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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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SwearyG · 29/06/2018 00:53

Mip you can print the leaflets off the website

Man a bit of both. I don’t know what the police would do, maybe laugh? I don’t get it either. Why destroy someone on your own side? I have theories, but they’re only speculation and frankly unhelpful. All we can do is deal with the situation. And keep on keeping on.

Needless to say if the police do visit we can show plenty that disproves the other party’s version of events. I spent a lot of time being quite concerned about them and feel a total mug for arguing that they weren’t malicious, because it’s clear now that their motives aren’t kind.

mancheeze · 29/06/2018 00:48

I'm a bit confused. Is this infiltrator threatening to drop dox of the members or just making loud noises about calling police? In all seriousness, what would the police do?

I'm sorry. I don't get it.

You gotta be really careful organizing online.

LadyLauraOver · 29/06/2018 00:46

It's after midnight and the chest hairs are sprouting. Full moon almost too. Is this ManFriday or something else?

MipMipMip · 29/06/2018 00:41

Ooh shopping bags. I'm in for those it will be used once then I will forget to ever take it out of the house again. Pretty please leaflets - would love some to keep in the shopping bag to hand out when people ask what #ManFriday is. Just a few important points and some find-out-more signposting.

Pretty please gentlemen (it's after midnight).

Thisisouting · 28/06/2018 23:22

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BeUpStanding · 28/06/2018 23:20

Tweezing your knees?! Well that's a new one for me. I do like tweezing my eyebrows though

BlackeyedSusan · 28/06/2018 22:47

T shirt empire in tatters?

Are you going punk now as well as manly?

Cascade220 · 28/06/2018 22:29

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YesItsADebate · 28/06/2018 22:28

Piping icing would be fun if it came out evenly rather than looking like Morse code.

Do you know what else is fun? Tweezing your knees. It’s like the shark-tooth removal game. Most are pleasingly itch-scratching to remove but every so often you get one that stings!

I’m going to take myself to bed now. It’s been long old day/ week/ year.

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Cascade220 · 28/06/2018 22:24

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SwearyG · 28/06/2018 22:23

Piping icing is so much fun. Piping sealant is also a lot of fun. Just don't lick your fingers as you might when piping icing. It is not fun.

boatyardblues · 28/06/2018 22:21

I wish this activism malarky paid, well, anything, so I could buy a badge machine and play with it.

The (free) badge machine always draws a crowd at our local summer fair. Some stuff is just instrinsically fun. I include piping icing in this category.

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SwearyG · 28/06/2018 22:18

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SwearyG · 28/06/2018 22:17

I had no hand in them either, and they are ace. I want to have a hand in them because badge machines look like so much fun! I wish this activism malarky paid, well, anything, so I could buy a badge machine and play with it.

YesItsADebate · 28/06/2018 22:16

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YesItsADebate · 28/06/2018 22:15

Ah yes, the magnets. Premium quality badges and magnets. Proper designs too, not drawn in Paint by me ahem the logo ahem. A proper designer did them, my lack of artistic and creative genius has had no hand in it and they’re ace.

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NewbieSpartacus · 28/06/2018 22:14

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SwearyG · 28/06/2018 22:10

Amy, I’ve got your back on the t-shirt business but I can’t believe you aren’t mentioning the badges. Are you, like, badgephobic as well as all the other stuff you may or may not have been accused of?

Badges as well people, badges. And magnets

It’s an empire, I tell you Grin

YesItsADebate · 28/06/2018 22:07

Thanks MNHQ Flowers

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YesItsADebate · 28/06/2018 22:06

Sorry, tee shirts*. I do apologise. T-shirts are triggering. Pants! I said it again! Oh botheration. Are people triggered by pants? Is ‘oh gender-neutral underwear of xie choice!’ an acceptable exclamation?

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IdiotsInCharge · 28/06/2018 22:04

Cool story, bro.

As for DARVO, I think you're on DARRVO. Do fuck off.

ItsAllGoingToBeFine · 28/06/2018 22:04

MNHQ are being quick tonight! Flowers

YesItsADebate · 28/06/2018 22:03

Well that’s us told. My life’s dream to be a mass seller of t-shirts is in tatters. Tatters, I tell you!

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