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Sticker warns men changing diapers about ‘feminization of the American male’

People are roasting the sticker.

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There’s a sinister threat to masculinity afoot. The nature of the danger? Men’s ability to conveniently change babies’ diapers.

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A tweet that caught the internet’s attention on Sunday showed a sticker that, according to Twitter user @sheratesdogs, “was found on a baby changing station in the men’s bathroom.”

The stickers says: “WARNING: This is another example of the feminization of the American male!”

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While fathers have actually been asking for changing tables in men’s bathrooms for years, it seems that at least one dude sees them as a pernicious threat to masculinity. He’s apparently threatened enough that he went out and acquired this sticker so he could come back and warn everyone who might be considering doing some basic childcare.

People on Twitter seem concerned for him.

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https://twitter.com/grantwhitesell/status/1140647972688072705

There’s keen speculation about his identity.

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https://twitter.com/PuffyCurry/status/1140432877475135489

https://twitter.com/fpldarkknight/status/1140405747123200000

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And one brave (or innocent) soul hoped the sticker might be sarcasm.

https://twitter.com/Scorebo18348944/status/1140370388599414784

Most just focused on ripping him for his fragile image of manliness.

https://twitter.com/oknicoco/status/1140312718789840896

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Meanwhile, the dads of Twitter are distinctly unimpressed.

https://twitter.com/X13thNorthMan/status/1140610288909258752

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https://twitter.com/bigchow84/status/1140502568805851136

https://twitter.com/nijomu/status/1140393015552249856

They’re expressing gratitude for baby change facilities they can actually use.

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And commiserating about the times they didn’t have any.

https://twitter.com/rellimr/status/1140384715565723648

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Some users have kindly fixed the sticker for our misguided friend. If men changing babies’ diapers means they’re slowly being “feminized,” then hurray for that! 

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