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How about a campaign where the users get MNHQ staff to take diversity training?

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Ghostofasmile · 03/11/2016 13:09

MNHQ themselves have displayed ignorance (at best) over the last few months and prejudice / discrimination at worst when dealing with certain situations.
For example Justine, the sites owner herself over the last few days has made some very ignorant and damaging comments about diabetes.
We have seen the same with many times with Racism too as well as low level disablism.

Unless you are white, middle class and able bodied HQ isn't a nice place to be.

Post here if you would like this to take place. HQ need training and they need it fast.

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slenderisthenight · 03/11/2016 16:40

I do agree. Culminating with Justine's complete failure to respond to the specific points raised by the mother who started the diabetes thread, MNHQ understanding of disability and sensitivity towards parents of children with disabilities (and parents with disabilities themselves) has been a car crash in recent times.

monkeywithacowface · 03/11/2016 16:12

Goady not toady trolls!

monkeywithacowface · 03/11/2016 16:11

Yes I agree. As I said on the deleted thread it's time to stop wasting our energies arguing with toady trolls and to direct our objections towards MNHQ. I think the best form of attack against these threads is to derail them By putting the focus on HQ and forcing a response.

If MNHQ won't delete disabilist posts we need to be the ones to shut down the conversation by actively not engaging in the the argument with individual posters who aren't interested in being educated and forcing HQ's arm to respond

TheoriginalLEM · 03/11/2016 16:06
MaddyHatter · 03/11/2016 16:01

absolutely agree.

TeaAddict235 · 03/11/2016 15:58

Agree, agree, agree. But who will give MNHQ the diversity training, I wonder? My experience of such training at work is that the trainers themselves aren't the most culturally appreciative people available. Maybe suggest that the MNHQ are sent to events such as Asian Person of the Year or MOBO awards, Black hair and beauty events etc? In order for them to fully appreciate the diversity of the users.

EdmundCleverClogs · 03/11/2016 15:53

I agree. It should start with swallowing pride and making a public apology over the whole diabetes issue, and take it from there. No one is above change and learning from mistakes.

AliceInUnderpants · 03/11/2016 13:20

I completely agree that this is necessary, however it's very hard convincing someone to change when they feel they are completely right in the first place Sad

GingerIvy · 03/11/2016 13:16

I agree, however, suspect that MN will implode before this is actually taken seriously.

Badders123 · 03/11/2016 13:15

Completely agree

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