That it’s a bit weird when men post on this forum?

[Bringbeboback]

I get the times where a male might use Mumsnet for some female perspective on things like relationship problems. But I find it weird when men post on random topics. For example there was one about chocolate bars recently and a man was on there talking about what he likes and what his wife likes. Is there not a male equivalent forum?

Are you being serious? Ffs feminism really is turning into man-hating unless you’re just stuck so far behind in the stone ages where men shouldn’t go near the ladies for fear of offending them.

How dare they!

I don't mind if men want to join in on chocolate bar threads. I'd be a bit if a man commented on a pregnancy or childbirth thread though.

Why? Because it’s called mumsnet? There are plenty of non-mums here, why not men?

Sorry forgot... YABU

And what would we all do without piglet John?

It's no more strange than people who aren't parents coming on here!

Eh. Why would it be weird? Mumsnet is just a name. Doesn’t mean that you have to be a mum to post on here. Or shall we just ban anyone who doesn’t fall into the mum label?

OP, please do send a list of topics to MNHQ that you feel male posters should be banned from posting on. I'm sure they'd be really interested and I'm sure there is a way they can use some software to weed them out in case they dare to try and post about chocolate.

Oh, YABU and a bit of a GF to boot.

YBVU - mumsnet is just the name of the website, not a legal requirement.

Let's not start banning swathes of people because of their gender, age, colour, religion, socio-economic demographic or anything else.

Should we also tell all the women struggling to conceive or carry a child to go away as they aren't mums yet?

As long as someone is a positive contributor to the website they can be whoever they want as far as I'm concerned.

Unless they're a daily mail journo that is, then they can fuck off

Why on earth would you feel that?

If they're actually just joining in the conversation, of course it's good to have them. The reason I get a bit wary is because there are quite a few who aren't actually interested in that at all, still less learning about women's experiences, but are actually just here to have a platform to tell women why they're wrong and push their own agendas. Or to sneer at the fluffier threads and how silly and vapid women are, while ignoring everything serious. Some of them don't like the idea of women having a space without male input.

Not all, of course, but enough to make me wary.

Actually what I find weird is that it's still (or ever was) called "mums"net.

In it's earliest form it was invaluable for parents of all genders but it's now so much more than that the title has long been a misnomer, even if it was correct in the firstplace.

What is weird about men posting about chocolate or even making a comment on a pregnancy or childbirth thread?
Men eat chocolate and even if they don’t carry a child pregnancy and childbirth effects them too.

The strapline is By Parents For Parents

I agree with smeaton. I don’t like the mansplaining posters but generally there’s no issue with men coming and joining in. Especially not about chocolate bars.

The only time I have issue with men posting is when they think their opinion or perspective over rules anyone else's.

I would not discriminate between men or women on that basis.

I think it's just you op. It's not a women's only forum. Anyone can post.

Plenty of women on here like to think their way is the right way so shall we’re call that womansplaining?
And plenty of women generalising.
This place has more than its fair share on men haters.

I couldn't give a shit if men women or other are posting, so long as they give good advice, are funny or hood wind up merchants I'm happy! 😂

Good not good!

Ffs good not hood!!!

Men, on a parenting forum??????
And talking about chocolate of all things???!?!!
yeah

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