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#HimToo Trends On Twitter After Proud Mom Praises Son Who 'Won't Go On Solo Dates'

In THIS political climate... this son actually does go on solo dates.

Itā€™s a really hard time for guys in America right now, and this proud Navy mom on Twitter knows it.

In a tweet that has since been deleted, @MarlaReynoldsC3 praised her top-performing son for being a standup gentleman.

ā€œThis is MY son. He graduated #1 in boot camp,ā€ the #HimToo tweet began.

ā€œHe is a gentleman who respects women. He wonā€™t go on solo dates due to the current climate of false sexual accusations by radical feminists with an axe to grind.ā€

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Since Brett Kavanaughā€™s bitter confirmation battle to become the next Supreme Court justice, Republicans, including President Donald Trump, have claimed young men should be afraid of women falsely accusing them of sexual misconduct. Kavanaugh was sworn in as a Supreme Court justice on Monday after a nearly party-line vote Saturday to confirm him.

The #HimToo tweet includes a photo of Reynoldsā€™ son Pieter Hanson in a Navy uniform, posing with his elbow on his knee and his chin on his fist.

A man who said he is the sailorā€™s brother told HuffPost late Monday that his mother can be, well, a mom with maybe some boundary issues.

ā€œMy mom has good intentions. But she wasnā€™t trying to be a proxy. Sheā€™s posted on Facebook about her single eligible sons and tried to get them dates many times over the years . But she never spoke to my brother nor did he make any of those statements regarding sexual allegations. Heā€™s actually a big supporter of womenā€™s rights among other things. An upstanding guy in the community, and everyone that knows him loves him.

Part of the reason mom canā€™t understand why heā€™s single. But the real reason is heā€™s busy going to school full time, works 3 jobs (one as a volunteer) and is close to opening a new brewery business. Heā€™s a vet with an honorable discharge that received recognition by president Obama.

My brother is one of the finest human beings I know ... . He at first was very upset but is now taking it in stride and laughing about how mom went viral.

He is single. He does go on solo dates. And heā€™s not afraid of the current climate or sexual allegations. As his brother though Iā€™m sure he wouldnā€™t mind a date out of this deep down haha. He really is a wonderful person.

But despite momā€™s good intentions, that didnā€™t stop Twitter from piling on and taking up the cause. By Monday evening, #HimToo started trending on Twitter.

As the internet goes, the tweet that started the meme became a bigger viral sensation. Twitter users were enamored with mama Hansonā€™s antics and accidental fame. By Monday evening, Pieter Hanson started his own account:

CORRECTION: A previous version of this story mistakenly indicated Kavanaugh was confirmed on a party-line vote.

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