To tell all the black mumsnetters we now have our own forum

[Marg33t]

Thanks to the fab PatricksRum for fighting against racism we've got our own board here

Look for black mumsnetters 👍🏿

Congratulations PatricksRum, impressive work (and amazing patience for the level of goady thickness you dealt with)! 🎉🎉🎉

Seconded

Have we? Where! 👍🏼

Congratulations.....consider this a "Happy New Home Card"

I will be honest I was incredulous there wasn't one already but well done to all that got it sorted.

Well done all of you. Just bonkers that anyone would object.

Enjoy the, sadly, hard fought for space!

Big congratulations to PatricsRum BUT but first two posts here suggesting posters who disagree with Patrick are racist, goady and thick is a bit, well, goady.

As an ethnic minority who doesn't 'pass' for black I think the title could have been more inclusive but its better than nothin so looking forward to it.

Might be helpful to link it!

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/black_mumsnetters

(It's in 'other stuff')

Well done, and I am still at the viciousness of the opposition to it

Well done, great to see this has happened!

Genuine question here, as I haven't read any previous posts relating to this, but am wondering the intention or need is behind the group? A place to chat unhindered about anything? A place to chat about race and racism in particular? Networking? And is it just for black people or are white mums also allowed to join in (assuming that they are supportive rather than being deliberately obstructive)?

Woohoo!!! Thank you @PatricksRum for all your hard work and sacrifice!

I'm curious about this....is that solely for black people? So no people of indian race, French, chinese? White even? Noone else allowed on it?

And is that not..well... a teeny bit racist?

Well done guys😀

Brilliant you are just brilliant

Well done @PatricksRum

Dolphin, why is it racist for black people to have a board where they can talk to other black people about their own individual experiences?
We've all see the pile on on Patrick's other threads, why can't they have a space where white people wont be routinely interrupting them and trying to talk over them?

I don't know what MNHQ decided in the end, but on one of the threads it was made clear it should be for black people only. No whites and no other 'races'.

There was a suggestion it should be more open (what about white parents who have black children for example) but that was strongly opposed.

There was a demand for black only mods too, but I don't know if it was taken seriously or not.

I expect MNHQ have spelt their decision out somewhere, but I've not seen it yet.

Eh why wouldnt there be a BAME board. Makes sense as sadly skin colour has an impact on peoples lives

@DoubleDolphin

I'm curious about this....is that solely for black people? So no people of indian race, French, chinese? White even? Noone else allowed on it?

Oh god don’t start.

@DoubleDolphin oh get a grip. It's a board for black people to talk about issues that might not affect other races where they won't get shouted down by the middle class white women, as happens in every thread here on race. I'm white by the way.

Congrats to the poster who got the boards made! Glad you now have a safe space.

why is it racist for black people to have a board where they can talk to other black people about their own individual experiences?

But it wouldn’t be allowed to have a section where only white people could post so why is the reverse ok?

@purpleboy don’t bother entertainING the questions. It’ll just derail the thread. Those types of people are never happy with whatever answers you give them. They’re not looking for real answers, if you know what I mean.

Thanks for sharing (and linking)! Am pleased it’s up and running.