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Why are you making fun of someone's appearance with your logo change

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Reasonableadjustments · 06/05/2023 06:50

Can I ask why you've changed the logo to be big ears to poke fun at King Charles?

I'm not a royalist but I don't think making fun of someone like this for their appearance is really fair.

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Jonei · 06/05/2023 10:33

but I don't think it's 'important as a society' that people should freely feel comfortable of making fun of how anyone looks, including the rich and powerful.

I freely feel comfortable with that. Particularly when it comes to the rich and powerful.

gamerchick · 06/05/2023 10:33

Jonei · 06/05/2023 10:31

Oh, perhaps I should wait around then 🤣

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Might fill the thread up if we're lucky Grin

SunnyEgg · 06/05/2023 10:33

Jonei · 06/05/2023 10:31

Don't be unkind now. One must practice what they preach.

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Not mentioning appearance just an inconsistency

Do you want to protect a need to mock people? I don’t get the drive behind the posts

What do you laugh at when it comes to physical characteristics?

Tarantullah · 06/05/2023 10:32

YetAnotherBeckyMumsnet · 06/05/2023 10:26

Hi everyone - we’re sorry that the logo has upset everyone. We honestly didn’t think beforehand how it might go down as it was intended as bit of fun - but we take your point. In a world where people are being arrested for being antimonarchist, we think it’s important as a society that we can freely make fun of the rich and powerful but clearly we misjudged the mood and it was poorly executed. We've now taken it down.

I think criticise, comment on the behaviour and actions of the rich and powerful yes sure, but I don't think it's 'important as a society' that people should freely feel comfortable of making fun of how anyone looks, including the rich and powerful. Not sure of the relevance of people being 'arrested for being antimonarchist' has relevance to taking a cheap shot.

Jonei · 06/05/2023 10:31

gamerchick · 06/05/2023 10:31

Nah it's going to go on for ages. We've got calls for the public whipping of who dared to think of such a thing to go yet.

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Oh, perhaps I should wait around then 🤣

SummerHouse · 06/05/2023 10:31

Good call. We all get things wrong, it's how we respond that counts in my view.

PinkCast · 06/05/2023 10:31

YetAnotherBeckyMumsnet · 06/05/2023 10:26

Hi everyone - we’re sorry that the logo has upset everyone. We honestly didn’t think beforehand how it might go down as it was intended as bit of fun - but we take your point. In a world where people are being arrested for being antimonarchist, we think it’s important as a society that we can freely make fun of the rich and powerful but clearly we misjudged the mood and it was poorly executed. We've now taken it down.

Thanks Becky.
I liked the crown 👑 , that in its own would have been good. The ears were poor judgement.

Theeaglesoared · 06/05/2023 10:31

YetAnotherBeckyMumsnet · 06/05/2023 10:26

Hi everyone - we’re sorry that the logo has upset everyone. We honestly didn’t think beforehand how it might go down as it was intended as bit of fun - but we take your point. In a world where people are being arrested for being antimonarchist, we think it’s important as a society that we can freely make fun of the rich and powerful but clearly we misjudged the mood and it was poorly executed. We've now taken it down.

Wow - so now you're trying to justify why you did it. Poor show MN, poor show.

QueenBitch666 · 06/05/2023 10:31

I'm not a royalist but that action is juvenile, mean spirited and certainly hypocritical considering their own guidelines

Hoppinggreen · 06/05/2023 10:31

YetAnotherBeckyMumsnet · 06/05/2023 10:26

Hi everyone - we’re sorry that the logo has upset everyone. We honestly didn’t think beforehand how it might go down as it was intended as bit of fun - but we take your point. In a world where people are being arrested for being antimonarchist, we think it’s important as a society that we can freely make fun of the rich and powerful but clearly we misjudged the mood and it was poorly executed. We've now taken it down.

How rich and powerful does someone have to be before we take the piss out of their appearance?
Millionaire? Multimillionaire?
Local Councillors? MP?

TidyDancer · 06/05/2023 10:31

That's a 'sorry not sorry' response if ever I saw one.

Jonei · 06/05/2023 10:31

SunnyEgg · 06/05/2023 10:30

we think it’s important as a society that we can freely make fun of the rich and powerful

Isn’t that a photo below of the owner receiving an award from the rich and powerful

The site also doesn’t do too badly

Bit hypocritical tbh

Don't be unkind now. One must practice what they preach.

gamerchick · 06/05/2023 10:31

Jonei · 06/05/2023 10:25

Great.

People will now need to find another injustice to deal with. Now this has come to an abrupt end.

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Nah it's going to go on for ages. We've got calls for the public whipping of who dared to think of such a thing to go yet.

kittensinthekitchen · 06/05/2023 10:30

Jonei · 06/05/2023 10:29

Shame you caved into it MNHQ but obviously your site, your choice.

🤣🤣

Yeah shamed they caved into acknowledging bullying behaviour 🙄

SunnyEgg · 06/05/2023 10:30

we think it’s important as a society that we can freely make fun of the rich and powerful

Isn’t that a photo below of the owner receiving an award from the rich and powerful

The site also doesn’t do too badly

Bit hypocritical tbh

Jonei · 06/05/2023 10:29

Shame you caved into it MNHQ but obviously your site, your choice.

kittensinthekitchen · 06/05/2023 10:29

YetAnotherBeckyMumsnet · 06/05/2023 10:26

Hi everyone - we’re sorry that the logo has upset everyone. We honestly didn’t think beforehand how it might go down as it was intended as bit of fun - but we take your point. In a world where people are being arrested for being antimonarchist, we think it’s important as a society that we can freely make fun of the rich and powerful but clearly we misjudged the mood and it was poorly executed. We've now taken it down.

We should be able to make fun of the rich?

When do we start on Justine? I mean, she's pretty wealthy right? What feature of hers shall we discuss?

Jonei · 06/05/2023 10:28

DejaVoodoo · 06/05/2023 10:26

Not quite sure I understand your humour, hun (if that's what it was?), but have you noticed you're in the minority over this issue?

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Majority doesn't mean correct. Obviously.

History tells us that.

QueefQueen80s · 06/05/2023 10:27

It's not often I do a 180 😆
I hadn't seen the logo, I assumed it was a silouette of his face so it would be weird to change his ears.
I didn't realise it was just a pair of ears on the crown which yes is singling them out and a bit much.
But even though it's changed, mumsnet decided it was okay in the first place.

DejaVoodoo · 06/05/2023 10:26

Jonei · 06/05/2023 10:16

Aww, well done. Bet you're well chuffed hun.

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Not quite sure I understand your humour, hun (if that's what it was?), but have you noticed you're in the minority over this issue?

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YetAnotherBeckyMumsnet · 06/05/2023 10:26

Hi everyone - we’re sorry that the logo has upset everyone. We honestly didn’t think beforehand how it might go down as it was intended as bit of fun - but we take your point. In a world where people are being arrested for being antimonarchist, we think it’s important as a society that we can freely make fun of the rich and powerful but clearly we misjudged the mood and it was poorly executed. We've now taken it down.

CurrentHun · 06/05/2023 10:26

thank you for taking it down MN

BordoisAgain · 06/05/2023 10:25

Jonei · 06/05/2023 10:24

Im finding the response to the ears much funnier than the actual ears 😉

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I'm sure you are.

Jonei · 06/05/2023 10:25

Efacsen · 06/05/2023 10:23

It's gone ..............

Great.

People will now need to find another injustice to deal with. Now this has come to an abrupt end.

Jonei · 06/05/2023 10:24

BordoisAgain · 06/05/2023 10:14

It's just a bit childish and peurile really.

Hurr hurr hurr Charlie big ears lolz

Obviously MN are trying to appeal to a certain demographic who find juvenile things like this totes hilaires.

Im finding the response to the ears much funnier than the actual ears 😉

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