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Could you explain the deletions for calling out racism please?

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paxillin · 10/05/2018 00:09

Some, but not all perhaps harshly worded, but how else do you say racism is shit? I am talking about the deletions on the thread about the golliwog mugs.

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JenMumsnet · 10/05/2018 10:41

Hi OP,
We have had a look through our deletions on that thread and there are some that were deleted as they were clearly racist, but also some because they were goady or personal attacks.
If you are still concerned that we have missed something then please do report it and we will take a look and remove if they break our TGs

paxillin · 10/05/2018 10:29

It is depressing enough that there is so much racism and disablism on here. It is usually challenged. If the challenges get deleted MN looks worse than it is.

I know only things that are reported get deleted. Sadly it seems the racists are quick on the report button, the anti-racists prefer to let the racism stand and challenge it publicly.

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C8H10N4O2 · 10/05/2018 09:44

The people challenging it got deleted. This is a bad look for mumsnet

The same happened in a disablist thread at the weekend.

Newname poster makes a vague goady post, second hand account from supposed DD.

They post one booster message an hour later then watch 450 posts of disability bashing without returning.

I reported several individual posts as well as the thread. I had one of my own posts deleted which was challenging the disability bashing.

I queried my deletion and was told it was a mistake, a series of posts had been deleted and mine was deleted in error. It still wasn't reinstated but a message was added to say it was deleted because it quoted another thread. Same words were quoted in many other posts left standing.

I've still not had a response to my report on the thread one way or the other.

That thread stands. Full of lovely comments stating disabled people routinely lie, cheat, fake their disabilities, bully people and act entitled. Assumptions about the fictional protaganist's behaviour based on nothing more than PPs internal assumptions about the disabled.

Its an ugly look for MN.

I'd like more time spent on modding the bordeline passive aggressive *isms on this site.

Perhaps divert the time wasted by instead of inviting male dominated platforms to submit mass attacks on the individuals on a women's forum and incidentally putting them at risk.

paxillin · 10/05/2018 09:05

The OP wasn't racist, but lots of racists turned up, they are there for all to see. The people challenging it got deleted. This is a bad look for mumsnet.

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JamieFrasersArse · 10/05/2018 07:51

I'd like to know why MNHQ lets racist threads flourish and leaves racist posters to spew their ignorance all over the site, while deleting those who call out the racism.

PomegranateTit · 10/05/2018 00:39

I too would like an explanation. Racism should be challenged