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Every year on International Women’s Day, the internet gets flooded with men demanding to know when International Men’s Day is. Those men have apparently never taken the time to Google the question because the answer is today, November 19th.
Happy #InternationalMensDay to the men who never ask, “Well, is there an International MEN’S DAY?!?!” on International Women’s Day
— andi zeisler (@andizeisler) November 19, 2019
The idea of a Men’s Day is complicated, since–much like the recent focus on Straight Pride Parades–a lot of the demand for one comes as a response to Women’s Day, without recognizing that International Women’s Day was born out of women’s marginalization at the hands of cis men.
It’s clear that when men demand to know about THEIR day on and only on a day dedicated to women, they don’t actually care.
So you had eight months to prep. You must have come up with something amazing. It’s today. What are you doing? https://t.co/79gjNrW4s4
— Richard K Herring (@Herring1967) November 19, 2019
So yes, many of those men are asking in bad faith and should be treated as such, if not ignored completely. What shouldn’t be ignored are the issues actual good-faith actors and organizations have put at the center of International Men’s Day–issues like mental health, toxic masculinity, making sure boys have positive male role models, and the distressingly high suicide rate among men and boys.
#InternationalMensDay
Men (& boys) can be affected by:
Depression
Anxiety
Anorexia
(C)PTSD
Bipolar
Bulimia
Psychosis
OCD
BPD
Loneliness
& suicide which is the biggest killer of men under the age of 50
Fellas, you have to speak out, there is no shame in suffering, silence can kill— MentalHealthMillion (@MentalHealthMil) November 19, 2019
Men living in the UK:
12 men each day take their own lives;
7/10 murder victims are male;
85% of people reported to be sleeping homeless are male
95% of the prison population is male;
84% of suicides linked to the recession were men.
This is not OK.#InternationalMensDay
— Dr. Jennifer Cassidy (@OxfordDiplomat) November 19, 2019
Today is #InternationalMensDay. Yet, 31% of men said they would feel too embarrassed to seek help for a mental health problem.
Being in your friend’s corner could make a real difference to their life. So, if you notice your mate is acting differently, reach out. pic.twitter.com/Nq7Qf2T2bD
— Time to Change (@TimetoChange) November 19, 2019
Would have rolled my eyes at #InternationalMensDay in years gone by, however I now recognize that while male privilege does exist – gay, trans and men of colour do not always benefit from it, and also that men’s mental health stigma is a massive issue that need attench 💓
— holly x (@hollyshortall) November 19, 2019
- Here’s why there were psychics (and psychic squids!) in Alan Moore’s Watchmen. (via Polygon)
- The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare gave away free Sailor Moon condoms last month. (via Geeks Are Sexy)
- A record number of TV episodes were directed by women and POC this year. That record number, by the way, is half–meaning the other half were directed by white men. Happy International Men’s Day, everybody! You did it! (via Variety)
- Bong Joon-ho coming in with the hot and perfect takes:
Okay, this is the only good answer. We can stop with these questions now. pic.twitter.com/fyDijlu5Ii
— Will Goss (@williambgoss) November 19, 2019
- Ayanna Pressley is calling for the decriminalization of sex work. (via Vice)
- Taking on white nationalism? Elizabeth Warren has a plan for that. (via ElizabethWarren.com)
- Ahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!
OH MY GOD THIS IS MY LITERAL DREAM CASTING!!!!!!!!!! https://t.co/vwZimiOXkR
— Gavia Baker-Whitelaw (@Hello_Tailor) November 19, 2019
What did you all see out there today?
(image: Samantha Hurley from Burst)
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Dragon Con 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia, was an absolute success this year! The pop culture, fantasy, sci-fi, and gaming convention attracted a record-breaking 85,000 attendees for the five-day celebration and raised over $110,000 for its official 2019 charity, the American Heart Association’s Georgia affiliate.
The show brought in all kinds of genre favorites like George Takei and Lou Ferrigno, along with A-List celebrities including Karl Urban and Jack Quaid from Amazon Prime Video’s The Boys, Zachary Levi from Shazam!, and David Tennant who most of us know simply as The Doctor. And this is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to talent at Dragon Con. Hundreds of artists from all around take up two floors of the show space, and a third for the actual art show that is held at the event. There is a floor dedicated to arcade games and tabletop games, viewing rooms, multiple dealers rooms, parades, parties, panels, you name it, Dragon Con’s got it.
But it’s the costumes that I feel really bring all the attendees out to Dragon Con each year, or as I like to call it when the sun goes down; Nerdy Gras! I’ve talked with so many attendees who tell me it is the one show they come back to each year and try and outdo themselves costume-wise. These outfits blow anything away that you may see downtown on Halloween. We’re talking full-armored suits, living-breathing dragons, entire superhero teams, and just some of the coolest cosplay you will ever see in person.
Check out all the amazing costumes below from this past year. If anything, It may help you prep for the 2020 show.
Make sure to grab your tickets for next year’s Dragon Con event right here!
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Aquaman, or at least the guy who plays Aquaman, referred to humanity as a “disease” in a U.N. speech on climate change earlier this year, with the harsh words implying a worldwide moral failing for humankind, especially when it comes to how our species takes care of Earth’s oceans. But obviously there are plenty of people who still care about marine life, such as Henry Kim, a Korean fashion designer who built a “wheelchair” for his disabled goldfish.
In a video posted to the YouTube channel, Caters Clips, Kim’s extraordinary act of fish affection is described, and it’s just as selfless and creative as it sounds. In fact, it may even be more impressive than it seems, because Kim has managed to keep the goldfish alive for far longer than it should’ve been; a BoredPanda article discussing Kim’s invention quotes Kim as saying that goldfish infected with a disease like the one that currently grips this wheelchair-using fish usually results in death after just a couple of months, while his fish has already been alive for five months. The average lifespan of a goldfish, by the way, is apparently a whopping 10 to 15 years.
The invention, which we first heard about via Laughing Squid, is an ingenious way of keeping goldfish afloat, right side up, when they become infected with an ailment known as swim bladder disease. Swim bladder disease, sometimes referred to as swim bladder disorder, is common among aquarium fish, and affects their ability to control their buoyancy. While normal goldfish are able to float right side up, and change elevation in water at will, fish infected with swim bladder disease are unable to control their direction and level of floatation. This is because their swim bladder, an internal gas-filled organ, is dysfunctional thanks to either intestinal parasites, or constipation due to overfeeding.
And while the swim bladder disease wiki notes that it can be cured by feeding green peas to an infected fish, or having “fish surgeons” adjust the fish’s buoyancy by putting a stone in the swim bladder—or even removing a part of the bladder—presumably Kim’s wheelchair is more effective and less costly. (We can only imagine how much money it costs to have a “fish surgeon” come out to your house to perform bladder surgery.)
A healthy swim bladder. Uwe Gille
It’s unclear if Kim plans on making his goldfish wheelchair, or at least the instructions on how to build it, available for fish aficionados (a-fish-ionados?) everywhere. In the meantime, people can try that green pea treatment, which is supposed to work within a few hours. If you need a step-by-step guide on how to manage that little maneuver, the website Complete Goldfish Care has you covered.
What do you think about Kim’s goldfish wheelchair? Does a small, yet heartwarming act of kindness like this restore your faith in humanity and its ability to take care of marine life? Float your opinions, in a healthy, balanced way, in the comments!
Feature image: Henry Kim via Caters Clips
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