Are you someone who longs to shut down toxic masculinity and, instead, honor the kinder, more empathetic aspects of very real men? In that case, National Simp Day is just for you!
How to Celebrate National Simp Day
Instead of considering it negative, most women appreciate a man who answers her call, texts her back quickly, or dresses well to impress her.
So if a man is attentive and kind, showing affection, he is likely to gain the attention of the woman he is interested in – and who cares what the other (probably single) guys think about it?!
Check out a few of these ideas for celebrating National Simp Day or come up with some of your own:
Show Affection
Get past the derogatory comments and remember that building a relationship requires affection, attention and compromise.
Take this day to send flowers, cook a meal or make some other gesture of affection to the person you care about.
Thank a ‘Simp’
A person who has an affectionate man in their life can use this day to show gratitude back to him! Tell him how good it makes you feel to be cared for by him and be sure to shower him with some affection too.
Speak Out
National Simp Day works to raise awareness about the positive impact of being a “gentleman”. And it’s also an opportunity to speak up and out against the toxic vibes of masculinity that tend to underline our culture.
If you hear a person being negatively called a ‘simp’, come to their defense and remind the accuser that it is admirable to treat other people well!
History of National Simp Day
National Simp Day was started just a few years ago, in the early 2020s.
It’s part of a movement that started online, specifically promoted by a Twitch user, to draw attention to the kind activities and good behavior of men who actually show affection to the women they care about!
Because it has been started as a grassroots effort, some different dates have come up for National Simp Day. This includes one in mid-April and even one on Valentine’s Day. But the most common date found around the internet is in early June.
The term ‘simp’ may be technically defined as a person who is silly or foolish, but in more modern times it has turned into something more along the lines of a person who shows excessive sympathy to another. This could include someone who is especially attentive or complimentary, especially to a woman.
‘Simp’, which may have evolved as a shortened form of ‘simpleton’, is a derogatory term that is used to insult men who have “gone soft” because of feminism.
The term made its debut over a century ago, but it evolved over the years and then came to the fore again in 2020 through the TikTok hashtag #SimpNation.
Simp can be used as a noun or a verb, but it may be used to indicate when a man goes overboard trying to gain a woman’s affections that have been previously ignored.
Although it might be considered harmless when used between friends in a “hoes before bros” way, it has also been used in ways that could be harmful.
