Posters jumping before they're pushed

The women on MN have helped me through problems more than any midwife, health visitor or doctor. Sometimes it's the little off the cuff comment that can help the most (I remember being advised to throw the fucking parenting book out the door and get some sleep).

That's the beauty of feminist chat, women can talk honestly about being women without judgment about having to perform roles. As soon as we can't talk about us and our feeling or have to centre other people, what's the point?

Hi can I please have a link to the Other Place?

Anyone else a bit sick of seeing "POC" (the acronym, not the actual people!!) popping up in posts? We have our own acronym in the UK, we don't need even more americanisms.

Can someone send me a link to the other place please?

Ignore the fat fingers in the first paragraph!

Tarquin no once has ANYONE said hey we're ALL like that! We are worried about girls and women!! It is ALL about GIRLS AND WOMEN!!!

We centre girls and women. Unfortunately people can't stand that and try to make it all about men and how they are feeling!

I love that a woman at 3am can post about trouble breast feeding, they cannot sleep because of late pregnancy, or menopause, or more seriously they have been sexually physically abused, in the last few hours. The other threads that people are getting their knickers in a knot about are in the minority, most of us just want to know how to get through life, need tips about managing money, kids, the house, a job. school issues. Our partners/ mums/dads/inlaws. Not everything is worthy of a march on Westminster, but it does effect our own little lives much more.

Southfields I feel the same about Mumsnet. I signed up a decade ago and it was FWR that brought me to MN as I had just had a daughter. I wanted to see what the world would bring her in her life and the barriers she might have to overcome.

Never in my worst nightmare would I have imagined this. And never would I have dreamed that MN, once so supportive of women, would have colluded with and aided these people who might just damage the very daughter I turned to MN for help with in trying to protect.

They certainly are Spont. Didn't Tarquin say we are RACIST to victimize the poor men and their feelz! We should of course let them compete against us in sports, move into our wards and refuges and screw up stats and research!

Hell, let's go to space and colonize the moon and leave the earth to the important people with penises.

ignore poster button would be great but isn't the point to goad us into producing more content and clicks?
Liking the wink idea

I salute all you intelligent, articulate brave posters. MN has well and truly opened my eyes over the last 2 years on this issue. Can I please also know where the other place is?

I've been given the joining instructions for the secret replacement forum.

But I love Mumsnet, the way it is set up, the way I can jump between this board and, say, AIBU.

However, I am sick of having to self-police my own posts to such a degree that I am petrified of posting anything at all.

This decision to capitulate to people who aren't even interested in being MN posters, is insane as well as insulting.

An ignore poster button would be blissful! No more risible crap about feelz.

spontaneousgiventime, I should have add a wink or something. That goes down worse than trying to get anybody to define 'woman'.

I can't even be arsed anymore. We have explained time and time again the issues we have so maybe you SHOULD read full threads instead of accusing the people BEING victimized of victimization.

It seems likely that the Government's consultation on proposed changes to GRA will begin shortly. Time and energies are important resources.

That's a coincidence.

Just as more media are using MN as a source to highlight the damaging effects of self id on women and girls, it looks as if discussion has to be moved onto a private board.

I've notice all of the transpeople who wanted to understand women's point of view and work to together have all but disappeared.

FWR has quickly shifted from a board where women talk about their experiences and feelings to one where we are expected to justify the needs for feminism.

I know it's possible to just ignore derailers, but it's so difficult. And sometimes lies need to be challenged. If MN are so keen to welcome gf to encourage debate, I think they should open a debate board.

Do you think it would be a good time to ask for an ignore poster function again¿

Another one who feels the need to lecture whilst completely missing the point.