Females are shite at Maths

[AutisticHedgehog]

According to a fucking hilarious Mumsnet cliche-meme on the FB feed.

FFS this is appalling. Why are Mumsnet of all places perpetuating the myth that girls can’t do maths.

I know plenty will say “lighten up, it’s harmless fun” but it’s not. It’s continual nonsense-shite that pervades and influences girls and their views that maths is a boys’ subject.

Maths is for everyone.

Shame on you MN.

[KatyMac]

DD is less good at maths (the joke is dancers can only count in base 8 - which she doesn't really get)

But that's because she inherited her dad's (poor maths and fab dance) brain not my (great maths poor dance) brain....

[HoneyBadgerApparently]

Ummm..... My first class honours degree in Maths says different

[Spindelina]

DH and I both have degrees in maths, but I’ve got a PhD too so nyer.

MNHQ, girls being put offf maths is a thing. A things that you of all people ought to avoid.

[AutisticHedgehog]

Maybe we should contact the Daily Mail? We could do a collective sad-face.

Or, maybe Paul Dacre now MN FB editor?

[Sparklingbrook]

Apparently so donquixotedelamancha. It has been a very long, tiring day and I didn't see some small writing on a picture on MN. So I must be reprimanded obviously.

[polsha]

I can't find this on their page

[Spam88]

sparkling I assumed you just hadn't clicked to open the image so hadn't seen the text at the top. All the posts did make me laugh though

Hello fellow physicists!

[MadMags]

My God, who thought this was a good idea?

[rainingcatsanddog]

That's fucking shit. I'm the one who helps my kids with their maths homework. Oldest is doing A-level so not easy stuff either.

I hate how it's socially acceptable to be crap at maths in a way that's totally unacceptable to be crap at literacy.

[foolonthehill]

[Thesearepearls]

Words fail me (but numbers never do)

[hellsbells99]

I have 1 DD doing a maths degree and 1 DD doing an engineering degree! They are both far better at maths than their father.

[Sparklingbrook]

Why are you having a go at me repeatedly Autistic Hedgehog?

[BanginHeadache]

For what it’s worth Sparkling I also didn’t see the tiny font at the top either nor do I think your being a martyr, some of us can appreciate a lighthearted comment without getting arsy about it

[ShamelesslyPlacemarking]

To you maybe, but not to me.

Have you possibly not read the bit at the top where it literally says "Go and ask your father"?

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

Hedgehog it's the advert we are cross with, not Sparkling.

[ShamelesslyPlacemarking]

Duh, you open a page, go have breakfast, forget to refresh and this is what happens!

[Sparklingbrook]

Er, I may have mentioned once or twice that I hadn't ShamelesslyPlacemarking.

[JenMumsnet]

Hi All

We've been on to Content, who are really sorry, they can see they got it wrong and it has been deleted now.

[BatShite]

Maybe they have another intern running the FB? Got the old one back HQ?

[Sparklingbrook]

I didn't even know there was a video. I don't have FB, it's probably for the best.

[RebelRogue]

@JenMumsnet great that it's been deleted,not so great that someone "up there" thinks that kind of stuff is acceptable,and even worse post it on "behalf" of Mumsnet.

[AutisticHedgehog]

Oh blimey; I'm not good at emotions, I should have put a fucking smiley, or grin, or wink, or put in my last post.

Jesus - I was just pointing out to Sparkling that she hadn't been "reprimanded" which seemed slightly OTT.