Black section on MN

[PatricksRum]

I think it would be great if Mumsnet could make a black parents section/ section for black users.

Oh, it is nice to see the 'old-timers' back again! Yes indeed, who knows where the time goes? I've recently retired, ffs!

Yes, gobsmacking indeed. Some of it is, I think, sheer ignorance but I have a suspicion that a lot of this stuff is orchestrated.

Retired. I dream of it!

Watching the 2012 Olympics opening ceremony on tv recently was depressing. Lordy knows were weren't perfect as a nation, but from there to this?

I know, it was all so hopeful then, wasn't it?

Anyway, hope to see you around the boards Pan and sorry for the thread diversion, PatricksRum

FFS the white fragility on this thread is appalling.
If you are white and don't know the phrase "white fragility" GOOGLE IT & educate yourselves.

@PatricksRum you have made some excellent points and I hope your case is heard by the more ignorant readers.
I hope MNHQ come through on this.

Great idea op. I will be in there.

Would say I'm shocked at some of the responses, but I'm not.

Good idea, OP.

Would say I'm shocked at some of the responses, but I'm not.

Me neither. I feel particularly sad when obvious, feminist Mnetters post, decrying the need. They know what it is to be drowned out by a more dominant voice and it baffles me that they do not extend this understanding to black Mnetters.

Names mean nothing on a message board - anyone could be a bloke in a basement.

Great idea. Of course there should be one.

NoToMisogyny I’m a black woman and I find the achingly po-faced virtue-signalling from all these white women HILARIOUS

What do you mean?

White people should just not say anything at all.

"NoToMisogyny I’m a black woman and I find the achingly po-faced virtue-signalling from all these white women HILARIOUS"

FWIW, I don't see those responses as virtue signalling. Things are very much in extremes at the moment. If people become afraid to express that they're proud to not be a racist, then there's less incentive for others to follow suit. Why can't you be proud that you've figured out what racism really is and you're choosing to denounce it?

Please continue to feel proud and speak up, because there are those that appreciate it 👍🏾

@HoneysuckIejasmine

I think it's a great idea. There's a lot about the black experience that I don't even know about, let alone also experience. It would be much easier for black posters to discuss those things without first having to explain what they are and then convince skeptical white people that they are indeed a thing. I can't see why anyone would be against that tbh.

I agree with this .

Was looking at @HeronLanyon's post above about all the things a black parent has to consider in being up their children because of attitudes they are likely to come across . As a white woman I would never have realised this and I can totally see that if you were to post these issues on a general parenting thread you wouldn't get the same level of understanding from someone who didn't have the same experiences

First of I thought no ,as I thought op wanted a section where only black people could post ,on understanding what the Op actually wants it makes sense and can't see why not
If someone doesn't want to read it they don't have to
I probably only look at about 4 sections on here in the bits i think i might find relevant / interesting etc anyway so can't see why someone would be bothered if another section starts up even if they aren't interested

I feel particularly sad when obvious, feminist Mnetters post, decrying the need

Some women who call themselves feminists only actually care about feminism if it concerns women like them, and that becomes achingly clear on a thread like this.

Personally I think if your feminism shares views with white supremacists or the far right then it's time for a rethink, but that's not so obvious to some

isnt the statement 'notomisogny' by your sort of definition 'virtue signalling'?

Have we had 'I woz wondering thru Bradford n got cald a wite bitch unce so rasism is both weys' yet?

@YouJustDoYou

NoToMisogyny I’m a black woman and I find the achingly po-faced virtue-signalling from all these white women HILARIOUS

What do you mean?

White people should just not say anything at all.

Oh.......I think a lot of white people want to be supportive.

But you think they are being fake and just "virtue signalling"? So you're laughing at them?

Evening, everyone. We've had to do quite a bit of moderating on this thread today and have removed several posts that were racist or broke talk guidelines in other ways.

At the suggestion of a Mumsnetter who dropped us a line earlier, we're going to close this thread overnight just to make sure it doesn't get deluged by any trolls or other nastiness that we wouldn't want hanging around in the wee small hours when we don't have so many moderators about.

Sorry to cut you all off mid flow (especially to you PatricksRum) but if we could all make it Ovaltine o'clock now we promise we'll reopen this first thing in the morning and we look forward to hearing more of your thoughts about how a board like this might take shape.

Night, all.

@NoToMisogyny

I’m a black woman and I find the achingly po-faced virtue-signalling from all these white women HILARIOUS.

Do explain...

Why not? We have craicnet.

Yes do explain black woman exactly what you meant to the mainly white posters on here

She gave her opinion

Where i live in Ireland, it is 99.95% white but i can easily grasp that black women have a different experience. They should be able to discuss that in a place where they're understood.

I hope it flies @PatricksRum hope MNHQ set it up.
I will be a bit of a voyeur on some threads if the title catches my attention im sure.

@ItsAlwaysSunnyOnMN

Yes do explain black woman exactly what you meant to the mainly white posters on here

She gave her opinion

WTF are you on about?

I would like to know why genuine support and calling out the racist twats who are somehow threatened by the idea is being written off as "Po faced virtue signalling". If someone has an opinion they should be prepared to explain it.