Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s , Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, set the troll ball rolling when she said suggested that men too should be celebrated on International Women’s day.
“As we mark International Women’s Day, let’s celebrate the boys and men in our lives who encourage us to be who we truly are, who treat girls and women with respect,” Sophie Gregoire Trudeau wrote on her Instagram account.
She posted this message on Instagram the eve of International Women’s Day with a photo of herself and her husband holding hands and gazing into each other’s eyes.
Twitterati started questioning Sophie and here are a few of the tweets.
Sophie took the criticism sportingly and posted a response later on her Instagram profile.
In her post, she advocated the necessity to raise children equally in order to make changes.
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