The Problem with Men: When is it International Men's Day? (and why it matters)

by Richard Herring

Overview

'The problem with The Problem with Men is that I do believe men will have less trouble with it than the title suggests as it is actually a glorious, funny book written by a glorious funny man' AISLING BEA

'Very moving, one of the few things I've consumed in 2020 that has left me with a sense of hope... but one thing wasn't made clear, when is International Men's Day?' JOHN ROBINS

For the past decade, Richard Herring has been answering sexist trolls on International Women's Day when they ask 'when is International Men's Day?' in the mistaken belief there isn't one.

If only the trolls had learned to use Google they would realise that there is an International Men's Day - it's on November 19th.

In The Problem with Men Richard expands on his Twitter discussions and tackles some of the big questions surrounding the problems of toxic masculinity - for women, but also for men - including:

- Should men fear feminism?
- Is society sexist against men?
- Could you win a point against Serena Williams?

*spoiler* The answer to all of these is no.

With Richard's signature humour and insight, The Problem with Men is a book for anyone striving for an equal society, all year round.

'This is a great book but I think the last thing it needs is a quote by yet another man' JAMES ACASTER

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780751581461
Publisher:	Little, Brown Book Group
Publication date:	04/12/2022
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	737,381
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.75(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Richard Herring has enjoyed phenomenal success as a writer and performer and is an innovator in the world of podcasts. Persistently placing in the Top 10 UK Comedy Podcast chart, Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast (RHLSTP) sees him interview top comedians in front of a live audience, with previous guests including Sir Michael Palin, Dawn French and Grayson Perry. He has written and appeared in a number of critically acclaimed plays, is a frequent guest on television panel shows, regularly tours as a stand-up comedian and was the winner of series 10 of Taskmaster. He's also won a House of Games Champion of Champions trophy. And it only took him four goes to win Pointless.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

1 What's Wrong With Asking When International Men's Day is on International Women's Day? 11

2 Is it Definitely Sexist to Ask About International Men's Day on International Women's Day? 19

3 Hold On, You're a Man! Aren't You Making International Women's Day About Yourself? 27

4 Why Do We Even Need an International Women's Day When Women are Already Equal? 37

5 If There's Still So Much Sexism, How Come I've Never Experienced It? 45

6 What if Society is Actually Sexist Against Men? 53

7 Is Female Equality REALLY the Same as Male Equality? 61

8 Can a Man Really Be a Feminist? 65

9 Could I Win a Point if I played Serena Williams at Tennis? 71

10 What's Wrong With Being Confident? 79

11 Where's Our Google Doodle? 87

12 Is There Anything That DOESN'T Have a Day? 95

13 Anyone Can Start a Day, but How Easy is it to Make it Popular Enough to be Celebrated? 103

14 Why Doesn't International Men's Day Get the Same Support as International Women's Day? 111

15 What's International Men's Day? 121

16 When's White History Month? 129

17 What is a Man? 135

18 Could We Make International Men's Day a Thing? 145

19 How Do We Stop People Asking About International Men's Day on International Women's Day? 151

Quiz 157

Editorial Reviews

Rich, you're a brilliant comedian and this is a great book but I think the last thing it needs is a quote by yet another man—James Acaster

The problem with The Problem with Men is that I do believe men will have less trouble with it than the title suggests as it is actually a glorious, funny book written by a glorious funny man—Aisling Bea

Very moving, one of the few things I've consumed in 2020 that has left me with a sense of hope... but one thing wasn't made clear, when is International Men's Day?—John Robins

I loved it. One of the reasons I loved it is because it's not very long and I read it quite quickly. It's very funny, as you'd expect. It's funny, even if you are a slightly defensive and thin-skinned male man, I think you'd enjoy this - it's not designed to wind anyone up, but to help you relax—Adam Buxton

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