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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 · 05/11/2016 23:52

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NoelHeadbands · 05/11/2016 23:49

How did you confuse having a hearing impaired member of staff with Apparently someone on the staff had a deaf relative btw?

Seems odd given your later posts

slenderisthenight · 05/11/2016 23:45

Ahh so "It's not me, it's everyone else"?

That's right, worral, it's others. And if you read the entirely of my comments you will see that, unless there is a reason why you don't want to. No, I have not reported my post because I have included in later posts the information that I should have included in that post. Since the posts are close together and clearly part of the same exchange, I don't think there is a reason to report.

slenderisthenight · 05/11/2016 23:43

What I hope is that, if MNHQ read my posts and that employee in particular, she will recognise that my comments have had nothing to do with her but only about MNHQ's decision to bring her into a dialogue without a clear purpose in doing so and in the absence of more substantial content.

In relation to my later comment, I believe that what I meant was entirely inoffensive and I have taken pains to explain exactly what that was and to apologise for how it may have appeared. If there is still a problem with the issue (in the context of all the thoughts I've put forward about MNHQ's decision to put forward this employee as evidence of their inclusivity), I will be surprised but interested.

WorraLiberty · 05/11/2016 23:42

It would certainly not to occur to me to look at a disabled person and question how they got their job or see their disability at all, but I know that others do.

Ahh so "It's not me, it's everyone else"?

Either way, I take it you've had the decency to self report and ask for your 'satirical' comment to be removed?

slenderisthenight · 05/11/2016 23:36

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PigletWasPoohsFriend · 05/11/2016 23:34

mistress I agree

MistressMerryWeather · 05/11/2016 23:32

This is also the reason why people like me don't want one (or a select few) people speaking for us.

MistressMerryWeather · 05/11/2016 23:30

Slender you do understand that the person in question will read what you have said?

There's nothing wrong with saying 'sorry, I fucked up and shouldn't have said that'

AnyFucker · 05/11/2016 23:25

I think that gaffe can be safely filed under "give 'em enough rope....."

WorraLiberty · 05/11/2016 23:22

Ahh yes and you'd be just grand if MNHQ refused to remove a disablist comment because they considered it "inadequately signposted satire."

Would you?

AnyFucker · 05/11/2016 23:21

Tut fucking tut

We is stupid for not understanding your "satire" is that it ?

Whatever

Bejazzled · 05/11/2016 23:21

"Inadequately signposted satire"
😱🙄😂

slenderisthenight · 05/11/2016 23:20

worral It just gives me the feeling that someone is watching my posts with their finger on the trigger, you know?!

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TallulahTheTiger · 05/11/2016 23:01

I'm so confused! What professional body would MN fall under jurisdiction of then? Genuinely am, I thought that this type of thing only applied to public services such as GTTC, HPC etc. having seen the level of guff and vitriol on sites like 4chan, reddit and tumblr, MNHQ quite switched on IMO at shutting down negative, discriminatory posts. (Although I am very aware many will not share my opinion!)

MistressMerryWeather · 05/11/2016 22:53

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WorraLiberty · 05/11/2016 22:50

Blimey I'm baffled too.

It was a bit snotty but certainly not deletion worthy.

slenderisthenight · 05/11/2016 22:41

Just seen that my post was deleted. I wasn't aware that asking someone if they are an oracle was heinously rude! Genuinely baffled.

slenderisthenight · 05/11/2016 22:36

I don't identify people by their disability so am unable to help you with names.

Eh?