Itās 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.
āThis is MY son. He graduated #1 in boot camp,ā the #HimToo tweet began.
āHe is a gentleman who respects women. He wonāt go on solo dates due to the current climate of false sexual accusations by radical feminists with an axe to grind.ā
Since Brett Kavanaughās 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 sailorās brother told HuffPost late Monday that his mother can be, well, a mom with maybe some boundary issues.
āMy mom has good intentions. But she wasnāt trying to be a proxy. Sheās 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. Heās actually a big supporter of womenās rights among other things. An upstanding guy in the community, and everyone that knows him loves him.
Part of the reason mom canāt understand why heās single. But the real reason is heās busy going to school full time, works 3 jobs (one as a volunteer) and is close to opening a new brewery business. Heās 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 heās not afraid of the current climate or sexual allegations. As his brother though Iām sure he wouldnāt mind a date out of this deep down haha. He really is a wonderful person.
But despite momās good intentions, that didnāt 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 Hansonās 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.