What’s the strangest reason someone has got cross with you on MN?

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When I was new to MN I used a way of phrasing something that is very common in my local dialect. To the point that I still can’t figure out what was wrong with how I phrased it. However rather than answering my thread there was just a pile on about my typing.

Another time someone became very angry that I said I worked at a school with a farm. I did at the time. But they were so angry that I might have “outed” my self. I’ve never put anything on here that I would be embarrassed people in my life finding out so I don’t know why they were so worried for me!

Honestly I’m sure that was a troll. The language patterns were male and the posts became increasingly provocative. I’m surprised people kept taking it all at face value

I agree people were scared but it sometimes was hysteria but I suppose everyone was inside with their own thoughts . I also never saw cheese in coffee I wonder if it was a mumsnet myth 😀

I think there are a few mythical posts like that. There was once a lot of talk about a thread wherw someone who had inherited a house with sitting tenants was asking what to do, and was told to give the house to them. I actually found the thread and the post (didn't bookmark, sorry) and it turned out the post was completely sarcastic. Someone said something like "you shouldn't do anything that would inconvenience them" and another poster responded with "Sure, why not just give them the house then?" Or words to that effect.

The woman who lost her nut on having fish, blood and bone given as a suggestion instead of her menstrual blood was totally real, though.

I love a pyjamas on the supermarket thread,and like to wind the "ewwwwww, grossssss" crew up by asking then to clarify the difference between a pair of cotton pyjamas and a pair of cotton trousers and a cotton shirt 😂 they never can

And also screen snip shots from clothing websites, one from the pyjama section, one from the lounge wear, and get the to identify which is which 😂

There used to be threads about washing new clothes before you wear them, and the competitive cleanliness got completely ridiculous sometimes. At one point someone was declaring anyone who didn't do it as utterly disgusting beyond words because new clothes would be covered in filth and crawling with lice.

Where the fuck was she buying clothes from??

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I got 3 very aggressive responses once, one suggesting I was a male incel. To be fair there was an error in my post, I said 'women' when I meant to say 'most' or 'many' women. It wasn't even a serious post it was a lighthearted one. Something about a man using a filter in a profile photo or wearing a hat to cover up a bald spot. I can't even remember. My hateful comment was something like 'well women wear makeup so I guess it's no different..' it was in the context of someone saying a man who altered his appearance even slightly on a dating profile was clearly dishonest and trying to manipulate / potential abuser / predator/ red flag etc. Two posters replied saying I must think they are not real women then because they don't wear make up. Don't I realise there isn't just one type of woman, how dare i imply they all wear make up. The irony is that thread and most threads on MN are full of generalisations of men do this, men say that etc. I didn't even bother correcting myself, these people were so thick they wouldn't have understood anyway

No, that’s not quite right… I was on that thread when it was “live”… must have been 12 or more years ago. There was one poster absolutely serious that the OP should give the house to the tenant, and went on about it quite at length over several posts; one or two others agreed, too.

Most thought it was a ridiculous suggestion, though, unsurprising!

I once put forward a moderate view on the Feminism (read: anti-trans board) that trans people had rights and should be left alone, although I didn't agree with trans men in women's sports.

The things I was accused of. It got extremely dark, extremely fast.

There are some malevolent characters over there.

This was years ago so I don't remember the full details. But at some point I commented about " armchair psychologists' to no one in particular. Someone sent me a message listing all her psychology qualifications and telling me how cross they were. It was bizarre.

Someone did their absolute utmost dinger because I pointed out that an OP's ex's specific, detailed threat to prevent the OP from seeing their joint children could be legally contested if carried out. Apparently if I didn't know that the ex could obstruct the OP's access to the children prior to the OP's being able to take legal action I should "keep my legs closed" to make sure I didn't "procreate and produce more stupid ugly offspring" who would, like the vast majority of the contemporary people of the UK, hasten the fall of western civilisation.

After RTFT, I saw that this person had gone full walloper on several other seemingly reasonable replies as well. I reported them all, they were all deleted. Good for MumsNet, but - what the hell is wrong with people?

Perhaps they were annoyed that you didn’t agree with biological women in women’s sports.

Sorry, meant that I didn't agree with transWOMEN in women's sports. Not transmen.

I was taught that eating after other people, even your family is unhygienic. I just think it’s gross. I know lots of mums finish off what’s on their DC’s plate. That’s fine. Just not for me.

I actually remember that!

I'm surprised you weren't banned for a week. I inadvertently posted on the feminism board was attacked responded politely bigger pile on. Posts deleted and banned.

Never made that mistake again.

@justasking111 I used to post on the fwr board but as I said up thread it's policed by a group of six woman who shout everyone down. I was called a shameful mother, mentally ill and various foul names.
I'm not a trans fanatic, I can cope with old school transsexualism. I don't agree with mixed spaces or threats ( those people are just loonies) but I now don't bother to read that fwr as it's not worth my breath. There are other topics such as the pay gap, toxic masculinity in the workplace etc. it never gets a mention.

The "Sex and Gender" board was created especially for those discussions

The Feminism Chat board is for all the other Feminism topics.

Discussions? What is there to discuss? Nobody is allowed to say anything at all that might possibly be deemed to be not in 100% accordance with the views of the gatekeepers of that board.

After reading one here when someone mentioned their family member who wasn't white (being a super cook) and then being called racist for it...my niece and nephew are half Indian and I wanted to get niece something special for a special bday. I wanted to know if any Indian, esp Hindi posters knew about charms for a bracelet, perhaps of Ganesh or Laksmi. I was TORN apart and told I was "obsessed with race". I just wanted to buy a charm and get it right - if someone had bought me a charm of St Christopher, I'd be happy but perhaps nonplussed if they bought me a St Joseph of Cupertino charm (would that make me a lost cause?!).

I asked for the thread to be removed. That was the first time I did that, the second was a few weeks ago in the private school section. I was talking about my girl's school and someone said "careful, people will figure out" and I said that I didn't really mind, as long as no one wrote it down and she promptly did so on the thread.

I went on there once and left traumatised. I see the same women on other threads defending Alex Salmond (a self confessed cheater and botherer of women at their work). Two of them have followed me around ever since. The way they all love really bad misogynists and abusers of women and can't SEE it, just makes me think they're not exactly bright and probably have far too much time on their hands.

I had a woman who I thought was lovely. Loads in common etc. Turned out she's as big a bigot as they are and also extremely nasty when putting women down. Ex teacher too.

I guess this thread is proving an MN inevitability - as soon as the trans issue is mentioned it will completely derail a thread

I was once sitting for a friends dog while they went on holiday

This dog is the biggest sap you'll ever meet-ive seen him more than once wearing a bonnet and being pushed around in a pram by his human sister or wearing some daft outfit his owners have bought him

He's a total cuddle monster-a big soft twat I've never seen him growl,let alone attack anyone

I'd taken him for a walk around our local churchyard and as I had a bad back that the time,I was holding him on the lead while I found a bench to sit down at

Thank god I was holding him on the lead as to cut a long story short,I was flashed at by a bloke a few feet from me (he had his penis out and was wanking while smirking at me) he was walking towards me

The dog went mental-spitting,fur on end,snarling,teeth bared and his eyes where out on stalks-if id let go,this bloke would be been badly hurt

The bloke ran off and we made a sharp exit and went home-me shaken,in tears and him proud of himself for protecting me (I cooked him a massive steak as a thank you)

I wrote this story on here,while mentioning his breed

Some poster got the hump over his breed and snarled that I shouldn't have mentioned it and that i was in the wrong for calling him 'a huge sap' and 'what a dangerous dog he is for daring to attack'

He is a huge sap,hes also a crossbreed of whippet/staffie and he saved me from becoming another headline-that bloke would have attacked me,I think he'd followed me to that churchyard from the street

He was my hero that day and I still spoil him rotten when I see him

Sadly,hes now got dementia and we won't have much longer with him but he saved me that day

I am sorry if I have added to that.

Exactly which is why I stay well clear.