Happy international men's day
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INTERNATIONAL MEN’S DAY
International Men’s Day observed on November 19 focuses on men’s health, improving gender relations, highlighting male role models, and promoting positive expressions of masculinity. It’s also an opportunity to recognize men who don’t fall into traditional manifestations of masculinity, such as gay and bisexual men, transgender, or masculine non-binary people.
HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL MEN’S DAY
In 1968, an American journalist named John P. Harris wrote an editorial highlighting a lack of balance in the Soviet system, which promoted an International Women’s Day for female workers but failed to deliver a male counterpart. Harris stated that though he agreed there should be a day to celebrate women, the day served as flaw within the communist system.
In the early 1990s Thomas Oaster, the director of the Missouri Center for Men’s Studies, invited organizations in the U.S., Australia, and Malta to hold small International Men’s Day events during the month of February. Oaster successfully hosted these events for two years, but his 1995 attempt was poorly attended. Discouraged, he ceased plans to continue the function. Australia followed suit, making Malta the sole country to continue celebrating.
In 1999 Trinidad and Tobago, the day was revived by Jerome Teelucksingh from the University of the West Indies. He realized that even though there was a day for fathers, there was no day to celebrate men who didn’t have kids, or who were young boys and teenagers. Teelucksingh understood the importance of positive male role models, as his father had been an excellent example for him, and chose to celebrate International Men’s Day on November 19 — the day of his father’s birthday as well as the day a local soccer team had united his country with their endeavors to qualify for the world cup.
Since Teelucksingh’s revival, International Men’s Day has served to promote positive aspects of male identity based on the premise that men respond more constructively to positive role models than to negative gender stereotyping. The day is not intended to compete with International Women’s Day, but to highlight the importance of men’s physical and mental health and positive masculinity.
International Men’s Day observed on November 19 focuses on men’s health, improving gender relations, highlighting male role models, and promoting positive expressions of masculinity. It’s also an opportunity to recognize men who don’t fall into traditional manifestations of masculinity, such as gay and bisexual men, transgender, or masculine non-binary people.
HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL MEN’S DAY
In 1968, an American journalist named John P. Harris wrote an editorial highlighting a lack of balance in the Soviet system, which promoted an International Women’s Day for female workers but failed to deliver a male counterpart. Harris stated that though he agreed there should be a day to celebrate women, the day served as flaw within the communist system.
In the early 1990s Thomas Oaster, the director of the Missouri Center for Men’s Studies, invited organizations in the U.S., Australia, and Malta to hold small International Men’s Day events during the month of February. Oaster successfully hosted these events for two years, but his 1995 attempt was poorly attended. Discouraged, he ceased plans to continue the function. Australia followed suit, making Malta the sole country to continue celebrating.
In 1999 Trinidad and Tobago, the day was revived by Jerome Teelucksingh from the University of the West Indies. He realized that even though there was a day for fathers, there was no day to celebrate men who didn’t have kids, or who were young boys and teenagers. Teelucksingh understood the importance of positive male role models, as his father had been an excellent example for him, and chose to celebrate International Men’s Day on November 19 — the day of his father’s birthday as well as the day a local soccer team had united his country with their endeavors to qualify for the world cup.
Since Teelucksingh’s revival, International Men’s Day has served to promote positive aspects of male identity based on the premise that men respond more constructively to positive role models than to negative gender stereotyping. The day is not intended to compete with International Women’s Day, but to highlight the importance of men’s physical and mental health and positive masculinity.
अपने सपनों को ताक पर रख कर जिसे प्यार करते हैं उसकी ख़ुशी के लिए काम करते पुरूष,
बग़ल से गुजर रही किसी औरत का भारी थैला लिफ़्ट तक पहुँचाते पुरूष,
ख़ुद एक जींस और दो टी-शर्ट में काम चला कर प्रेयसी और पत्नी को उनकी पसंद की चीज़ें दिलवाते पुरूष,
और हर परेशानी को छोटी सी मुस्कान के पीछे छिपा अपना ब्रेव फ़ेस दिखाते पुरुषों को आज का दिन मुबारक हो.
आप सबके होने से ये दुनिया ख़ूबसूरत है. आप हैं तो मुहब्बत है. सपने हैं. आप अपनी ख़ूबसूरती को बरक़रार रखिएगा क्योंकि आप ही की क़ौम के कई सारे पुरुष आप से आपके इंसान कहे जाने के हक़ को छीन रहें. ये वो वक़्त है जब आपको सबसे ज़्यादा इंसान बने रहने की दरकार है.
प्लीज़ अपने अंदर के इंसान को बचाए रखिएगा. दर्द हो तो रो लीजिएगा मगर सख़्त जान बन कर ख़ुद का गला मत घोटिएगा. किसी से बदला लेने के लिए ख़ुद को मत बदल लीजिएगा. मुस्कुराते रहिएगा. एक बार फिर से आपको आज का दिन मुबारक हो!
बग़ल से गुजर रही किसी औरत का भारी थैला लिफ़्ट तक पहुँचाते पुरूष,
ख़ुद एक जींस और दो टी-शर्ट में काम चला कर प्रेयसी और पत्नी को उनकी पसंद की चीज़ें दिलवाते पुरूष,
और हर परेशानी को छोटी सी मुस्कान के पीछे छिपा अपना ब्रेव फ़ेस दिखाते पुरुषों को आज का दिन मुबारक हो.
आप सबके होने से ये दुनिया ख़ूबसूरत है. आप हैं तो मुहब्बत है. सपने हैं. आप अपनी ख़ूबसूरती को बरक़रार रखिएगा क्योंकि आप ही की क़ौम के कई सारे पुरुष आप से आपके इंसान कहे जाने के हक़ को छीन रहें. ये वो वक़्त है जब आपको सबसे ज़्यादा इंसान बने रहने की दरकार है.
प्लीज़ अपने अंदर के इंसान को बचाए रखिएगा. दर्द हो तो रो लीजिएगा मगर सख़्त जान बन कर ख़ुद का गला मत घोटिएगा. किसी से बदला लेने के लिए ख़ुद को मत बदल लीजिएगा. मुस्कुराते रहिएगा. एक बार फिर से आपको आज का दिन मुबारक हो!
धन्यवाद।
Happy International Men's day to all men.
Lemme change my above statement...
Except Kamini NO WOMEN will wish.....
