Open letter: Mothers Appeal To Mumsnet CEO Justine Roberts

I'll be honest, I doubt very much that they did all sign that specific letter.

Such a strange approach. I’m sure Justine will be terribly flattered to discover these people think she can wield that kind of influence.

I've had numerous leaflets through my door calling for days of 'activism' including the following causes:

Climate change
Gaza
LGBTQ+
Trade Unions
Anti islamaphobia
Anti fascist
Anti capitalism

All on the same leaflet! What is this if not an 'omicause'? I'm not trying to discredit anything. It's what I see time and again irl.

The moment I saw it this morning I did wonder if there was something Jolyon about it...bearing in mind the shared director of the Good Laugh Project and MN and the current overarching omnicause and I'm just putting it down here for the record. But then so much was going on with them yesterday...would they have time to also arrange this?

It is just so fucking weird.

It is strange though that the band of national treasures and worthies have included that alleged MASSIVE TERF Amanda Abbington in their missive to St Justine of Terfy Mumsnet, asking her to intercede with Keir Starmer.

Is it actually legit, this letter? Not a spoof?

It's spectacularly manipulative. Signed by exceptionally privileged women with an international platform - yet all trying to bully JR into doing as they wish.

Maybe you should read it. It is very manipulative, and uses "mother" as some kind of sainted condition that makes us, and Justine, responsible for what the government does, or doesn't, do 🤔

This meme seems appropriate here

Justine could add her name at the bottom of the letter and pass it in like a chain letter?

(with apologies I haven’t read the letter and feel a bit flippant)

That is disgusting bullying of Justine. Why should it be on her?!

I cannot believe that all those women have actually signed this letter. If they have, shame on them. But I suspect they are connected with the organisation, which has appended their names to this ridiculous letter.

Getting the word out there? You think people haven't heard already?

I agree with @selffellatingouroborosofhate and @Shedmistress.

This is not about Gaza.

Could we ask the same people to show their concern for women's rights in the same way?

It's just a way of generating publicity.

A bunch of celebrities are asking Justine to ask the UK government to ask Israel to allow those certain things to happen. Even if Justine had some influence on our government, the UK government's influence on the Israeli government is exactly 0.

For the record: no charity or NGO has been "banned" from working in Gaza.
What has happened is that the Israeli authorities have imposed conditions on charities who work with Palestinians. One of the condition is to hand over a list of their employees.
It is particularly relevent in Gaza where collusion between Hamas and charities was, and is rife. Some charity employees were members of Hamas and other terrorist organisations.
There is also widespread theft of aid and equipment, sometimes facilitated by employees who are also terrorists.
https://ngo-monitor.org/reports/puppet-regime-hamas-ngo-gaza/

Entitled cheeky fucker popular politics

Would it fuck.

It reeks of the Gentry class and absolute cast iron cheeky fuckery.

If actual Governments, Doctors without Borders and the Red Cross can't do anything about the situation Gaza it seems a bit rich to expect Justine to sort it.

If they want to influence MNetters and indeed the MN manifesto they can come and spend time on AIBU or FWR like the rest of us! Preferably with parking threads and pictures (though there probably aren't any parking issues if you're loaded).

To just swoop in and expect Justine to listen to their letter rather than engaging on the site itself is breathtakingly rude!

Edited to add: There are plenty of threads on here about Gaza, I'd suggest the signatories make an account and start there.

It’s all about getting the word out there I believe. In whatever way that reduces the ignorance. Not interested in a tug of war or a proving of point! Just hoping for the message of the continuous Genocide and the lacking of support to be made aware!

Im all for anything that supports the children of Gaza. Would an official Mumsnet approach really have influence?

@InternationaTraumaTherapist how do you mean, protect their honour? I’d move heaven and earth for the wellbeing of my DC, but I don’t think their honour comes into it. That’s in their hands, I think.

if you have a family you know how much you would defend their honor.

Not sure about that, I mean, my family is awesome and I love them but as the sister of a politician (not in the UK) I'd never do anything else if I'd started defending db's honour.

I did. Shedmistress understood me.

There are absolutely fucktons of women and babies across the world in loads of countries that are living and dying in horrendous conditions.

It is on the democratically voted in representatives of other countries to do something about it. Not on MN or indeed the users of MN to take that on. I mean, there is the UN, NATO, WEF etc all get our taxes to run the world order and all they care about is men in dresses/surrogacy/assisted dying/lockdowns/and digital ID. [Money/oil/control].

This has been written from a fair amount of very well off people, to get those piddling prole mumsnetters to 'encourage' JR to pull her finger out and save the world.

If you are a mother or a father you know how u would protect your child.
if you are a care giver you know how you would protect the people you love.
if you have a family you know how much you would defend their honor.
if you are a good human being, then you know this treatment in Gaza is inhumane.
Wherever we are in the world, we all deserve care, kindness, support and compassion.
Something needs to be done to support these people!

I imagine it is that none of the organisers are Mumsnetters (pity because I love the idea of Joanna Lumley and Judy Dench commenting on AIBU). If they were they would have started internally. Agree the way they have done this is ridiculously like blackmail and I don’t think the Great and the Good thought through their signatures.