April 28, 2009 is a made-up holiday created by the National Organization for Women called “Equal Pay Day.” Women are encouraged to wear red to support equal pay (read: hate on men).
It should go without saying that you should not wear red today, not that there will be enough NOW women around to make any difference.
The really mind-boggling part is how NOW encourages members to celebrate:
Host an “Un-happy hour” on April 28 to signal your dissatisfaction with the wage gap. See if a local bar, club, or restaurant (try the women-owned ones first!) will give you drink specials for the night: ideas include Dollar Drinks for 78 Cents or women pay 78% of their tabs and men pay 100%. Use this social time to network and plan local activities that can lead to improved wages for women and economic health for their families.
Is that not disgusting? Let’s protest (non-existent) pay discrimination by… discriminating against men?
I encourage you to celebrate by going out tonight and buying your (male) buddy a beer… and definitely not buying any women any drinks.
To really celebrate, why not send cards to your Senators encouraging them to vote NO on the “Paycheck Fairness Act”?
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