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To think that MNHQ shouldn't let a thread full of men asking for sex chat PMs stand?

280 replies

Getir · 10/02/2023 21:38

I know I can hide the sex topic, but that doesn't make the thread go away.

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Calistan · 11/02/2023 02:08

I think mn did have to delete stuff tbh, or they would have been accused of spreading disinformation.

I have had a look at the thread and tbh I'm surprised it's so long. I don't get it, men are generally quite shit at sex, can't imagine they are much better in text form Grin

Actually they probably are, have only come two ahem that were good at oral. Probably much easier to talk a good game.

BlusteryLake · 11/02/2023 03:06

Obviously I know I can hide the board, which I have but agree with a PP about it appearing in Active Threads when it never used to. Also, I think it attracts dodgy men, who then spill over into other threads and disrupt them or try to silence the naughty wimmin talking about Important Things.

Newone2021 · 11/02/2023 03:25

I've just had a look at the thread 🤢 never read anything less sexy or more desperate.

WandaWonder · 11/02/2023 03:29

Or people can make up their own minds whether they contribute or not? Without needing controllin?

LindorDoubleChoc · 11/02/2023 03:36

ExistenceOptional · 10/02/2023 23:52

MN must be desperate for money to allow this.

This is what I think. And same with that weird spamming of all the boards and every thread with the funny-looking green vibrator.

BrightSaturn · 11/02/2023 03:46

I’ll probably get ripped to shreds for this but I find it weird when I read any post by a man on MN tbh. Like why are you here 😂 I know technically they can be but I just wonder why.

Sparklingbrook · 11/02/2023 06:03

I think that’s the thrill for men over there @Calistan They can be very good at sex in the Sex Topic even though they most likely aren’t and the partners and wives that supposedly love it all are most likely imaginary. 😂

EmpressaurusOfWitchesBackFromTheDead · 11/02/2023 06:16

The sex board got un-hidden around the time MN started promoting the vibrator that looks like Shrek’s ear.

gamerchick · 11/02/2023 06:24

EmpressaurusOfWitchesBackFromTheDead · 11/02/2023 06:16

The sex board got un-hidden around the time MN started promoting the vibrator that looks like Shrek’s ear.

Tbh going on the stuff on that board, a vibrator is probably the more attractive option. So perfect advertising.

The men on that thread are probably talking to other men getting off on pretending to be a woman online. Makes it extra sad.

Butitsnotfunnyisititsserious · 11/02/2023 06:26

I didn't realise it existed and I've just looked, tbh I find it quite desperate that people would post on it. It's grim.

knittingaddict · 11/02/2023 06:50

BrightSaturn · 11/02/2023 03:46

I’ll probably get ripped to shreds for this but I find it weird when I read any post by a man on MN tbh. Like why are you here 😂 I know technically they can be but I just wonder why.

There have always been men on here and some have been fine and still are. Saying that, I am convinced the we've had a bit of a mini invasion recently. I know you can't always tell, but I genuinely believe some of the more offensive posts can't possibly have come from a woman. They definitely have a masculine energy to them. Some are outright MRAs.

houseonthehill · 11/02/2023 06:52

Mumsnet is a full-spectrum (predominantly) women's site, though. That's going to include women who enjoy sexting with randoms and don't much care about infidelity. It's like complaining about the Doghouse when there are people elsewhere on the site whose children have been bitten by dogs

gamerchick · 11/02/2023 07:43

knittingaddict · 11/02/2023 06:50

There have always been men on here and some have been fine and still are. Saying that, I am convinced the we've had a bit of a mini invasion recently. I know you can't always tell, but I genuinely believe some of the more offensive posts can't possibly have come from a woman. They definitely have a masculine energy to them. Some are outright MRAs.

MRAs invaded a while back. They're determined to bring down mumsnet from the inside apparently. It's definitely got worse of late since the media attention of that rapist in Scotland potentially going to a women's prison.

I think reporting more posts might help clear them out maybe.

Siameasy · 11/02/2023 07:54

Getir · 10/02/2023 23:13

I don't have a problem with sex. I do have a problem with men who only use the sex board because they want to sex chat with the ladies,

Those ladies presumably want to talk about sex so who is anyone to police it? I find a lot of things annoying but I don’t try to get them stopped. No one is forced to engage with these men. Some women like sex chat.

Siameasy · 11/02/2023 07:57

Ive never had PMs but tbh if that’s the worst case scenario, a few PMs from a creepy guy, I think I’m a big girl and can cope

CruCru · 11/02/2023 08:17

Crumbs, I just had a look at that thread. Are the men not put off by how many other men are there? I mean, I can understand men wanting to talk about sex with women (even middle aged women who draw parking diagrams) but that thread appears to be crawling with men.

RabbitSocks · 11/02/2023 09:47

They should re-hid the sex thread. Its getting very, very boring being accused of being a man because some posters lack the imagination to understand that other women aren’t clones of them and do enjoy sex.

The sex topic would have fewer men gaze/dominated threads but some spiteful people keep getting any bi/lesbian threads deleted by…accusing people of being cheating men.

EmpressaurusOfCats · 11/02/2023 10:24

I haven’t looked at the sex thread. But there was a time when any pickup attempts by creepy men would set the klaxon off & MNers would have a whale of a time derailing it, usually with recipes and chat about animal reproduction methods <nostalgic>

YetAnotherBeckyMumsnet · 11/02/2023 16:49

Hi everyone. These threads have been running for some time now though we quite understand they’re not to everyone’s taste. We would step in if someone is sending unwanted messages or if posts otherwise break guidelines. Please bear in mind you also have the option to hide any individual threads (as well as topics) that you’d rather not see. Let us know if you need help with this.

DuplicateUserName · 11/02/2023 17:12

YetAnotherBeckyMumsnet · 11/02/2023 16:49

Hi everyone. These threads have been running for some time now though we quite understand they’re not to everyone’s taste. We would step in if someone is sending unwanted messages or if posts otherwise break guidelines. Please bear in mind you also have the option to hide any individual threads (as well as topics) that you’d rather not see. Let us know if you need help with this.

I think that's fair enough @YetAnotherBeckyMumsnet

MN is full of threads/topics that don't suit everyone, but there's obviously some sort of call for them, otherwise they wouldn't exist.

Getir · 11/02/2023 17:19

YetAnotherBeckyMumsnet · 11/02/2023 16:49

Hi everyone. These threads have been running for some time now though we quite understand they’re not to everyone’s taste. We would step in if someone is sending unwanted messages or if posts otherwise break guidelines. Please bear in mind you also have the option to hide any individual threads (as well as topics) that you’d rather not see. Let us know if you need help with this.

I know how to hide it thanks. I still think MN shouldn't be used by creepy men as a hook up site.

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DuplicateUserName · 11/02/2023 17:59

Getir · 11/02/2023 17:19

I know how to hide it thanks. I still think MN shouldn't be used by creepy men as a hook up site.

But unless these men are all talking to each other, it's obviously being used by creepy women too.

Therefore I think it's much better to have them contained in a topic that can be hidden.

Sparklingbrook · 11/02/2023 18:15

I understand that it can all be hidden and nobody needs to read it if they don't want to. But it's still a strange use of the site IMO.

DuplicateUserName · 11/02/2023 18:28

I agree it's definitely a strange use of the site, but then again sex chat is part of life for a lot of people.

So I guess MNHQ think it's not too inappropriate, given that it's in the actual sex topic.

I can't imagine how these people go about initiating that sort of thing in their inboxes though.

The mind truly boggles!

Sparklingbrook · 11/02/2023 18:38

I can't imagine how these people go about initiating that sort of thing in their inboxes though

Dick pic in your MN PMs ? 🤔