to think the feminism section is the worst thing on Mumsnet?

[Onky]

It's polarised Mumsnet in many ways.

I've spent sometime on the feminism board and I don't find it a particulary enjoyable board to post on. Many of those on it are super aggressive and seem to be totally intolerant of views that differ from their own.

LOL at everyone saying: 'Don't post there, ignore it, hide the topic!' -

MadamDeasthstare - I really can't see that my OP is ignorant or flat out stupid.

those must be the voices in your own head you are refferring to then...

"I've spent sometime on the feminism board and I don't find it a particulary enjoyable board to post on. Many of those on it are super aggressive and seem to be totally intolerant of views that differ from their own."

But these women are there to challenge your pre-conceptions. It is not comfortable. Someone posted on another thread about being "tea bitch". She was totally happy with this. To me it is wonderful that a whole load of people can post as to why that is a REALLY BAD THING.

there are good and bad experiences on every forum
I've been on much more hostile forums than here and im glad that there are so many supportive people here when needed.

sorry just throw that in

I think there are others just as bad-if not worse!

It's amazing how frightened of feminism some people are. No one's going to make you be a feminist, or steal your lipgloss, or cut your partner's cock off. And there are plenty of other perennial topcs with polarized opinions that usually end with someone running blubbering from their laptop swearing never to use the Interweb again (WOHM.SAHM, BF/FF and faith schools, for instance). If you don't like the feminism topic, stay out of it. There are quite a few posters who are fwitened of AIBU but they don't generally feel the need to pluck at MNHQ's apron demanding that they Make it Stop.

MumInBeds What a great post - really resonated with me! I lurk mostly and occasionally post in Feminism but like MadamDeathstare it has been responses on many of the AIBU threads that I have read that has led me there, rather than browsing in the topic.

Onky - I think a fair few of the regular Feminist posters get out and about. The discussions in the section range from very philosophical to extremely pragmatic viewpoints but it is a space to discuss what Feminism means as a topic for discussion in itself.