The more I look at that cache, some of the MNetters who otherwise have some good supportive history on here, got sucked into stuff.
At the time of the very heated debates taking place on here. there was a lot of trolling. Lots of outside agendas going on. Like most people on here not in " the know" I didn't know sometimes who was real and who was not. (I can only speak for myself here on this.)
I think there has been confusion about the "monkey". It comes about from this bit here. I've no idea if " swooning monkey" was a troll, or a sarcastic user name. They aren't a current poster on the Black MN board. Daisy, I can see that you are shocked by it.
Daisychain Well-known member Sep 16, 2020#9,063
Unbelievable!
A poster on that thread says:
I’m so glad us Black Mumsnetters finally have our own space. Threads on race on MN inevitably end in a bun fight, where many share their offensive, bigoted views which prevents many from actively engaging.
So, to their admission they are black.
Want to guess what user name they've given themselves?
swooningmonkey
I just cannot believe the contradiction in calling yourself "monkey" , when that has to be, without a doubt, the most awful, derogatory thing to be said about a person of colour. I need to step away otherwise I will explode. ?
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