The once popular Music Television is temporarily switching over to Women’s Television.
On March 8th, MTV is participating in International Women’s Day by flipping their logo in support of women worldwide.
International Women’s Day is a day for “women and our allies will act together for equity, justice and the human rights of women and all gender-oppressed people, through a one-day demonstration of economic solidarity.”
MTV’s female employees will go on strike to “call for gender equality” while wearing red, refraining from attending work or school, and not spending any money (is that even possible?) while requesting every other woman does so as well.
By not getting an education or make a living, these women are hoping to create “chaos.”
“The strike is meant to show the world the value of women,” their website states. “Imagine what your day would be like if there were no women around to teach at schools or to run businesses across the country. Think about the chaos that would take over if women weren’t around for a single day to be waitresses in restaurants, do research in laboratories or treat sick patients in doctor’s offices.”
They strongly believe by ditching all of their responsibilities, they can help the women’s movement around the world.
Even the unpaid work women do such as cleaning and being an “unpaid therapist” must be “shut down” so the people around you “can see just how valuable women’s time and effort really is.”
They are even extending an invitation to any men who identify as a feminist. They are asking them to help women by making an extra copy of their notes in class or covering their work shift for a day.
And if these “men” want to go any further, they can take the advice from MTV’s how to “be a good male ally” column.
For anyone else who wants to check if they have gender or race bias, they can simply take their quizzes. Don’t worry — if you get a low score like I did, you can receive a “bias cleanse.”
Imagine if American women told the women suffering real oppression in third world countries to quit working for a day. Would that help those women even a bit? I highly doubt it.
