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Racist post

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CrazyDuchess · 22/07/2016 20:28

I have reported this thread a number of times and it has been up for hours - please can you delete it now! This is ridiculous

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CrazyDuchess · 23/07/2016 02:16

I certainly do not feel welcome - and MNHQ as moderators have a duty to protect us from hate speech!

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thecatfromjapan · 23/07/2016 02:13

Have to agree with this. I remember a post a while back, from a faux naive poster, claiming she jumped out of her skin when a woman in hijab stood next to her at a bus stop. How do MNHQ think hijab-wearing mumsnetters might feel reading that? Welcome?
I'm fed up with it. Really fed up with it.

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CrazyDuchess · 22/07/2016 23:25

Maybe Umbongo

I just don't know really - I am just super pissed off with MNHQ and expect a better response than what has been provided to date! They need to do something

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CrazyDuchess · 22/07/2016 23:23

I'm happy to have frank discussions about race and so forth but I won't countenance pure racism couched as someone's 'discussion'.

This!

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CrazyDuchess · 22/07/2016 23:22

Thank you for the support (I've had a PM too)

I am fully aware every day, where I live me and my daughter are minorities..... this absolutely should not be the case on an anonymous forum - but I feel more of a minority here than I do walking around my town.

The law does not allow a person to stand in my face and say some of the things this and other posters have spewed - zero tolerance.

Just because it's an anonymous for mum does not give MNHQ a free pass to sweep it under the carpet.

Bestthingever the extremist terrorism is just that - extreme. It's absolutely nothing to do with Islam, it's a few twisted individuals proclaiming their actions in then name of Islam - religious leaders have condemned their actions. And if we're were to look back in history, people have committed atrocious acts in the name of Christianity, Hinduism, scientology, for women blah blah.

I am all for education on this site, but not at the expense of other posters. You are supposed to pride yourself in your community - so MNHQ you have to look after all of us!

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WidowWadman · 22/07/2016 23:18

It certainly has got worse over the past few months, thinking of the neverending Cologne threads.

RedHareWithBlondeHair · 22/07/2016 23:14

I've just started a thread in AIBU asking why this sort of shit is acceptable. :/ who the fuck knows. HQ imho don't give a shit - ethnic minorities were never and are not their target group for this site.

I'm happy to have frank discussions about race and so forth but I won't countenance pure racism couched as someone's 'discussion'.

UmbongoUnchained · 22/07/2016 23:12

Maybe we should have a thread going like the SN one

NeedAScarfForMyGiraffe · 22/07/2016 23:07

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UmbongoUnchained · 22/07/2016 23:07

I manage to stay away from the racist posts somehow. Thankfully!! Shame it can't be like that in real life though.

Bestthingever · 22/07/2016 23:05

Op thank you so much for this thread. The level of Islamaphobia on MN is shocking. When I have contacted MN they have not been in the least bit bothered. I now avoid threads about the unfortunately more and more frequent terrorist attacks, even though I am very worried about the current security situation, because I am sure there will be Islamaphobic comments.

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CrazyDuchess · 22/07/2016 22:58

I think MNHQ are clearly dismissive of the effects of such vile words on people - never in my 30 odd years on this planet have I been exposed to such racism.

I wouldn't go as far and say MNHQ are racist but they are seriously lacking in consideration and respect for the minorities!

But not only that their reporting system is wholly inadequate if they rely on inexperience moderators making judgement calls - these posts should never have been allowed to stand because of a subjective view of a moderator - the minute a post is reported as racist, it should be locked, hidden from view and allow a proper review.... not leave it standing for hours!

If that is not feasible then they need to look at ways to protect their posters, lock down the rampant proliferation of trolls, look at a system of reviewing earlier posts before allowing free reign - gah just fucking do something instead of the pathletic apologies after the fact

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NeedAScarfForMyGiraffe · 22/07/2016 22:57

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RedHareWithBlondeHair · 22/07/2016 22:55

NeedAScarf That's the other issue - it'd be fine if HQ just admitted they'd fucked up and were going to take steps to rectify it. But at this time, in fact all the time, they're constantly playing at arse covering!

NeedAScarfForMyGiraffe · 22/07/2016 22:51

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RedHareWithBlondeHair · 22/07/2016 22:50

Duchess what therefore do we do? I'd be surprised if anyone from HQ came back to answer our questions! It might get me deleted and banned but I'll say it: MUMSNET IS RACIST.

NeedAScarfForMyGiraffe · 22/07/2016 22:49

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RedHareWithBlondeHair · 22/07/2016 22:46

It does make me feel sad as the naive part of me would like to think it's 2016 thus no-one gives a shit what colour you are. But what I've found is actually the real-time presentation of views disgusted at my colour.

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CrazyDuchess · 22/07/2016 22:45

I actually think it was the same poster as some of the sentences were identical

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CrazyDuchess · 22/07/2016 22:44

That post alone Vixx horrified me.

Although MNHQ when investigating saw she was sockpuppeting.

Hours and pages the abuse when on. I was seriously depressed by the end of that!

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CrazyDuchess · 22/07/2016 22:43

Exactly Vixx that post was NEVER going to end well... never! It should have been shut down the second the first post was reported - not left for hours as a Blue Peter exercise Angry like we are on display in a fucking zoo

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Vixxfacee · 22/07/2016 22:42

Duchess I remember that thread. It starts off by a troll but then you see posters true colours as they start agreeing.

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CrazyDuchess · 22/07/2016 22:40

Don't even get me started on the Islamaphobia Angry

One poster had the N word all over the place - even asked me whether I let my children call me that... and it went on forever!

"Oh sorry we should have seen it sooner...."

..... starting to see a pattern? As for That disgusting Serena post... again all for the hopes of educating people!

Funny how racism is allowed to stand under the guise of "education" will remember that Hmm

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Vixxfacee · 22/07/2016 22:39

I agree and have seen it many times on this site. Every time I read a thread related to race it often goes the same way.

RedHareWithBlondeHair · 22/07/2016 22:34

Duchess You are so right wrt it's not a safe space for minorities!

It just isn't. And HQ are always on the back burner with this. I don't know if I should laugh or cry!

Despite the vitriol targeted at Trans women they're certainly much more revered than black/ethnic women on here. Why are we treated as second class citizens?