does it bother you that men use this site also?

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Sometimes very female skewed things are discussed and I can't help feeling slightly uncomfortable when I read: "Male perspective here..."

I'm sure I am BU but does anyone else feel the same? I am struggling to put into words why it bothers me but it does.

It makes me uncomfortable that this site is not women-only, as some women post pictures of their children and I hate the thought that pedophiles have access to that.

Because paedophiles are really likely to be trawling through hundreds of threads looking for pictures of children?! Have you spent too much time reading the daily mail?

I've been on loads of forums over the years where the members were mostly women but there were a few men too. I like it, I think a mix is a good thing. If a man was trying to explain to me that I wasn't giving birth correctly or passing comment on my breastfeeding technique then I'd think he was a wanker, but other than that I don't care.

PurpleDaises has it ever occurred to you that sex crimes can also be committed by women? It's rarer, but I have known some absolutely horrific cases of sexual abuse where the abuser was a woman.

The more people , the more interesting. We are trying for an equal world.... Aren't we?

And how would mn cope without piglet john? Or is it piglet Jane????

Are you sure you meant me zippy?

It doesn't bother me, except for the MRA wankers and the freaks that start weird threads in the (now hidden by me) Sex Topic.

I did get Mansplained to once on a military matter - that was amusing, especially when he worked out that I outranked him

As a PP said, no it doesn't bother me at all.

Threads like this do, though

It makes me uncomfortable that this site is not women-only, as some women post pictures of their children and I hate the thought that pedophiles have access to that.

What absolute rubbish being polite

However, men posting in addition to reading doesn't make me any more uncomfortable. (But that's only because the moderators here are good. I know some other sites allegedly for women, and they are overrun by males, many of whom are misogynists and give crap advice to women who need help.

You have absolutely no idea as to who is male or female unless they have a 'male' name.

Not in the slightest. Men are parents too, and so presumably like to come here for parenting advice, chat and support just like us mums do.

It is a public site. I hate posts that immediately want to restrict membership. It is much more interesting to have a wide range of posters and views.
I can't see why anyone posts pictures of their children or gives any personal information.

I am getting a bit bored of the whiny arsed tossers who navel gaze for long, looooong threads.

But then lots of daft women continue to engage with them which just encourages the self absorbed loses. .

MN couldn't ban men anyway-how would they do it?

*losers

Vestal, I feel very uncomfortable posting alongside people like you actually.

I'm so thick,I never even realised men post on here, just assumed the male type nicknames were mums....I took it at face value,mums net for mums.....if there was a dads net it wouldn't occur to me to join.....why would a bloke want to be on here anyway? Genuine question.its for mums....can't say it bothers me either way tbh..live and let live and all that

Self absorbed knobs bother me aka user and his many numbers....but I think I got ragey as he is in a minority.
Men on the whole no.

I hope mumsnet never loses it's ability to be a home for Anyfucker.

There is a Dadsnet....

I think more men should post here. That way MN will be less of an echochamber and less of a 'safe space' where opposing opinions are not allowed

And Vestal are you Dittany or SGM? Your posting content and style are similar. Could tell by how nasty your post is

Absolutely not.

"Female only" anything make me cringe - apart from public toilets, very happy with the current segregation there!
My gynecologist is male, my last surgeon was male, A&E are mixed, some wards might not be but then they should be banned entirely. I am very happy with all of that.

A very close friend of mine lost his wife when their baby was a couple of months old. Being a widower with a newborn is the struggle than you can imagine, but the attitude of SOME women and other mothers was simply disgusting towards him. Some pathetic people must have such a bitter chip on their shoulder that they are trying to create some women only parent club and being bitchy and rude towards fathers. These women are a disgrace. Years later, I am still fuming about some of these witches.

I honestly cannot think about about many subjects where men cannot be included, apart from maybe period and labour pain where non-medically trained men don't have a clue.

I have just asked DH if he would like to sign up to MN. He just gave me the look. It's not for him I don't think.

I don't care at all if men post on here.

Sticking to the point of the thread I don't give a shiny shit if men post.

petal lots of non mums post here. It isn't exclusively for mums.