesterday than on any other day of the year. Because we celebrated that very womanliness in so many ways. And not all of them asking which shirt’s been ironed. No. According to the rules, we celebrated women’s contribution of a social, economic, political and cultural nature. Otherwise known as: talking on the phone; shopping; arguing and watching Love Island. In that order. And I applaud it all.

There is, in fact, an ‘international men’s day’ too. Wikepedia told me. Its in November. But unlike the female version, its not recognised by UNESCO, so is kind of unofficial.

Where’s the ‘equals’ there then? And isn’t it a bit ‘binary’ having just days for men and women? When there are now, apparently, so many options. In betweens. Almosts but not quites. Where’s the ‘diversity’???

My only real surprise is that Hallmark haven’t come up with a range of ‘happy international women’s day’ cards. Badges. Mugs. T-shirts. Key rings. I’d buy Lila an international women’s day Peppa Pig in a moment. Or and IMD unitorn. She’d love that. But what about Joey? He’s a little man. Come November he’ll find out that any celebration of his manhood is strictly unofficial. And he’ll hate that. Though unlike me he can celebrate it as he does every other day by pissing on the floor.

Happy Monday
A xxxx