Machine Lord ZeroTo any men asking "what about international men's day?", that's the 19th of November, which you'd already know if you actually cared about that.
Рой Клꙮунов@MachineLordZero I do know what day it is on. The question is why should we greet women if they don't greet us. Shouldn't we strive for equality?
Patch You Up@aka_dude @MachineLordZero Many women don't "greet" men because our society has a history of men being violent against women. Many women have a personal history of violence at the hands of men. So if a woman doesn't seem pleasant as you walk by, it's unreasonable to think "oh, she should smile more."
@Jumpmed quite a lot of women are friends with me. Their possible personal history with violence, if exists, or global history of patriarchy, does not seem to hinder our relationship. They congratulate (is this the correct word?) me with my birthday and new year, invite me on their birthdays and so on. They react well to congrats with March 8th. Yet, none of them congratulate me on November 19th. I don't think this is in any way connected to violence or oppression. It seems to me that there is simply no tradition to celebrate 19.11 like it is with 8.03. At least in our parts of the world (Eastern Europe).