To believe that a sizeable chunk of MN holds these opinions?

[MrManager]

The situation described here.

It seems a lot of people, mainly women ime, will assume 'paedophile' very quickly.

thats awful! just shows how judgmental people can be and more importantly how quick to judge.

having said that though im afraid i am guilty of it, when i worked in a soft play center i was always weary of men sat watching the children on the equipment (completely unreasonable as they all arrived with children that 9 times out of 10 were their own)

we also had to ban the use of cameras and camcorders on the premises due to a child protection law which i think is insane! the same happened in schools with sports days and xmas plays

stupid and nanny state but unfortunately thats our society

That's a sad story. Poor guy. However it was a male security guard, so I don't know why you should feel that it's women assuming the worst. I think that some people really do see paedophiles on every corner.

Seriously? The guy was acting suspiciously and a security guard spoke to him. Why do you assume, like he did, it was because of the specific item he was shopping for? There was nothing in the account which points to this, apart from the guy assuming it was.

Lordy, read a few more pieces on there and it looks like Fathers For Justice shit.

And yes, YABU.

its not a huge leap to be fair. security guards don't usually ask what your doing in a supermarket - unless they thin you're a bit dodgy. guy hanging round little girls knickers - its really not a huge leap

im not sure what the ops question is - OP are you saying that mnetters think guys buying girls undies are all pervs?

if so - don't be ridic

Oh for goodness sake. Dh is not dd1's natural father. He shops for underwear for her, he even, shock, horror, supervises her in the shower

He sees her the same way you or I would as a child, sweet, innocent and lovable.

They are not lurking around every corner.

Read the paragraph of the article and couldn't bear to read more, so please enlighten me if I have missed out on some life changing points.

I think it IS a huge leap Custardo.

Does anyone know this OP?

Ah, I see MrManager is well known round here. Still don't like the men's rights blog you link to though.

i DONT

YABU, and what does this article have to do with MN-ers. Of which you are one. Does being a man exempt you?

The article says it was a man who queried the dad, so where does that leave your half-arsed, no, completely arsed theory?

YABU and your agenda is pathetic. Poor, put-upon men..... can't get a break now that women run the world. [stupid]

Sad that a guy can't buy his kid knickers, aye, but why the sweeping generalisation about us on MN, op? Persoanlly I hate all the 'paedo' assumptions. However, the author of that link can fuck off with ihis 'poor wee men' tone. Aye, it's so hard being a bloke in the western world, innit?

'the other glass ceiling' oh do fuck off. boo hoo some security guard got a bit arsey with him, get over it.

YABVU

I don't understand what opinions it is that we are supposed to be sharing - the security guard, if anything, was being snidey about the guy in question not having a job

I've made comments many times about how unfairly men are judged, and got into quite an argument about British Airways policy that children travelling alone are seated next to a woman, not a man, so no, I don't share this opinion.

What an awful and ridiculous story. What on earth is wrong with a dad buying underwear for his DD?!

Security guard justifies existence whilst sneering at someone not being manly enough in his opinion.
He was rude is all.

I don't think a security guard getting sneery with someone for not being at work in the middle of the day has much to do with paedophillia or the gender pay gap.

I'd rather a sneery security guard than a leery one. I'd also rather be in the postion where a stranger making rude comments was so rare that I felt inclined to write an article about it when it did happen, rather than stuff like that happening frequently from pubety to menopause.

What was he doing not keeping up with the laundry anyway?

My kids never run out of undies. I just put a wash on every day

I doubt very much if I hold the same opinions as a security guard working in Primark.
Is it your blog, OP?

Most people on MN hate the attitude that a man's place is in the office rather than as an equal parent with the mother of his child actually. MNers on the whole also seem to be less likely to cry 'paedo' than most.
I didn't understand his bit about "First, why was I compelled to go shopping for my daughter's clothes on a Monday afternoon in the first place? Would the same thing have happened on a Saturday afternoon, a more plausible part of the week for dads to shop for their little girls' clothes? Why do I have to juggle my responsibilities as a parent and an employee"
Why couldn't he have gone shopping on Saturday afternoon instead? Why shouldn't he have to juggle his responsibilities as a parent and employee - I do, as do lots of people I know.

Sorry I mean I literally didn't understand it - does he mean that if he went on a Saturday he'd feel even more like a fish out of water? Can someone explain?

Oh and if it helps, when DD is old enough to wear knickers, I'll let DH buy them, on his own, in town :)