Canada’s new Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, just shocked the world. He announced his cabinet, and as reporters looked down the list of names and surveyed the crowd of newly installed ministers in front of them, one asked:
Best meme ever? #becauseits2015pic.twitter.com/RxaR7791QX
— Kathleen Pye (@KathleenCanada) November 5, 2015Yup, that’s right. That’s all the Prime Minister needed to say. And seriously, that’s all anyone should ever have to say about gender equality.
From now on, if anyone asks you to explain why women should be treated the same as men, I ask you to respond with this phrase:
Equality. #BecauseIts2015pic.twitter.com/zNnjyqGsNK
— Katrin Suess (@KatrinSuess) November 5, 2015And this look:
This is my new GIF for everything. #becauseits2015pic.twitter.com/bFDn7b9NKc
— Janna Zagari (@jannazagari) November 5, 2015I’m not the only one having a moment of pure adoration and joy after hearing this comment. From just a quick skim of twitter, here are some favorites:
If a PM was ever going to mic drop, it happened today. @JustinTrudeau#becauseits2015
— Timothy (@timothydanielob) November 5, 2015I hope 1 more person asks me why I don't just get married and have babies instead of buying my own house #BecauseIts2015
— Melissa Anne (@MissMcG1) March 3, 2015The line even won over some skeptics:
Alright I'm not the biggest #Trudeau fan but #becauseits2015 is absolutely the the best line I have ever heard from a politician
— Charlie (@Charlie_057) November 5, 2015Lots of contexts for this line.
#becauseits2015 is going to be my new go-to response to everything. My husband:"Why did you turn the thermostat up?" Me:#becauseits2015
— Di Golding (@SMCslipintoit) November 4, 2015The hashtag has started taking on broader connotations:
I expect all Canadians to have safe drinking water in their homes. #BecauseIts2015
— Kevin Bourassa (@KevinBourassa) November 4, 2015#Mentalillness should be treated on par with physical illness, #becauseits2015.
— Anti-Stigma .ninja™ (@DysthymicDad) November 5, 2015Why are cities putting in bicycle infrastructure? #becauseits2015
— M. Colville-Andersen (@copenhagenize) November 5, 2015Let's end with a question:
Can #BecauseIts2015 be the response to every question regarding why feminism is important?
— Honlee Courtney (: (@__leeCourtneyx) November 5, 2015YES. This should be the answer to a wide range of issues, from getting girls in school, to getting equal opportunities at work.
If you think so, go to TAKE ACTION NOW and send a tweet telling the rest of the G20 to follow Canada’s new leader and make gender equality a global reality.