what's this PO stuff all about? I have just read some really vile stuff on here....

[Portofino]

Women presumably who don't have a certain sense of humour, or don't agree with certain (long standing) posters being described as beige admin workers who nag their ugly husbands, who were friendless at school, wear cheap clothes, have no fun in their sad little joyless lives etc etc Literally paragraphs and paragraphs of nastiness.

This is some of the most vile and misogynistic stuff I have ever read on MN from other women. These kind of comments normally come from trolls and MRA invasions. Is this really what MN has become? Does everyone think that this sort of shit should stand? What happened to the fucking sisterhood?

I am astounded to be quite honest.

[YourHandInMyHand]

PO??

[MyOtherNameIsFunnier]

I saw that. I couldn't quite believe what I was reading tbh.

It was jaw droppingly offensive.

[JakeBullet]

Not sure what PO means...please explain.

[TrampyPanterNoster]

yep, saw that too. fucking disgraceful.

[Portofino]

Professionally Offended I believe

[cestlesautres]

Couldn't agree more. But I don't fancy being hunted down.

[JakeBullet]

Linky?

[NorthernLurker]

I thought PO was professionally offended? Don't understand this thread?

[ZZZenEggain]

no idea what you're referring to Porto, please elaborate

[EggsPressYourself]

Another PO ignoramus here. And link to the thread?

Sadly there are a lot of misogynistic women out there who are either to stupid to realise what they are saying, have been completely brainwashed into believing the misogynistic shite they spout, or think it gives them some sort of status to have a misogynistic PoV.

[ZZZenEggain]

who has been called a beige admin worker who nags her dh and all the rest of it?

[cestlesautres]

I don't think the thread should be deleted, though, because it's an object lesson.

[ZZZenEggain]

oh ok , what was the topic of the funny thread?

[cestlesautres]

Oh, I see you agree with me, Funnier. This kind of thing has been going on for ages, but less overtly.

[EchoBitch]

po: from the French pot de chambre (chamber-pot), kept under the bed for night-soil.

[Portofino]

It was a generalisation ZZZ. A really nasty one - that certain types of MNetters presumably conform to.

[nenevomito]

When I first came to MN, I was accused of being professionally offended when I stood up for children with SN. I was proud of it!

Now it seems to have become a term to bash new people, which is a shame as there's some brilliant new posters out there. Its not very friendly or welcoming.

[SauvignonBlanche]

[Portofino]

And to be clear - these posts were ABOUT MNetters, not the public at large, not that that makes it any better. Hardly in the fecking spirit, eh?

[Tee2072]

If you don't like it, report it. Starting another thread is certainly poor form.

Better yet, post on the thread your objections. Why go 'running to HQ' by posting in site stuff?

[Portofino]

I mean allegedly vs presumably.