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MN in the Guardian

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theDudesmummy · 11/05/2024 08:57

This whole article is rather grating me and I can't put my finger on exactly why. Sneering at FWR while saying she steers clear of it? The "damning with faint praise" tone of it? The silliness and missing the point of calling out an "obsession with public toilets"? I got a real anti-feminist, "little women's problems" vibe from the article.
Or am I wrong?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/11/mumsnet-flaws-experience-parenting?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Mumsnet has its flaws, but the depth of experience shared on it is extraordinary | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

From allergies to hen do beefs, the parenting site’s users cover it all. I just wish they wouldn’t use the word ‘hubby’, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/11/mumsnet-flaws-experience-parenting?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

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theDudesmummy · 11/05/2024 09:04

Yes that's what it feels like. Trying to be a bit "above it all" while acknowledging that MN might have its uses.

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EmpressaurusOfCats · 11/05/2024 09:02

The tone makes me think she’s a bit embarrassed to like MN so she’s getting the digs in before anyone else can.

If that’s her attitude to FWR though she hasn’t been paying attention.