Just a bunch of woke men who managed to make International Women’s Day all about them

I know I’m supposed to like “be excited” about all the men who wore red to rep International Women’s Day yesterday, but there’s something so cringe about the kind of men who use a day about women to self-promote and compete over who can be the “wokest” dude.

It’s the kind of guy who let’s you get the door for yourself because he knows you’re a “strong women,” but wouldn’t it be nice if we all just held the door for each other?

I swear, these men took to Twitter and Instagram in hoards to make sure every woman out there knows they think we’re important as well. Because, after all, what are we without their validation?

They were that guy springing to the Women’s rally, shoving screaming young girls out of the way so that they had a chance to show off their “Your body your choice sign,” while surveying the crowd for single ladies who are independent, but not too independent.

The kind of guy who buys his girlfriend flowers on Women’s Day to make sure he’s getting laid. Imagine if on your friend’s birthday, you only uploaded selfies of yourself looking cute, cropping them out entirely. Yeah, that’s exactly what happened here:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BRbB849hKdd/?tagged=internationalwomensday&hl=en

https://www.instagram.com/p/BRbJdWzljfP/?tagged=womensmarch&hl=en

https://www.instagram.com/p/BRauZ1slu1G/?tagged=iwd&hl=en

One out of seven isn’t bad?

So there you have it. Just a glimpse into the minds of men who are, and who won’t let you forget that they are, here for women.

Creepily handing out roses in the street while whispering, “today is about you”, as they turn to the camera, grinning. Their posts will be long and tiring, and they will probably begin with “I just need to say”, because they always need to say. Even on International Women’s Day.

@carolinephinney