One could argue that a great deal of progress has been made over the past few decades regarding the rights of LGBTQ people in the U.S. and around the world. The tides seem to be turning towards a world where nobody gives a f*ck about the gender of who other people f*ck and it's ABOUT DAMN TIME. But sadly, homophobia is still alive in 2019, even if its most vocal proponents are the very bottom of the barrel of human scum.

If you're still a homophobe at this point, your company includes Mike Pence, a bunch of crusty old white guys in Congress, and losers who show up at LGBTQ events with signs that say things like "God hates fags" and "homosexuality is a sin."

Yes, this shit still happens. People literally take the time out of their day to go to Kinko's and spend money to MAKE A SIGN telling other people who they can and cannot love. In the name of JESUS CHRIST, no less, a man whose whole schtick was supposed to be spreading kindness, love, and helping those less fortunate.

Sometimes, the best way to respond to utterly ridiculous bigotry is with humor. One woman did exactly this, trolling a "Christian" protester with a homophobic sign by creating the perfect counter-sign:

Her sign beautifully highlights the hypocrisy of opposing LGBTQ events by......constantly going to them? And as a result, this photo has gone hugely viral on Reddit. Commenters are delighting in the perfection of her clap-back:

And one Christian commenter perfectly broke down the ridiculousness of claiming homophobia in the name of Christianity and "God":

Next stop for this sign-wielding hero: Mike Pence's house?

It's International Women's Day, the ONE day allotted to us by the patriarchy to celebrate the labor and contributions of 51% of the international population. Let's celebrate women, starting with their tweets!

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Happy International Women's Day!

Today is a fantastic day to call your mother and tell her how much you appreciate her, read up on one of the many influential women throughout history, or donate to one of the many organizations that support women's safety (and our inevitable ascension towards world domination).

If you're a woman yourself, the best way to celebrate today might involve being a bit kinder to yourself, recognizing your own strengths and growth, and muting the whole Trump administration on Twitter.

But first, before you dive into this day of women, I address one of the most pressing questions that crops up annually: how can I celebrate International Women's Day without hurting men's feelings?!

Regardless of what circles you run in, it's likely you'll encounter a man today, either URL or IRL that feels annoyed at the focus on women today. Can you blame them, though? Allotting a WHOLE DAY for 52% of the population is a slap in the face to the other half of the population. At this rate, before we know it half the population will start lording immense forms of privilege and power all the time expected everyone to go along with it. Nuh-uh, honey.

So, as an ally to the cause of men personally victimized by International Women's Day, I have gathered 10 ways to celebrate without hurting men's feelings.

1. Comfort them with the fact that the U.S. still hasn't had a female president

If a man in your life (or more accurately a strange man from the internet) feels threatened by the site of women receiving flowers, coffee, Facebook tributes, and a whole day highlighting their contributions to society, comfort him with the reminder that men have ruled the U.S. for hundreds of years straight! Have women run for president?! Yes, but they were largely corrupt and unfit for the job, unlike the ten male presidents accused of war crimes.

2. Remind them that International Men's Day already exists

An intellectual in your feed may put on his thinking cap and ask the pressing question linger in all of our minds: why isn't there an International Men's Day?! Rather than leaving him to flounder in a sea of pain, you can comfort him by letting him know International Men's Day already exists! Against intuition, it's not Adam Sandler's birthday or the release date of The Hangover, it is November 19th. In a true M. Night Shyamalan plot twist, the men personally victimized by International Women's Day don't seem to actually celebrate it.

3. Send him a video of Jeremy Piven's stand-up comedy

Few men embody the spirit of a guy offended by International Women's Day more succinctly than Entourage's Jeremy Piven aka Ari Gold. In case you missed it, he has been accused of sexual assault and harassment by multiple women, and like any responsible male creative, Piven decided to funnel that unchecked rapey energy into stand-up comedy. While I personally refuse to link his work here, you can easily find a video that will momentarily distract men hurt by today's celebration. If we're all lucky, Piven may inspire more men to try comedy.

4. Start listing the track names for all 103 songs Phil Collins wrote

On first glance, this might not seem relevant to International Women's Day, but I guarantee that if you start listing Phil Collins songs it will distract sad men from talking about how International Women's Day makes them feel. Plus, they'll likely be impressed a woman knows this many songs.

5. Admit that women can be shitty too

Since all this talk about iconic women might be understandably triggering to (some) men, a great way to soothe them is by admitting that you don't necessarily like ALL women. While obvious picks include the dollar store Eva Braun known as Tomi Lahren, and the patron saint of cognitive dissonance Candace Owens, you can really make it count by listing some random girl from elementary school and completely ruining your sisterhood vibe.

6. Bring up the fact that American Sniper won an Oscar

Few things say "(white american) men matter, too" quite like a Clint Eastwood directed film about a marksman in the Iraq War winning an Oscar. According to the direction and dialogue, women are of no value in this movie, but to be fair, neither are any of the men living in Iraq. If the hurt man in your life ISN'T on board for some imperalist war porn, is he even really upset about International Women's Day?!

7. Comfort them with the fact that the pay gap even exists in the beauty industry

The beauty industry is one of the only industries dominated by women, and yet, recent studies show the gender pay gap still exists within that industry. If a man is feeling offended by IWD, just comfort him with that fact that even the industries dominated by women systemically undermine them.

8. Bring up Seth Macfarlane's networth

Is a man in your life feeling overwhelmed by the concept of women achieving any semblance of safety or equity?! Just sit him down and remind him that Seth MacFarlane's net worth is a whopping $200 million dollars! This is the man who brought us the glorious fart jokes of Family Guy, and a sexually voracious teddy bear named Ted! Macfarlane proves there might be space for men in culture and tastemaking, after all.

9. Thank men for allowing women to vote

Would women have rights at all if men hadn't begrudingly allowed us to after we fought tooth and nail, putting our own safety at risk?! I don't think so! Thank a man today, for standing in the way of your livelihood a little bit less than his forefathers.

10. Remind them that their feelings won't hurt after the purge

The (cis) men who feel hurt by International Women's Day can take a huge solace in the fact that they will feel NOTHING after the huge purge women have been gunning for!

At this point, it's commonly understood that mansplaining is a problem. For those still confused by the term, "mansplaining" is shorthand for men explaining things women already know, with the assumption they are ignorant. Not all men explaining things are mansplaining, but all mansplainers are men.

Now that we have definitions out of the way, I want to present to you one of the most extreme recent examples of mansplaining that exists on the internet: a man attempting to explain periods and tampon usage.

In a screengrab to rival all screengrabs, a man on the internet attempted to do some very confusing math about how much women bleed each month (for WHY), how many tampons they use per cycle, and why they should all stop complaining about feminine hygiene costs. BIG YIKES across the board.

First of all, it's the true pinnacle of male ego to explain periods to women on any level. But on top of that, he has a huge fundamental misunderstanding of how periods work in the first place.

For starters, he thinks there are only 9 periods a year?! The fact that periods are monthly is pretty common knowledge (or so I thought).

But on top of that, he only thinks women use 7-10 tampons per cycle. In reality, most women use 3-7 tampons a day, depending on their flow.

The thread full of women wasted no time in breaking down the various ways this man was patently wrong.

Several women said if they had to choose between coffee and tampons, they might as well embrace free bleeding.

While I hope this man learned his lesson, and will not construct elaborate arguments about menstruation in the future, I'm certainly not holding my breath.

If you're a news junkie, then you know that Robert Kraft - owner of this year's Super Bowl championship team the New England Patriots - was recently arrested for purchasing sex acts at a Florida massage parlor. Not a great look to be charged with misdemeanor solicitation of prostitution, tbh.

But wait! The plot thickens thanks to our Cheeto In Chief. Today the Miami Herald published a photo of Trump posing with the woman who founded the parlor Kraft was busted for patronizing.

When the news of Kraft's illegal indiscretion was reported, Trump said, "Well, it's very sad. I was very surprised to see it. He's proclaimed his innocence, totally. But I'm very surprised to see it." OH RLY?

Kraft is a frequent guest at Mar-a-Lago and owns a home in the Palm Beach area. Math was never my strength in school, but I'm doing some quick mental calculations and...does anyone else think that Trump a) already knew about this sh*t b) purchased sex at the same parlor? It's just a hunch!

The Internet is similarly unsurprised. Could this man be any more predictable?

Would you expect anything less from a serial cheater and alleged abuser of women? C'mon.

Happy International Women's Day, folks! In honor of this holiday, here's a (brief) rundown of the things, material and otherwise, that we owe to women that came before us. Our feminist foremothers are responsible for social advances that allow us to experience suffrage, higher education, employment, and so much more. This roundup is one small way to honor their legacy, which we continually fight for every day. Social progress isn't linear and not everyone is cool with women's unfettered freedom. But today's not about misogynist trolls. It's about honoring the women and allies whose tireless efforts made our world better for everyone female-identified. Here's to you!

1. Voting

2. Reproductive justice, including legal abortion.

3. Wearing pants.

4. Riding motorcycles/bicycles (and smoking).

5. Sports teams in schools.

6. Sports in general.

7. Drinking - and the social freedom that comes with it.

8. A college education.

9. A smaller wage gap.

10. Increased media representation in front of the camera...

11. ...and behind it.

12. Non-reflecting glass.

13. The technology that enables Wi-Fi.

14. The chocolate chip cookie!

15. The dishwasher (which is a lifesaver, personally).

Life is RUFF, but these adorably hilarious dog memes will make your day. Whether you have a pup of your own or are just obsessed with dogs in general, this list will make you "sit" and "beg" for more.

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Happy International Women's Day! It's been a wild week. Paul Manafort got a sentence shorter than this one. Another White House communications director decided to stop communicating. Finding Neverland aired on HBO.

None of these tweets have anything to do with those things. Enjoy!

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Maybe you're one of the millions of people in the United States who use marijuana for medical reasons. I personally use it to treat chronic anxiety, depression, insomnia, and nausea. It helps me eat, sleep, and function at maximum capacity, and there are many others like me who benefit from marijuana's medicinal properties. However, marijuana remains criminalized in most states and as a narcotic, there's still stigma and misunderstanding around its medical - and, let's be real, recreational - usage. One recent news story brought its contested status to the forefront in a way that's super dramatic - and people aren't pleased.

This week a video began circulating on Twitter that depicts police officers searching a cancer patient's room for marijuana. The patient in question is Nolan Sousley, who's currently battling stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He uses CBD capsules to manage his weight loss, nausea, and appetite as he approaches the end of his life.

Naturally, no marijuana was found - and Nolan stopped officers from searching the bag that contains his 'final hour stuff.' As the video made its way across Twitter, thousands of people weighed in on the incident.

My question is: which medical personnel and/or fellow patient narc'd on Nolan? Sure, it's arguably immoral to interfere with a dying man's attempts to manage his late-stage cancer. But more importantly, it's uncool as f*ck, and whoever's that's pathologically lame should be outed and shamed accordingly. Call 1-800-LAME-NARC if you have tips.

Ah, childhood. So blissfully carefree - and ignorant as hell. What was the dumbest sh*t you honestly believed growing up? I didn't understand how A/V technology worked, as my experience with it was limited to relatives recording my shenanigans on a camcorder. So I assumed all television I watched, including the commercials, was live. If I saw an ad multiple times in one day, it must've been because the actors stayed on set and reenacted the scene the same way every time. It sounded like a difficult and tedious job. As an adult, I know it IS difficult and tedious, but only because so much wrestling with equipment and boring downtime is necessary to capture the footage.

Twitter user @danielmarvin asked, 'What is the dumbest thing you believed as a child..?' and people couldn't answer quickly enough. Ends up we all had ass-backwards worldviews as a proto-adults. Lots of us fundamentally misunderstood how things work...just in general.

Some responses were downright existential.

Others were superstitious.

And a surprising amount were plane-related!

I recommend scrolling through the entire (lengthy) thread to reminisce and think about how adorably innocent children are. A lot of the replies have a dreamy, imaginative quality to them that the stressors of adulthood stamp out. Maybe people have kids to recapture a sliver of that wonderment? Idk. I'm still basically a kid at 28.

Who among us is mentally unwell enough to claim winter as their favorite season? I'd prefer to keep my interactions with the worst time of the year limited to watching 'Frozen' with kids I'm babysitting. Unfortunately, I must venture outside and become frozen myself. It's impossible to look alluring underneath pounds of coats, scarves, hats, and mittens. When I'm 'bundled up' I wear my warmest coat, which is puffy and brown, so I resemble a huge, cold turd. The craziest thing? Other people in winter are so miserable and lonely I still get laid. Silver linings!

For the winter warriors struggling through March's first half, below are some tweets hand-selected for maximum hilarity. I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoy feeling spring's first rays of sunshine hit my pale, Vitamin D-deficient skin.

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It is a dang good thing it's Sunday, because these memes are definitely NSFW. If you've got a filthy mind, you will love these raunchy sex memes.

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It's hard to believe that it's barely been a week since R. Kelly showed his true, horrifying colors during an interview with Gayle King, and thus gave the internet its latest meme.

In case you missed it, Gayle King calmly interviewed the disgraced hip hop artist about his recent arrest, which caused Kelly to have a public breakdown full of tears, rage, and buffoonery. Essentially, Gayle King gracefully did her job and let R. Kelly make a fool of himself on live television.

Aside from being the perfect source for a viral meme, the interview also provided great material for SNL. The live sketch show opened with Leslie Jones perfectly playing a poised Gayle King, and Kenan Thompson delivering a spot on deranged R. Kelly.

The cold open is painfully accurate right from the top, when R. Kelly tells Gayle King, "You can just call me victim." And from there it only gets better, as Thompson plays the perfect blend of unhinged maniac and bumbling fool.

You can watch the full video here:

Jones and Thompson play off each other well and brought just enough comedic exaggeration to make this spoof hit all the right notes. It's summed up perfectly when Jones delivers the line, "I want to laugh right now, but I can't tell if this interview is prank on you or me." Honestly, the real interview felt like a prank being played on us all, and this sketch felt like a much needed gift that we received for having to sit through the original. Thank you, Ms. Jones and Mr. Thompson.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is truly the gift that keeps on giving when it comes to making the internet pop off. She's constantly spinning gold via her tweets, Instagram posts, and public appearances, and she doesn't seem to be slowing down anytime soon. What did we do to deserve her?!

In typical AOC fashion, she wowed audiences and went viral this weekend during her panel at South by Southwest (SXSW). The heavily attended event was called, "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the New Left,” and the packed audience hung on to Ocasio-Cortez's every word. But perhaps the most memorable moment was when Bill Nye (the science guy!) made a surprise appearance. When the moderator turned to the audience for questions, Bill Nye approached the mic to ask the freshman House Rep his own. He said:

“I’m a white guy. I think the problem on both sides is fear. People of my ancestry are afraid to pay for everything as immigrants come into this country. People who work at the diner in Alabama are afraid to ask for what is reasonable.

So do you have a plan to work with people in Congress that are afraid? That’s what’s going on with many conservatives especially when it comes to climate change. People are afraid of what happens when we try to make these big changes.”

Bill Nye addressing AOC as if he is any other attendee was extremely refreshing and sincere. AOC agreed, as she gave him a standing ovation of her own after he asked his question. She then responded to him by saying:

“One of the keys to dismantling fear is dismantling a zero-sum mentality...It means the rejection outright of the logic that says someone else’s gain necessitates my loss and that my gain MUST necessitate someone’s loss. We can give without a take. We’re viewing progress as a loss instead of as an investment. When we choose to invest in our system, we are choosing to create wealth. When we all invest in them, then the wealth is for all of us too.”

You can watch the full video here:

And just when we thought we had reached peak content, the two had perhaps the most amazing Twitter exchange ever.

Bill Nye the Science Guy and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez make the cutest friendship duo, and I had no idea that I was craving it so much until now. Can we get these two a TV show, please? Ten out of ten would watch.

Moms are literally the best, and that's just science. Moms give us life, moms show up at our doorsteps with toiletries we didn't even ask for, moms make the world go round. Honestly...moms for president!

Moms have a magical way of making sure everything is taken care of, so having them rule our nation seems nothing if not completely logical. Twitter use Gavin Purcell decided to take this idea and run with it, and asked his followers to come up with what their moms' campaign slogan would be for 2020. People delivered, and I'm honestly ready to elect all of these moms. Here are some of our favorites!

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Oof, that one hits close to home.

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She's not making any stops!

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Alyssa Milano is facing some backlash on Twitter after posting a tweet in solidarity with the LGBTQ community and people of color that many feel was out of bounds.

It all started when she posted a tweet in support of her trans sisters, and Kirk Brown piped into ask if she's also trans (likely based on the wording of her original tweet).

When she responded, Milano told Brown that she's not only trans, but she's a gay man, an immigrant, a lesbian, a person of color, and disabled. Obviously, her tweet wasn't meant as a literal truth, but was written to make a point about how people connect and quantify the humanity of others.

However, a lot of people felt her tweet treated other marginalized identities like an outfit, and felt there were more tactful ways she could have made her point.

For the most part, people knew what Milano was getting at, but the wording itself felt like erasure to many, and reasonably so.

Mostly, people on the thread expressed how much more helpful it would be for Milano to express support and advocacy, while letting people who are actually trans, or black, or disabled, take the microphone.

After receiving a good deal of feedback, Milano posted again to clarify her intentions with a Rumi quote, and thanked everyone for tuning into the conversation.

In case you're not up to date with the love lives SNL's millennials, Pete Davidson has had a rollercoaster of a year. After a whirlwind engagement to Ariana Grande that involved a pet pig, a huge teardrop diamond ring and an epic breakup song about Grande's heartbreak gratitude, Davidson has moved on.

After rumors buzzed when Kate Beckinsale and Pete Davidson were seen canoodling at the Golden Globes, Kate and Pete (Beckinson? Davidsale?) confirmed their hot and heavy romance when they were spotted making out next to Antoni Porowski from "Queer Eye." The image quickly became a meme as celebrities being third wheels is really what the internet is all about.

While they've been publicly displaying their love, they've also been keeping up to date on the public opinion of their relationship as Kate even responded to one of the memes.

Apparently there have been a lot of questions about the age difference between Pete and Kate (Kete Davidinsale) despite Hollywood couples almost always having a glaring age gap. While Davidson looks like a high school kid in detention, he's actually 25. Beckinsale, while looking like a gorgeous immortal vamp, is 45. If their genders were reversed, nobody would comment or even notice. Dane Cook is dating someone who just became a woman legally one year ago. Dane Cook's girlfriend will still be on her parent's health insurance for seven years, she can't legally drink and he has a fully mature dad bod.

Davidson addressed this double standard on SNL's "Weekend update."

And here's the full clip:

Good job, Pete! Own your love!

The concept of anti-vaxxers used to seem like a wild fringe belief, but in the beginning months of 2019 alone there have been measles outbreaks in 11 U.S. states. So sadly, this means the conspiracy theorists have gained enough traction to actually put others at risk. This means vigilance is key for parents of small children who believe in medicine and can't afford to have their kids play with unvaccinated peers.

Given the fact that anti-vaxxers are responsible for these disease outbreaks, it's not only valid, but socially responsible to point out the ways in which they are enacting bio-terrorism by creating these disease risks.

Needless to say, finding out a friend or fellow parent is an anti-vaxxer is grounds to both call them out and ditch the friendship. They are nothing short of a safety hazard.

A recent post on the subReddit insanefacebookpeople is an excellent example of a mom justifiably slamming her former friend for being an anti-vaxxer.

It all starts out with the friend complaining about "vaccine censorship and talk of mandatory vaccines," and from there, things quickly peaked.

The original Facebook post reads:

"Welp. It's time to move to another planet. This vaccine censorship and talk of mandatory vaccines is getting uncomfortably intense."

The Pulitzer-worthy comment not only shut down the inherent self-pity of the Facebook post, but also laid out why it might be best for "Emma" to move to another planet.

"Emma, we've been friends for 15 years. Or at least I thought we were, until I realized that the last time you were in Portland you attempted to bring your unvaccinated child to meet with me and my infant daughter who was too young to be vaccinated without informing me that you were exposing my child to diseases that any responsible parent would have vaccinated their of-age child against. At best, it was thoughtless and irresponsible. More to the point, it was selfish, reckless, and put the life of my only child in danger."

"It's one thing to spread your unfounded conspiracy theories, but the type of misinformation you share under the guise of journalism is reprehensible and dangerous. Since you are unable to determine the difference in credibility between a health blog and peer-reviewed fact-based science, it would indeed be best for everyone if you found another planet and moved there."

Needless to say, this comment fully went in, and rightfully so. Hopefully Emma actually takes some of it to heart, and stops putting other people's kids in danger.

I think it's safe to say that the only thing worse than someone not recognizing their own privilege is when the children of wealthy people don't recognize the gold mine they were born into. For example, Ivanka Trump, daughter of millionaire reality TV star turned president, not realizing that saying poor people should "work harder" is essentially as tone-deaf as saying "let them eat cake."

When a student at UC Berkeley posted on an anonymous student-run Facebook page about her frustrations with her boyfriend's financial situation, the sympathy she was asking for was largely dismissed. The post is dripping with ignorance, entitlement and overall spoiled brattiness. Who counts their parent's properties and uses it against their significant other? Can UC Berkeley find this student and demand she work a minimum wage restaurant job for six months before she's allowed to return to school? I have a feeling she treats waiters like trash and doesn't tip her manicurist.

For clarity:

1882. I'm financially not the same as my boyfriend, and it's beginning to bother me. My family makes triple his family, my MOM is a position six ranks higher at the same company as his DAD, I'm coming here to Cal on OOS tuition, he's at the state school getting financial aid. We own seven properties, his family has two. And that's just our families. I work and make quite a bit of money, so I've been able to buy him upscale gifts, but he only bought me a $30 present on Valentine's Day and I'm still upset about it (and not even on time because he had to wait for it to go on sale). I have an internship this summer that's prorated at his dad's yearly salary. He has no internship. He's a good guy, he's of the right caste, he's in an okay major (CS) but I resent him for not being able to spoil me. I want to have something to show off. I don't want to be disappointed with a Zales ring down the road.

There's a lot of strange details this woman is obsessing over, but the numerical comparisons are what's getting me. How does she know her mother is exactly six ranks higher than his dad? Seven properties versus two properites is still a lot of property. Also, why it is so upsetting for her, a young woman in college pursuing a career, that a woman, her mother, is more successful than a man, his father? How does she know his Valentine's Day present was only thirty dollars (a lot for any college kid)? Sorry, but if you go searching for the price of your gifts, you're absolute class-less garbage. If she's so obsessed with her family's wealth, why doesn't she just ask mommy and daddy to foot the bill for her absolutely not-Zales engagement ring?

Needless to say, her fellow students were NOT on her side.

Let's hope this woman grows up and sees the light?

If Daylight Savings Time has you feeling totally jacked up, these memes are for you. Grab an extra, extra large coffee and laugh your tired ass off at this hilarious meme list.

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