In wanting Mumsnet to help Judi Dench and Joanna Lumley

[GiantBranch]

Last week, Israel banned 37 international aid organisations from operating in the strip, including Oxfam, Save the Children and Medicine Sans Frontieres (MSF). MSF delivers one in three of Gaza’s babies, and experts warn that immediate action must be taken to prevent a catastrophe.

It has prompted more than 100 leading members of the arts, including Dames Judi Dench, Imelda Staunton, Joanna Lumley, Sienna Miller, Suranne Jones and singer Paloma Faith, to sign a letter urging popular online platform Mumsnet to join them in demanding urgent government action ensuring maternity care is accessible in Gaza.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/gaza-israel-baby-birth-judi-dench-letter-b2896981.html

Helping pregnant vulnerable women is a non partisan issue. It is simply basic humanity

Because a genuine feminist would obediently do what they were told by a bunch of celebrities?

If basic humanity makes you attack people like you just did, you’re doing it wrong.

I think that any poster who posts under the title 'In wanting Mumsnet to help Judi Dench and Joanna Lumley'
thinking that THAT will enthuse our ladybrains shouldn't give lectures on how to be a feminist.

Anyway must to work it has definitely been eye opening on a number of levels, not the same site I was on 19 years ago when my first child was born. I feel sorry for Justine and her moderators with some of the kind off views expressed, I wish them luck

oh, you mean posters disagreeing with you.
Never mind. Try NM the next time.

I am 100% a feminist always have been and my mother before me

I am glad she is no longer around to see this increasingly nasty world

you really haven't been listening at all, have you?

Then can you apologise to the woman you just attacked?
You have been the only one on this thread

Not to you no

I do think this is important. Many women take the first steps to leave their abusers (and protect their children from their abusers) on here. It needs to be politically neutral as a platform for that reason alone. Obviously individual posters have free speech and can express political views within the terms of the site.

To be fair, I think Justine is quite aware of this and takes a responsible approach when she picks which campaigns to promote. And listens to her users.

Didn’t attack just said I struggled to believe she was a feminist. Which is a statement of my feelings not an attack

Felt like an attack to me, which is a statement of my feelings.

Sorry about that

Bye off to work

Feminism isn't true feminism though if we are expected to all think the same things about everything.

🙄

Fascinating. Because we have politely expressed concern about the way a campaign has been conducted this means we are awful people?

19 years ago eh?
I'd have believe that before the massive temper tantrum, what a stupid way to carry on.
Btw you're allowed to use full stops at the end of your sentences @GiantBranch we're old enough to cope and don't see it as aggressive the way you youngsters do.

I agree, I think some of the activism has been counterproductive. Reckon the pro-Palestinian movement might in time regret the decision to march again after the Yom Kippur attack, for example. That sort of thing is a gift. Sensible activism involves considering whether something is sensible as well as whether you think you're morally justified in doing it.

Thanks for the apology. Genuinely.

What is the eye roll in response to?

Cutted-up pear? 😁