The Problem with Men: When is it International Men's Day? (and why it matters)

Being a man (and being a human) means you are part of an incredible spectrum of personalities, lifestyles, sexualities and gender. There is absolutely nothing that completely unites men apart from the feeling that we are men. Some of us are hiding who we really are, for fear of being judged by the ‘proper’ men, perhaps because we’ve been taught it’

If the people asking the question really care about International Men’s Day then they need to know that they are damaging it. If they don’t care about it and just have a problem with women having a day of celebration, then the damage is inside them and they need to address it. Women are not the reason their life is going the way it is. Their proble

It was not fun to be at the centre of this hurricane of twats.

it’s a special kind of person who can get infuriated by someone raising so much cash for victims of domestic abuse. Though, believe me, those very special kinds of people do exist.

I am not a sexist. I’ve actually got a friend who’s a woman, so I can’t be sexist. I believe women should be treated as if they’re equal.

These men are angry at something, but they don’t know what, exactly. It’s easier for them to blame people who are different to them than it is to blame themselves, or more pertinently the system that has encouraged them to bottle up their feelings and made them dispensable.

Nobody else has the right balance of madness, pomposity, determination, comedy chops, staying power and hubris to make this quest work. I am cursed, but it has to be ME.

Notions of masculinity vary so much both historically and culturally that it’s nonsensical to talk about it in absolute terms.

The patriarchy is grabbing you by the pussy and you’re such a little bitch you actually cheerlead for it. When are you going to grow some balls and become a feminist?