Sneering on Mumsnet - why so much?

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Its not funny or clever and just comes across as nasty and ignorant. But there is alot of it on MN (especially AIBU), often with a deeply self-satisfied and self-congratulatory tone! You don't find it on other forums, not even the Daily Mail (so despised by MN, ironically, or is that just sneering again!).

Is it a very British thing I wonder? Or just dull, goady people in general?

This obviously does not apply to the amusing, droll, arch, self-deprecating, wry or witty humour that does occasionally find its way on to MN. Though should add I don't visit AIBU much these days as the good stuff is rare and you have to plough through so much junk.

Sneering? [hides a yawn]. If you're genuinely happy in your life choices then what some random says about them on the Internet should be irrelevant.

I don't much like sneering, either. I do call people out if they do it though.

Is this a 'twas all fields thread? Or a you're all bitches thread?

But perhaps I will call MN goadyfuckers poky-pokiers in future, it devalues it more. GFer sounds strong and big, poky-pokier sounds more accurate.

I feel absolutely fine sneering at bigots

Me too. And trolls, goady twats, and pan-handlers.

Bitches I think, AuntieStella. 'Twas all fields are funny, too. People start linking the oldest ever 'twas all fields thread. I think the winner was on day 8 of MN going live.

Agree coffee. I don’t get the posters who obviously hate the place but for some reason won’t keep away. Just fuck off.

And we all get to sneer at the OP sneering about sneering, Bluntness100

Indeed. My nostrils flared like Kenneth Williams.

op is that bothered by this that she didn't bother to stick around to hear our thoughts....

[grin]@paxillin. Ds invented it when he waa about 3 to describe what his big sister was doing to him. I think it's beautifully descriptive.

Perhaps OP will come back to sneer at us sneering at her/him sneering at people sneering. My nose might explode.

Aren’t we due for another 'I hate all the swearing on MN, we should ban it' thread?

I'd really like people to stop saying "cunt" [helpful emoticon]

Nah. Sometimes only cunt will do.

Because it's fun and it's free. Any other stupid questions?

I'd like people to stop "ripping someone a new one".

Yes there is sneering on here and it can be cliquey and you will at times get sheep mentality and bullying

But lots like to pretend it doesn't happen

But it's just part of interaction within groups it always happens

There is more positives the support, advice, heartwarming threads, funny threads chitchat threads it outweighs the negatives

paxillin - is there a story to your user name? Because I keep thinking it looks like a brand of antibiotic and I'm sure it can't be that (unless you have a private mission to pour healing over all you encounter)

"Nah. Sometimes only cunt will do."

Good thing this isn't in FWR or I'd go all 70's feminist over your ass.....

It is a focal adhesion protein, AuntStella. It enables muscle cells to attach to their surroundings. No big story other than I was working on it when I tried to find a name not yet taken. Pouring healing over all would be lovely, but perhaps a little overbearing.

I'll have you know, I'm fucking hilarious.

Apparently advertisers are withdrawing from Mumsnet because of all the swearing (rolls around with laughter) - 'twas in The Economist a couple of weeks back.

If you want to see sneering, go on CIF at The Guardian - a more sneery, chippy, intolerant, condescending bunch I've yet to meet. And them calling themselves liberals too!

I heard the Daily Mail prolifically use the word sneer...

Thanks pax I shall now think of you as a muscular poster.

Cromwell1536 MNHQ posted on the thread about the Economist article that no such thing was actually happening. I think one has to believe the word from the horse's mouth, even though The Economist has a reputation for checking stories carefully.

It is a focal adhesion protein, AuntStella. It enables muscle cells to attach to their surroundings. No big story other than I was working on it when I tried to find a name not yet taken. Pouring healing over all would be lovely, but perhaps a little overbearing. What a wonderfully MNish back story.