To think mumsnet are helping promote sexist attitudes

[YoniFoolsAndHorses]

Re "girl" and "boy" toys.

I am a 'Mumsnet panelist' and regularly fill in a load of little surveys. I have never win any of the £50 amazon prizes, but actually I have never minded that at all. I can do the little surveys easily on my phone in a few minutes, and I like to think that it's doing my bit to keep mumsnet getting bigger and better.

Until this afternoon.

Until I get a survey about toy cars and trucks to which I would only be elegible to answer if I had a son.

My daughter plays with similar cars and trucks. We know the make involved well. She has fantastic and reasoned opinions on the toys involved too (we tried the survey together - although I didn't submit it - I just answered the first question incorrectly and said she was a boy).

How can this possibly be right that mumsnet is allowing such sexist marketing to continue around 'girl' and 'boy' toys?

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Thanks for the response MNHQ. Glad to see you've listened to feedback!

Santa I would have thought it was more like pacifism than anything. She didn't want to condone violence.

Fair response MNHQ your reputation has been restored

"Santa I would have thought it was more like pacifism than anything. She didn't want to condone violence."

True, but as responsible adults we put violence into context, e.g. Army/Defence and role play in that manner, what is the problem with that.

p.s. We also didn't let them play RPG "shoot 'em up" games on the playstation either.

we put violence into context, e.g. Army/Defence and role play in that manner, what is the problem with that.

If you really don't see what the problem is, I fear you and the missus are doomed to permanent disagreement on matters pertaining to institutionalised violence.

"If you really don't see what the problem is, I fear you and the missus are doomed to permanent disagreement on matters pertaining to institutionalised violence."

Seriously? So the Armed services in 1939 are institutionalised violence academies? Are you a pacifist that thinks everything can be solved by "takling it through"

Are you a Hawk that thinks everything can be solved by bringing in the machine guns?

Why don't you make that into a serious proposition, rather than a "don't kill the babies, all men are killers" statement.

So you do think all problems can be resolved via gunfire?

Well ultimately of course they can. In another world I might take the stance "You have disrespected me in an internet forum, therefore I may shoot you in the face until you are dead." Which of course in this world would be as stupid as your response.

Please re-read the post I made previously that urged you to make a reasoned proposition, but yet you chose to have another litre of Chablis and continue to persue the avenue of "all guns are evil".

Are you able to assemble a reasoned response?

Hmm. Not trying to derail this thread at all, are you, santa?

Out of interest, how have I 'disrespected' you, exactly?

By disagreeing with you?!

BIWI,

I think the thread was done, I revived it a bit don't you think.

If I'm honest in the few threads I've been looking at in my short membership period, a lot on the AIBU thread are full of ladies swearing a lot, which I don't mind (Although I wish it was just confined to the bedroom). However, it seems that a wider reasoned debate doesn't seem to exist when it comes to interacting with the blokes round here.

You bloke=wrong.

Bye, santa

I dont understand why most men that come on MN seem to be so annoyed.
santaisdead[dont like the name btw], do you have a problem with MN?

BIWI can't manage to discuss clearly.

ILIKE, I'm not annoyed, I had a different viewpoint. Does everyone have to agree with everyone else to be a member here?

I haven't been unreasonable or rude with anyone, just voiced an opinion that differs with other folks. The problem is I haven't come across anyone who wants to debate it.

p.s. Why would you comment on my user name? Do your children visit here?

Santaisdead - you sound just like somebody I've never met.

TiggyD

Didn't understand that post mate, would you like to elaborate.

Before you do, I i'd like to say that I have 3 children, my wife childminded for 5 years, and is now a manager of a pre-school group.

Not sure if that matters, but your post was so bizzare I thought I'd include it.

And you think tiggis post is bizzare

Bye, santa

ah, OK. Is this the bit where new (male) posters get beasted off the forum, by the fantastic manipulation of the English language of those chosen by the forum cliques to perform such tasks. Really?

Loving the notion that everyone on MN always agrees.

Man, you are weird, Santa! Mind you, so was another easily-riled MN poster called Santa. Must be the unseasonal nickname.

Why don't you make that into a serious proposition, rather than a "don't kill the babies, all men are killers" statement.

You are aware that the only post containing that statement, or one even slightly like it, is your own?

Some of us are male you know.

Some dolphins are male.

But not all of us are dolphins...

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...or are we?

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