Emily Thornberry MP web chat

Secondly we're finding it increasingly hard to tempt politicians onto Mumsnet because of fears they'll simply be harangued about this single issue and shouted at for not providing the desired response - which ultimately means no one will get to ask any of these important questions to our policy makers.

What utter utter bullshit. Questions on women's rights may be a "single issue" but they are asked by hundreds of women, and important to all women. This is meant to be Mumsnet FFS.

So what MNHQ are saying is that politicians don't want to engage with women's rights, and MNHQ don't think they should as there are more important questions (biscuits?) to be asked.

Oh thats just fucking ridiculous

That’s exactly what i want in a politician ...fear that someone will ask them a question they dont like

And the shouting...sorry ‘loud typing’

MNHQ should just allow a few questions...maybe in conjunction with FWR and then not allow anymore...suspending people for asking a question is ridiculous

Although my understanding of the lang banning was that she kept asking why she had been deleted sooooooo....

Ok mine is still there. I'm working today so can't engage further with her answer ...

Ooh has mine gone? I worded it differently.

I had the same emailAbsolute I can’t believe that politicians should not be held accountable for the views that millions of us are questioning. And that our accounts suspended in favour of what exactly. Who is this serving. Let’s see which is picked for answering....

The rights of half the human population is considered a single issue by Mumsnet admin team? I did not know that.

It is unfortunate we aren't allowed to discuss trans-issues in webchats anymore (or we are allowed just one Q on it), despite it being a topic that does warrant discussion.

Politicians scared to come on as might be asked about how they plan to uphold womens rights, when posting on mumsnet. And MN backing up the lack of questions about womenss rights, unbelievable really.

This 'questions about gender put off people with other questions' is utterly ridiculous. Brexit dominates also, but those questions arent removed and members banned for it. The thought that someone asking a question about a topic I dont care about, would make me not want to ask a question about what I do want to know, is simply bizarre.

MN CALLING
this is a short version of the email MNHQ sent me.
Other users won't engage because of you mean women on FWR
Secondly we're finding it increasingly hard to tempt politicians onto Mumsnet because of fears they'll simply be harangued about this single issue and shouted at for not providing the desired response - which ultimately means no one will get to ask any of these important questions to our policy makers.
So we're emailing to ask you to please follow our webchat rules. We don't want to have to suspend your account, but we will do so if you can't stick to them
Best
MNHQ
My question to Emily Thornberry was 'Do you believe that this is a fair representation of natal woman on a Labour All Women Shortlist?
Complete with a screenshot photo of a supposed AWS
One post, one fucking post that was removed. And if I don't comply my account will be suspended.