Daily Mail thread 5

get it right dear, think it was me

LOL, wasn't it Custy that shouted 'Bully' first?

Well well well, nothing changes does it? You post a differing opinion on mumsnet and all of a sudden the mob are piling in with varying shouts of 'bully!' echoing down the long corridors of Mumsnet.

And all the usual faces too! So nice.

This is why I don't post on mumsnet anymore, it's not worth getting this grief and aggro just because you have a different opinion to everyone else.

Before you know it, someone comes up with a very long memory of what you posted several years ago that they took offence at. General assumptions are made about your character. People accuse you of deliberately stalking them just to have a go at them. The victim card is played over and over.

Why don't some of you practice what you preach and take a good look at yourselves? After all, how long has this Daily Mail thing been going on for? Much longer than the mouldie saga.

And before you all start hurling insults my way, can I just ask that you save your fingers the effort? I felt riled enough by the treatment of custy on this thread to post, but I'm not so stupid that I'm going to return to defend myself. Real life is shit enough atm without getting embroiled in mumsnet again.

Hasta la vista.

oooooh, i think wisterialane should post MORE. she's very clever...

Thank you Shiney

Shiney... I kind of have gone, I just popped in to get an update on how things are panning out over here. I have given it a lot of thought and have reached the conclusion that this is not the place for me anymore. I didn't really intend to anounce it though - more of a decision for myself than a protest IYSWIM.

Anyway, the outcome of all this newspaper stuff feels important to me, I have given quite a lot of myself - and my time - to MN so I thought I would just see how it is going along!

I hope you are doing well - thank you for noticing I was not around btw, I honestly didn't think anyone would!

"slagging matches" - I always though they were "slanging matches" but I am always ready to be educated !

(Hope sickness goes away promptly for you mD)

Shiney.... could you do me a huge favour? I have been away from the debate since the middle of thread 3 and I have no idea what is going on (although I have read the sticky on active convos now), you couldn't do me a quick catch up could you?

Please

Pretty please

I promise not to get all grouchy again

mrsb.king

yes i think you are right it is very hard to have a different opinion on mn thats for sure.

Hands up who is not measured and sensible in their political viewpoint?

Hmmm, intersting....no one.

ok prunerz. i tried.

be well

Custardo, I've had a look and can't find it either, sorry. It was yonks ago, possibly in chat, I don't know. It was a thread about the age gap between a girl and her boyfriend. Having grown up in the country, it was what I'd call a perfectly normal (if distasteful) age gap, but I was in the minority cf the . I was made out to be suggesting that it was just fine for twenty-five yr old men to be having sex with 13 yr old girls. (As if.) It was one of those threads where you were obviously riled up and enjoying it, and absolutely not going to let anything get in the way of a good line.

Even if you wanted to, you wouldn't have to apologise, I don't take these things too seriously. I'd seen you do it before (and of course, since) and it was interesting (and memorable) to be on the receiving end of it.

Quite a few I reckon Custrado.

its not the different opinion that was the issue

who wants to be part of an orwellian MN1984? pinko guarian lefty liberal hippies

actually shineon....i do read the DM...not everyday... but deffo fridays

i read lots of papers....i just agree more with the DM.

DP seems to be a lone voice mostly in her opinions from what I have seen. Whih is admittedly only mainly here defdning the DM.

I can guess at her views on immigration and inclusive schools from this, and am defendning her right to argue thoes views, howver distateful to the majoiry on her, without then been personally attacked whenever her name appears on a thread.

Her views are probably quite mainstraem in reality, although perceived as abhorrent and unaccpetable on here.

I acn see why she'd make people angry and upset, but I think it's important she's on MN arguing the other side even if it is upsetting, and I can disgaree with her whilst admiimg her perseverance in going against the grain on MN when I'm sure many others of the same view remain silent.

I persoanlly dislike this 'Mn has a policital stance' view. Why should a group of mothers nd women, where anyone can join, have a cohesove political view?
Although I am quite lefty, a site where we all righteously agreed with each other would not appeal to me. All views should be debated on here, and someone not houndede for a differnt opinion.

lol at oversue of word bully

anyone for a Nazi?

prunerz, please could you link to the thread you mentioned. Have tried to search but with no luck ( not with my spelling)

i want to get it in context and/or apologise if necessary.