“They based their day in San José, a man who did nothing”, the funny memes of the Day of the Man in Colombia

Today, March 19, the feast of the man is celebrated in Colombia, a date which, different from the day of the woman, is not to claim rights, but to celebrate Joseph, husband of Mary and father of Jesus, the God of the Catholic Church. This date was set by the country’s institution and each year, in general, it goes unnoticed by millions of Colombians, which has generated funny memes that abound on social networks.

Although International Men’s Day is celebrated on November 19, after its establishment in 1992 by Professor Tomas Oaster, University of Missouri-Kansas, who proposed to take this date to celebrate men. However, the date did not become popular until 1999. Ingeborg Breines, director of UNESCO’s Women and Culture of Peace program, supported the initiative to choose an international day for men, seeing it as “an international day for men. great idea that will provide a bit of gender balance ”and wanted to cooperate.

However, Several Colombian men protest because several times in their country they do not give them presents, presents or congratulations on their day. As expected, and in the eyes of Internet users, of whom almost nothing goes unnoticed, funny images have been created that reflect the sadness of many men who compare their day to that of March 8, which is celebrated on the occasion of International Human Rights Day. wife.

Memes That Say They Don’t Give Male Members Gifts

The Mexican boy from Exxo who went viral for his reaction when they asked him for condoms.

Others who allude to the fact that women forgot to congratulate their brothers, fathers and male friends. Others in which, in addition, we observe men complaining with other men that their date goes unnoticed.

There are even women who raised the issue and assured that this day only valued trade.

“They also based their day in San José, a man who literally did nothing JAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJA”, it is read on Twitter.

The truth is, Men’s Day is officially celebrated in November. and other UN dependent agencies, such as the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), take this into account and organize allusive activities. However, the reason it hasn’t spread around Women’s Day yet is because it hasn’t been officially recognized by any body. Yet in 49 countries – including Argentina – this day is celebrated.

What is the goal? International Men’s Day is based on six pillars established in 2009:

– Promote positive male role models – Celebrate the positive contributions of men to society – Emphasize health and well-being – Highlight discrimination against men – Improve gender relations and promote gender equality between men and women – Creating a better world with more security

In addition to these general objectives, a specific theme is defined each year. Since 2011, and in order to unify the criteria between all the participants, the coordination of the event proposes themes and global objectives such as “Expanding the reproductive options of males” in 2015, “Stop male suicide” in 2016 and “Celebrating Men and Boys” in 2017.

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