# Should March 8 be A Day Without Men Day? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 20, 2017, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-march-8-be-a-day-without-men-day/780315 "2017-02-20T13:57:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LinusK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-march-8-be-a-day-without-men-day/780315/1 "2017-02-20T13:57:56Z")
Personally I think it would be awesome. I just hope I don’t need tech support that day. ---
**Author:** ![Covfefe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@Covfefe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covfefe)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-march-8-be-a-day-without-men-day/780315/2 "2017-02-20T14:03:22Z")
My! Looks like someone has taken the red pill. ---
**Author:** ![LinusK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-march-8-be-a-day-without-men-day/780315/3 "2017-02-20T14:06:59Z")
What’s a red pill? ---
**Author:** ![sevenwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@sevenwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sevenwood)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-march-8-be-a-day-without-men-day/780315/4 "2017-02-20T14:09:59Z")
Oh, good. I need a day off. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-march-8-be-a-day-without-men-day/780315/5 "2017-02-20T14:26:11Z")
Off to the Pit. Next time, bring debate. ---
**Author:** ![LinusK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-march-8-be-a-day-without-men-day/780315/6 "2017-02-20T14:28:54Z")
New Topic: Should Wanting to be a Moderator Automatically Disqualify you? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-march-8-be-a-day-without-men-day/780315/7 "2017-02-20T14:29:12Z")
> [@Jonathan\_Chance](#): > > Off to the Pit. Next time, bring debate. Debate hell. Next time, bring sense. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-march-8-be-a-day-without-men-day/780315/8 "2017-02-20T14:31:50Z")
> [@LinusK](#): > > Personally I think it would be awesome. > > I just hope I don’t need tech support that day. I’d rather have a day without sexism. Or three. Or a few years. Nava, female and working tech support. ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-march-8-be-a-day-without-men-day/780315/9 "2017-02-20T14:33:34Z")
Daring to treat the Op as a somewhat serious suggestion… A day without \ protests are generally a means to show the impact that an otherwise unrecognized (not merely unappreciated) group may have on the community. Immigrants may be unrecognized. Sexual orientation may be invisible. Religious minorities. Presence of certain ethnic or cultural groups may go unnoticed. Men are hardly invisible in the community. As such I do not think A Day Without Men is relevant. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-march-8-be-a-day-without-men-day/780315/10 "2017-02-20T14:36:19Z")
A little more context next time, OK LinusK? I found this blogger who snipes about a [Day Without Women on March 9](http://donsurber.blogspot.com/2017/02/a-day-without-men.html). He proclaims all sorts of bizarre absolutions, but this is his best: > [@](#): > > The reason the Left demonizes men is that the lefties want a totalitarian government, and the quickest way to a dictatorship is by tearing down the norms of society. > > This is why the Left supports an invasion of illegal aliens. Yep, them dictators are all about equal rights and promotion of minorities. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-march-8-be-a-day-without-men-day/780315/11 "2017-02-20T14:40:56Z")
> [@LinusK](#): > > Should March 8 be A Day Without Men Day?.. > Personally I think it would be awesome. > > I just hope I don’t need tech support that day. > [@LinusK](#): > > New Topic: Should Wanting to be a Moderator Automatically Disqualify you? Troll much, nitwit? ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-march-8-be-a-day-without-men-day/780315/12 "2017-02-20T14:44:58Z")
I propose A Day Without \*\*LinusK \*\*Day. ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-march-8-be-a-day-without-men-day/780315/13 "2017-02-20T14:47:51Z")
The concept of the “A Day Without…” events are to show society how much they would miss without an overlooked group. I propose that **LinusK** try it out. As a matter of fact, I think every day on the Dope could a be “A Day Without **LinusK** ” You know, just to see if we missed him. An experiment, you could say. Science!! ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-march-8-be-a-day-without-men-day/780315/14 "2017-02-20T14:55:24Z")
Personally, I wouldn’t mind a day without men. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-march-8-be-a-day-without-men-day/780315/15 "2017-02-20T14:57:51Z")
Can we compromise, and just have a day without whiny MRA dudes? Better yet: I know they’re a tiny percentage of the population. To make up for their small numbers, let’s extend it from “a day” to “a century.” ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-march-8-be-a-day-without-men-day/780315/16 "2017-02-20T14:58:02Z")
> [@LinusK](#): > > Personally I think it would be awesome. > > I just hope I don’t need tech support that day. > [@QuickSilver](#): > > Troll much, nitwit? Now, now. Maybe dear LinusK had a meaningful point that was just miscommunicated due to the limited space allowed for an OP? No wait, my mistake, he is indeed just a lame troll. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-march-8-be-a-day-without-men-day/780315/17 "2017-02-20T14:58:19Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > Personally, I wouldn’t mind a day without men. Maybe we could hold it the same day the fish are having their “A Day Without Bicycles”. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-march-8-be-a-day-without-men-day/780315/18 "2017-02-20T14:59:01Z")
I had to research what Linus was talking about, since his attempt at coy cleverness showed only the former. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-march-8-be-a-day-without-men-day/780315/19 "2017-02-20T15:04:54Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > I’d rather have a day without sexism. I’d rather have a message board without this douchebag. I think we’re getting closer. This is the third time he’s tried to start this topic in the last 24 hours. Getting his threads locked the first two times didn’t deter this hateful misogynistic troll. He just can’t leave it alone. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-march-8-be-a-day-without-men-day/780315/20 "2017-02-20T15:05:05Z")
Before this thread goes the way they often go for LinusK, I’d just like to note for the record that the ensuing mockery isn’t some sort of SJW/feminist agenda against the OP. It’s more of a - LinusK is a tiresome dickhead who should fuck off - agenda. Carry on. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-march-8-be-a-day-without-men-day/780315.md?page=2)