Might as well start an International Women's Day thread here, even though I'm not sure there are any active women actually posting here anymore. Maybe we still have women lurkers. I hope so.

I'm also copying this to McDonalds thread to because, well, McFeminism.

McDonald's Women's Day tribute labelled 'McFeminism'
By Tom Gerken
BBC UGC & Social News
3 hours ago


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McDonald's turned its M logo upside down online and in Lynwood, California

A positive way to mark International Women's Day, an act of "corporate feminism" in the face of calls for staff to be paid a living wage, or a tribute to East Asian cartoons?

McDonald's have flipped their logo upside-down "in celebration of women everywhere," according to a statement from Wendy Lewis, the fast food chain's chief diversity officer.

The inverted golden arches can be seen on McDonald's United States social media channels, and on a signpost outside one restaurant in Lynwood, California, USA.

But the act has been branded "McFeminism" by some people who have criticised "corporate-friendly" feminism, with others calling for McDonald's to focus on pay rather than "symbolic gestures".

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This is hilarious. Keep your symbolic gesture about women's rights and pay your female (and male) workers a living wage. #McFeminism https://twitter.com/businessinsider/...58435383549952 …

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For some people this alone would not be enough. American Muslim lawyer and writer Qasim Rashid tweeted about the need for more women and minorities to be hired in leadership positions, while another suggested the franchise could try to offer "a career path forward in the face of automation".

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McDonalds: In celebration of women we are flipping the arches upside down.

Or you could give your employees better benefits.

McD: Look it's a W!

Maybe a living wage? Better family leave? A career path forward in the face of automation?

McD: The W stands for women.

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However, one reply pointed out their local franchise "pays $11.50 and full benefits".

And not everyone was critical of McDonald's move, with Antonio J Lucio, Chief Marketing Officer of computer manufacturer HP calling it an "iconic statement".

But others disagreed, with a Twitter user joking that the move was a way to avoid paying staff more.

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Cost-Benefit Analyst: it's cheaper to change all our signs than pay our women (and men) employees a living wage.

McDonalds: done!#McFeminism

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And Leon Martins, a YouTuber with over seven million subscribers, suggested that because the Portugese for woman is mulher, "McDonald's in Brazil are honouring Women's Day all year round".

Meanwhile, for some people the upside-down logo had a different meaning entirely as online references were posted to "WcDonald's" - a brand name which often appears in anime series to get around copyright laws.

This prompted one person to jokingly praise McDonald's "unprecedented show of support for anime", while another shared a still from the show InuYasha featuring characters in a restaurant with a now-familiar W on the window.

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Anime nerds have been going to WcDonalds for ages.

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