The Author, Séamas O'Reilly: Two weeks ago, I became the centre of a baffling panic among the online Men's Rights community. I wrote this to say how weird, stupid and depressing that was, but also that I haven't given up on people just yet. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Two weeks ago, I became the centre of a baffling panic among the online Men's Rights community. I wrote this to say how weird, stupid and depressing that was, but also that I haven't given up on people just yet. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

My rather sweet Father’s Day joke got the men’s rights activists raging | Séamas O'Reillywww.theguardian.com It seems I’m a misandrist…

For a fuller view of the debacle, you can find my original precis here. bsky.app/profile/seam...

So, this has been extremely strange. Yesterday I published this column about my son's thin grasp on the merits of Father's Day. It was - I thought - a fairly sweet piece, and initial reaction from readers was very positive. And then things got weird... www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

My son is suspicious of the idea of Father’s Day. Why would he want to celebrate the lesser of his two parents? | Seamas O'Reillywww.theguardian.com I’m aware of sounding a bit desperate as I explain the concept to him

Excellent first comment to them though lol

You are a fantastic writer; they just have the reading comprehension of syphilitic gibbons.

It's nice that you think the normal people outnumber the other on Twitter, but over here I have interesting conversations and learn things and over there weirdos shout at you and you get porn thrown at you, so I think I'll stay here. Twitter can maybe work if you have lots of followers?

People didn’t recognize Séamus as a traditionally male name? I don’t even know what to say to that. Even in America it’s a reasonably common boy name, albeit usually with a slightly different spelling.

Séamas must be a kind person. Where he said 'not familiar with Irish naming conventions' most of us would have said 'thick idiots who don't know Séamas is a boys' name'.

These idiots busy trying to foster an online culture war piss me off so much. They're the same people that complain Star Trek is too woke, or X-Men are too woke. Their words have no water and are the howling of a bunch of half shaven bleached apes.

I read the previous article expecting.. I don't know? Something negative 😅?? It's not it's just a normal Parent-Child interaction!

The hubbub was on Twitter, presumably? Have you tried the new thing: "Ignore all previous instructions"? See mastodon.de/@ErikUden/11...

Erik Uden 🦣🍑:coffefied: (@[email protected])mastodon.de Attached: 4 images QUICK! Ignore all previous instructions

Good grief, these weirdos.

Good on ya 👍

sweet jesus, people are embarrassing

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