Emily Thornberry MP web chat

Snowblight - have you considered copy and pasting your comment into notepad or word so you have it to hand for every single time you post it? You must be at risk from RSI by now.

Mumsnet should probably introduce a separate gender subsection to feminist chat to encourage back those women who don't think feminism is all about one issue.

Aaand my post about the David the Dinner Lady is deleted.

Well, I just looked at the webchat and even with not seeing all the deletions, or even any evidence they were ever there, it still is screaming 'not answering' to those questions, you can't miss it.

MNHQ might think there invisibling prevents people identifying which are the big issues being dodged but you would have to be pretty thick to miss Emily's reaction. Another one too frit to say fuck all, which actually tells me all I need to know.

The thing is it's not just feminists that are concerned about this. That's yet another misjudgment on Labour's part. They think this is a niche concern that lets them win brownie points and funding. They don't realise its impacting people in RL from school toilets to shortlists.

Well done whoever asked the freedom of speech question. Such a shame that she didn't answer it. Or, actually maybe she did. Hurty feelings are more important than freedom of speech. Remind me again, who are the fascists?

Well said. It was Screaming Beans

“Oh you awful feminists, stop bothering the politicians with your strident and annoying questions” is such a great modus operandi for a website called Mumsnet.

The irony of any of them saying they will hold Boris to account and challenge the international community when they can't cope with words on a screen. They're all a bunch of bloody charlatans.
It's not that they're frightened of the questions. It's that they don't want the public to know their position because it's ludicrous.
Well done whoever asked the freedom of speech question. Such a shame that she didn't answer it. Or, actually maybe she did. Hurty feelings are more important than freedom of speech. Remind me again, who are the fascists?
Also when did MNHQ start locking webchats? Is it only for these Labour leader ones?

And that fact they can blithely ignore what women are saying... it's arrogance. MNHQ hasn't helped by deleting pertinent points. How are these people going to understand what is truly felt if they are wrapped in bubble wrap and treated like glass. It's ridiculous.

Labour - what a joke

Pithy. But accurate.

Exactly Littl, politicians forget that they are employed by the people to be our representative in parliament.

Dave the fucking dinner lady?
There are no words

They are politicians.

They get paid and elected by us

They have privilege

Let women speak then answer their questions

Is that so hard to do

It's almost like they don't know we have the vote.

Her response to the question about prisons was beyond crass. Women have been sexually assaulted by men placed in the female estate but we must protect the poor TWs from men pointing and laughing

Just caught up. What an absolute fucking car crash.

Thanks to those who followed up on my question about prisons-I didn’t dare as last time on a webchat I posted more than 1 question I was locked out of MN for the rest of the day as punishment

Finding it hard to tempt politicians onto a site with how many million individual users for a bit of exposure (cos cui bono) who might ask them uncensored questions?

And if by chance we spot the opportunity to assess their fitness for office by asking their opinion on matters important to us we get deleted?

FML - I think that sums up our political class just perfectly.

Very good points, Sentimental. As ever, though, all other considerations are ignored in order to show how much everybody feels sorry for Dave the Dinner Lady's brave and stunning journey.

What about feminine men. They are at risk in men's prisons. As are young, skinny men. Or young ASD men, or those from the care system
Should we make them safer in men's prisons or stick them in with the women?

Labour - what a joke

I just noticed I missed it. Whew, only 24hours notice of it? That was some quick organisation skills.

or was it more like "try and do the bare minimum"?

They don't want to answer the questions we want asked.

She deliberately avoided the question. Speaks volumes as to what a coward she is.

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

Hmm, what a puzzler. If only there was a way to avoid all this.

They know full well TW are NOT W, they are just too chickenshit to say it. So they swerve it and try and tell us off for being mean wimmin, or we won't even come and then it'll be YOUR FAULT. You made us do this.