AIBU to Think MNHQ needs to tackle the ageism on this site?

[LastGoldenDaysOfSummer]

The venom and hate aimed at older people on some of the Covid threads is disgusting. If the same was aimed at disabled, TW or BAME people then the posts would be deleted immediately, and rightly so.

But because it's the elderly it's left to stand, even after being reported. This isn't new, MNHQ has always been a hotbed of ageism but it's usually dealt with when reported.

But not any more. Should they be doing more?

All the political stuff to one side

My comment is much more of a general one
You can be for or against. You can think that older people are forgotten or that it’s younger people who paying the price. In some ways, it doesn’t matter. These are opinions and people are entitled to their opinions

These are ageist opinions though. Which is what we were discussing.

Well if you think that any decisions that might be potentially going ‘against’ older people is ageist then yes it is.
But that’s not MN or something about specific posters. It’s life. Because actually there are MANY decisions taken everyday that are like this.
Just like some are ableist, favouring white people etc etc

Well that's a trueism!

But this thread isn't about that, is it? It's about saying that Mumsnet needs to do something about ageism on the site.

Just because people are ageist, disablist/ableist, sexist, racist etc doesn't mean we have to allow it to stand, does it?

@BIWI

Well that's a trueism!

But this thread isn't about that, is it? It's about saying that Mumsnet needs to do something about ageism on the site.

Just because people are ageist, disablist/ableist, sexist, racist etc doesn't mean we have to allow it to stand, does it?

@BIWI. Thank you.

Just not true

Stop starting up zombie posts