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Keir Starmer ignoring Mother's Day

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DangerQuakeRhinoSnake · 30/03/2025 23:12

AIBU to think it's a bit of a glaring omission?

Nothing on Twix today except something about Ramadan, and an RT about Myanmar.

Lots of upset on there about him ignoring Lent too.

It's probably too late to expect anything now.

What's his objective here? It feels so... deliberate. And bizarre.

Fully expecting some to accuse me of dog whistling. But I'd still be interested in why they think he's done it.

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SallyWD · 31/03/2025 10:20

As I woke up on my mothers day morning, my children came to my bedside with a cup.of tea and a homemade card. I shoved them out the way and tossed aside the card. Sod that, what really matters today is whether Keir Starmer has wished me a happy mothers day.
I frantically scroll on social media. Oh....he has. There's a heartfelt message about the women in his life and he wishes us all a happy mother's day. Ok....that's good, I suppose although I feel a pang of disappointment that I have no reason to rage about KS today.
Hang on a minute! I haven't checked X! I go on and have a look. YES!!! THANK GOD! This is what I'm talking about. He's mentioned Eid, but not mother's day! Good will tp Muslims (of all people!) But not mothers!! I start frothing at the mouth.
I feel that familiar sense of outrage, that warm glow of self righteous indignation, that comforting feeling of hatred towards Muslims. This is more like it!
I spend the rest of the day saying things like "its a disgrace", "it's discusting" (sic), "Keir Starmer cares more about Muslims than the British people".
I sign up to join Reform. Nigel will save us. All is well once again.

IsoldeWagner · 31/03/2025 10:20

Just give him 5 minutes, though. He's discussing people trafficking at a migration conference.
Priorities all wrong, eh?

MakeYourOwnMusicStartYourOwnDance · 31/03/2025 10:19

Janiie · 31/03/2025 10:06

This isnt directed at me but I'll answer.

He posted 9m Twitter about a religious event. He should have also posted about Mother's Day on the same platform, an important day for many.

Either the pm uses social media consistently and correctly or doesn't bother. Maybe he needs some guidance.

Needs some guidance because he didn't post Happy Mother's Day to the platform of your choice 😂
Even though he's posted elsewhere on other social media platforms so has hardly "ignored it" or trolling" everyone.
It's an OUTRAGE that he didn't know Janiie from Mumsnet's preferred social media site! Maybe he should consult you next time, hey.
FFS 😂

IsoldeWagner · 31/03/2025 10:18

GCAcademic · 31/03/2025 10:15

It's disgraceful to not post on the platform that is owned by the world's greatest proponent of motherhood, Elon Musk - greater even than the great Boris Johnson in his paternal fecundity. Instagram and Facebook just don't cut it in the mothering validation stakes.

😂

Finallydoingit24 · 31/03/2025 10:17

Janiie · 31/03/2025 10:11

No. I mean tbh I do think a pm and his comms team should have more important things to do than tweet but if they're going to bother they should be consistent and inclusive.

Why? X/twitter is a cesspit and most sensible people have left there and gone to Bluesky. It’s also Musk-owned and you might have noticed a bit of tension there with the whole Trump/Ukraine situation. Should he also make a tiktok and have a snapchat profile and whatever other social media someone might have?

GCAcademic · 31/03/2025 10:15

SallyWD · 31/03/2025 10:10

But he posted about mothers day so what is disgraceful exactly?

It's disgraceful to not post on the platform that is owned by the world's greatest proponent of motherhood, Elon Musk - greater even than the great Boris Johnson in his paternal fecundity. Instagram and Facebook just don't cut it in the mothering validation stakes.

Janiie · 31/03/2025 10:11

Comtesse · 31/03/2025 10:08

Seriously? Have you completely lost your sense of proportion?

No. I mean tbh I do think a pm and his comms team should have more important things to do than tweet but if they're going to bother they should be consistent and inclusive.

SallyWD · 31/03/2025 10:10

Pinepeak2434 · 31/03/2025 10:05

Well that’s your opinion. I still think it’s a disgrace, and if you don’t like that well that’s none of my business quite frankly.

But he posted about mothers day so what is disgraceful exactly?

LordEmsworth · 31/03/2025 10:10

The bastard didn't acknowledge my birthday either. How hard would it have been? Just shows how little he respects voters when he can't be arsed to point out to everyone how amazing I am.

Finallydoingit24 · 31/03/2025 10:09

DangerQuakeRhinoSnake · 31/03/2025 00:28

Maybe some kind of general acknowledgement of the bloody hard graft we put in to raising the next generation? Reflecting for a little while maybe on those mothers we've loved and lost? I'm sure they could have come up with something.

I think he's not a great friend to women and it just would have been nice to see something along those lines.

Hope that explains it to everyone wondering.

Oh my god you are truly pathetic. Especially since he actually DID post on various platforms, just not all of them.

Bogginsthe3rd · 31/03/2025 10:09

DangerQuakeRhinoSnake · 31/03/2025 00:37

OK, thought there may have been more support for mothers day on MUMSnet but I guess I misjudged!

Thanks anyway I guess.

So now you know you are wrong and Sir Kier did post about Mother's Day, do you feel more like a fool or turnip?

SomersetBrie · 31/03/2025 10:09

Janiie · 31/03/2025 10:06

This isnt directed at me but I'll answer.

He posted 9m Twitter about a religious event. He should have also posted about Mother's Day on the same platform, an important day for many.

Either the pm uses social media consistently and correctly or doesn't bother. Maybe he needs some guidance.

You think it's a disgrace. I don't.
You think he needs guidance, I don't.

I asked you earlier which other events you think he should be posting about so I can watch out for them?

Comtesse · 31/03/2025 10:08

Janiie · 31/03/2025 10:06

This isnt directed at me but I'll answer.

He posted 9m Twitter about a religious event. He should have also posted about Mother's Day on the same platform, an important day for many.

Either the pm uses social media consistently and correctly or doesn't bother. Maybe he needs some guidance.

Seriously? Have you completely lost your sense of proportion?

pimplebum · 31/03/2025 10:07

Myanmar ? Trump? Ukraine nhs he’s got a lot of his plate , why would he mention lent he’s not Christian?

I am dead jealous of you , if that’s all that got you riled today

Ghosttofu99 · 31/03/2025 10:06

Maybe like most people he doesn’t want to be seen posting on the hate fuelled fake news swamp formally known as Twitter. I avoid endorsing the Nazi salute guy too.

I enjoyed Kier’s Mother’s Day Instagram post though.

Janiie · 31/03/2025 10:06

SomersetBrie · 31/03/2025 10:02

I don't think it's a disgrace that the PM did not post on Twitter about a day that is important in the UK but not around the world. He did post about it on Instagram and Facebook.
Which part of it do you think is the disgrace? Is Twitter very important to you?

This isnt directed at me but I'll answer.

He posted 9m Twitter about a religious event. He should have also posted about Mother's Day on the same platform, an important day for many.

Either the pm uses social media consistently and correctly or doesn't bother. Maybe he needs some guidance.

Pinepeak2434 · 31/03/2025 10:05

SallyWD · 31/03/2025 10:01

Because it's not.

Well that’s your opinion. I still think it’s a disgrace, and if you don’t like that well that’s none of my business quite frankly.

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HotSawce · 31/03/2025 10:03

I retract my previous statement. He posted about it on his Instagram/LinkedIn. It's obvious he misses his mother.

SomersetBrie · 31/03/2025 10:02

Pinepeak2434 · 31/03/2025 09:52

And why do people like you think it isn’t?

I don't think it's a disgrace that the PM did not post on Twitter about a day that is important in the UK but not around the world. He did post about it on Instagram and Facebook.
Which part of it do you think is the disgrace? Is Twitter very important to you?

SallyWD · 31/03/2025 10:01

Pinepeak2434 · 31/03/2025 09:52

And why do people like you think it isn’t?

Because it's not.

PinkFrogss · 31/03/2025 10:01

MammaTo · 31/03/2025 09:36

Save this kind of shit for the feminism/gender critical board. In the real world we like to deal with real issues, not whether the PM has wished people a happy Mother’s Day on X.

What’s on that board is real world issues, and I can see some posters names I recognise from that board also disagreeing with the OP, so not sure why you think this thread would go down any better on there

TooBigForMyBoots · 31/03/2025 10:00

It's just performative outrage to make a racist point.

It sure is @thepariscrimefiles. Elon commanded his X Monkeys jump and they did. Good little X Monkeys.🐒

ACynicalDad · 31/03/2025 10:00

I think the guy is awful, but this isn't something to beat him up over, even less so when he did it on another platform.

GCAcademic · 31/03/2025 09:59

Pinepeak2434 · 31/03/2025 09:52

And why do people like you think it isn’t?

I think most normal people are not so easily triggered to think that posting something on Facebook and Instagram, but not X, constitutes a "disgrace".

Ironically, I do think that Right-wingers have a point when they go on about how Western civilisation has become decadent and weak. When people are getting so upset and het up about "inclusion" because the PM only validates them on Facebook and Instagram, and not on their social media cesspit of choice - well, that seems a very good example of Western civilsation in decline.