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#ManFriday group closing

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YesItsADebate · 28/06/2018 13:30

It gives me great sadness to write this post but we have been attacked this week, on our Facebook organising group by someone who claims to be a feminist and an ally to our cause. They chose to leak some screenshots to a Twitter troll (outing our members) and make a ridiculous allegation against us and Dr Nic in a thread on here and has slipped through our clean-up of our online group.

They are now threatening police action against high profile members of our group unless we prostrate ourselves to her bullying. @Sweary has a great response to that: the ever eloquent G F* Y! (starred to prevent deletion! ahem).

As we don't know who they are and don't know how to stop them the only option we have is to burn the group. This loses us so many allies, who have supported our actions wholeheartedly since that first day meeting wiht my local swimming pool and it breaks my heart. As we met on MN FWR I hope that most of you are still here and see this. We really didn't want to lose you - and you were as important as those of us out there getting on with the activism.

That this has happened in the run up to the consultation being launched, a time when we really should have our attentions and activities focussed elsewhere is ridiculous. This person has chosen to pursue a personal vendetta at a time when we should be pulling together and building on the success #ManFriday has had so far.

#ManFriday will keep fighting for the rights, safety, privacy and dignity of women and girls. We aren't going away but for the security of our members, we have to use alternative platforms to the Facebook group for organising our activism. Our website, Twitter feed etc. will still be up and running (come & get a t-shirt Wink)

Please keep up with the #randomactsofmanliness and keep taking up space on Fridays. Or any day come to that.

Amy, Sweary and the #ManFriday admin team x (unMumsnetty but )

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TellsEveryoneRealFacts · 29/06/2018 13:12

Your pizza sounds nice, Tells! Will you have a manly beer with it?

I most certainly wont as I don't drink, but my glass of squash will be in manly pint glass and I will put my elbows on the table.

Datun · 29/06/2018 13:10

Sprout - are you them?

TellsEveryoneRealFacts · 29/06/2018 13:10

Ladies. You are not only doing feminism wrong but you are doing blocking out doxxers wrong too. Tsk tsk.

Is there anything you can do right these days? We've always got to keep coming in here showing you how to do things.

Prawnofthepatriarchy · 29/06/2018 13:08

"Disabled pensioner", Sprout? But isn't one of the best points about online debate and activism is that physical problems and limitations we may have are irrelevant.

I may find walking into town exhausting. But online I'm as mobile as my keyboard, as full of energy as my vocabulary and arguments.

I'm over 60 and a pensioner. I'm not registered disabled but I am on long term sickness benefit. However, as anyone can see, this has zero effect on my screen life.

And, of course, the "disabled pensioner" you refer to appears to have been the instigator in this incident, so not sure why you're defending them.

Datun · 29/06/2018 12:57

From the outside it looks like y'all are covering up abuse and bullying of a "disabled pensioner" and deleted the forum to avoid the police seeing the evidence. (Which won't work by the way, Facebook still have it all) halo

Good Lord. The forum has been deleted to get rid of the doxxer. Because they have not revealed their identity. That's what Man Friday have said.

They've also said they have plenty of evidence for the police themselves. Should the police be in the slightest bit interested.

R0wantrees · 29/06/2018 12:57

I had pizza last night and a bonus cold slice for breakfast!

Stilettosandan0venglove · 29/06/2018 12:56

Your pizza sounds nice, Tells! Will you have a manly beer with it?

KilgoreSprout · 29/06/2018 12:47

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MipMipMip · 29/06/2018 12:25

Thanks Sweary. I'll get printing when my badge arrives

WhatTheWatersShowedMe · 29/06/2018 11:54

Rolling my eyes so hard at the histrionic bullshit on that screenshot.

AngryAttackKittens · 29/06/2018 10:24

Ah, it's the person who's named themselves after a vegetable that smells like Satan's gym socks. Figures.

R0wantrees · 29/06/2018 10:21

I've seen the allegations on Twitter which do seem pretty shocking

Shocking!

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AngryAttackKittens · 29/06/2018 09:53

I wonder if they're allowed to swap shifts? I guess not having to factor in childcare in most cases must making sticking to one's scheduled timeslot easier.

AnotherQuoll · 29/06/2018 09:50

Ah ok, thanks. Yep, you're right AAK. It's like theyre rostered on or something. Early evening, Australian east coast time must be one of the shifts.

AngryAttackKittens · 29/06/2018 09:38

Sounds delicious!

TellsEveryoneRealFacts · 29/06/2018 09:36

Doens't a goader really just want love? Or cake? Or some other attention?

Talking of which, we always have pizza on a friday. today is no exception. However today, I have home grown figs to go on ours, so I have got goat's cheese to go with it. I cannot wait for tea tonight.

AngryAttackKittens · 29/06/2018 09:33

Since it appears to be goad o-clock just a quick reminder that there are many ways of dealing with that other than giving the goader what they want.

AnotherQuoll · 29/06/2018 09:28

For the reasons already explained at the beginning of this thread daimbars

daimbars · 29/06/2018 09:23

I've seen the allegations on Twitter which do seem pretty shocking. If it isn't true how come the group is closing down?

LangCleg · 29/06/2018 08:23

I have a t-shirt. And a badge!

badgirlswatchagonnado · 29/06/2018 07:36

It's obvious we're scaring them. They won't win.

sashh · 29/06/2018 06:47

You will be missed. Such a shit thing to happen.

WhatTheWatersShowedMe · 29/06/2018 06:38

You guys are awesome. It’s awful that one person seems to want to destroy the movement she purports to support.

loveyouradvice · 29/06/2018 01:56

We have not been bullied into silence.

I fucking love you, Sweary.

Echoing LangCleg... and I fucking love you LangCleg

I had so hoped by keeping the group so small and by checking out each member that the Facebook page would be safe.... I am so sad it was not.

ANd I do believe that each time something like this happens it makes glorious feisty GC women even feistier and more determined -and ready to find new ways round things and DO MORE.

I love wearing my Man Friday T shirt... and can't wait to wear it to my Friday zumba class (sadly health not well enough to go at the mo!)... adore handing out the badges to so many I've peak-transed and yes, think "performing random acts of manliness" is one of the best slogans ever.

Angryresister · 29/06/2018 01:25

I have been in RL groups where disruptive people have almost destroyed individuals nd the group itself. We cannot be shut down, we have to keep speaking the truth. Sorry that at the moment is is you men Friday's who are taking the crap, could be anyone who puts their head up, solidarity to all of you.