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Bad Language

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nononsensemumof2 · 20/05/2013 22:14

I started a thread about a subject close to my heart - GM Food infiltrating into our supermarkets, see GMO.
However I was bombarded with male posts, not only attacking this subject, but me personally, even using the C word.! I'm no prude but as a first time poster to mumsnet I was really shocked and somewhat disappointed that this site could be used, by men, obviously, to demean and degrade us just because they may happen to disagree.
They were presumably fathers, some of daughters, or if not, we can safely assume that they do at least all have Mothers, and I felt like a fly on the wall at the worst kind of lads night out imaginable.!

Why is mumsnet allowing this to happen despite my reporting them?
More importantly why do men feel so threatened on a site which at least unites us in parenthood, to use such derogatory and offensive terms.?
Shouldn't we all unite in achieving the best future for our kids.?
Shouldn't men loose the attitude or go somewhere else to vent.!

OP posts:
CSIJanner · 20/05/2013 22:50

It would not be tolerated face to face, in a civilised world.?

Nope - because in the real world, we square up, turn and walk five paces, then slap each other silly in the face with wet haddocks. GM free haddocks. You can tell by the three eyeballs.

WandaDoff · 20/05/2013 22:51

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Startail · 20/05/2013 22:51

VOn is also a cause close to my heart. I'm a biologist and am ducked of with misinformed counts scaremongering.

VisualiseAHorse · 20/05/2013 22:51

Cunt.

(not directed at anyone, just pointing out the C word for anyone who didn't know.)

(that, and I like typing it).

gordyslovesheep · 20/05/2013 22:52

VisualiseAHorse I keep meaning to tell you how much I like your name Grin

Lj8893 · 20/05/2013 22:53

I don't see what is so offensive about the word cunt anyway.

I have a lovely cunt. Cunts are really quite useful things.

gordyslovesheep · 20/05/2013 22:54

Cunt is a much better word than Yoni - that is so fucking lentil weavingly twee

cherhorowitz · 20/05/2013 22:55

My cunt can take a fucking bashing, I tell you. Unlike you OP who doesn't like to be bashed.

Cunt.

IRL I really like to feel it between my teeth and force it out. Online it's a lot more polite. It's really a delicate word, cunt.

cherhorowitz · 20/05/2013 22:55

Who's up for a Yoni massage?

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nononsensemumof2 · 20/05/2013 22:57

Actually my message about GMO was overwhelmingly well received by people who can think for themselves and put their kids futures above blind resentment against anyone unwilling to wear the general dumbing down of society as a badge of honour. !

OP posts:
TinyDiamond · 20/05/2013 22:58

Has there been any men on the thread yet OP?

Startail · 20/05/2013 22:59

l've also turned off spelling correct so GMO, fucking and cunt don't get fucking posted wrong because RL got in the wsy.

VisualiseAHorse · 20/05/2013 23:00

I thank you gordy. I aim to please!

CUNTy Cunty cUNT cunty cunts. The lot of you. (apart from gordy).

mrswoz · 20/05/2013 23:00

ha ha at 'misinformed counts' startail

gordyslovesheep · 20/05/2013 23:01

Blimey nononsensemumof2 did you mean to sound so patronising ??? I hate people who think everyone who disagrees with them is uneducated and thick - smacks of a planet sized ego and a disturbing inability to listen to other view points

Binkyridesagain · 20/05/2013 23:02

GMO is that a Gently Massaged Orifice?

Lj8893 · 20/05/2013 23:03

I love this cunting thread Grin

VisualiseAHorse · 20/05/2013 23:04

Gordy Makes Omelettes.

NotAnotherPackedLunch · 20/05/2013 23:06

So if cunt is unacceptable where do the words fuck, twat, bollocks and arsehole line up on your spectrum of acceptability.
For the record, GMO issues are very important and are well worth discussing seriously when backed up by solid well reasoned argument...

GroupieGirl · 20/05/2013 23:08

I managed to work the word cunt into an essay this year. If my (female - fwiw) lecturers don't mind, then I fail to see the problem

Oh. And I'm actually a man. Here to denegrate and abuse all you mummies. Honest

gordyslovesheep · 20/05/2013 23:11

I do make omelettes - with bad DNA from bad chickens!

maybe it stands for Great Male Opinions

Ihaveavoo · 20/05/2013 23:11

Link to the GM thread?

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nononsensemumof2 · 20/05/2013 23:12

I get that women are trying to reclaim words and ideas, but believe me the c word is not used by men as a sign of feminism.!
No amount of allowing it or using it is going to liberate us more than first disallowing it.!
Like the N word, black people had to out law it before they could reclaim it. Via law.!
We are far far from that position, lets not fall into the trap of embracing a term which is used against us, because that will make us all stupid c**ts, and I for one am not willing to be seen as such.!

OP posts:
Ihaveavoo · 20/05/2013 23:12

It can't be Binky, that's Brian's yoni!

Lj8893 · 20/05/2013 23:12

I managed to swear in most of my essays at uni!

And I'm a woman.

And i got a 2:1 for my degree.

Explain that OP.