to think that the term "Bastard Children" is not and never will an acceptable way to talk

[ALMazing]

about a child born out of wedlock.

Just wondering as another poster on Mumsnet seems to think that it is.

And I don t give a fark if I am telling tales. As a "bastard child" of the seventies it hit me hard that someone would still use that term especially on Mumsnet.

stop being so reasonable you tart

Wot rhubarb said.

Maybe all those who want to stick the boot in could

READ THE WHOLE FARKING THREAD FIRST

I agree with Rhub- should have been settled on the original thread.
Starting a new on to attack one poster is out of order imo.
Anyway, as you were!!!

njm, don't worry about it.

People are always going to get funny about things, I've been on some of the strangest threads believe me.

At times like this I wish MN had tickers.

VS - I think thats often the problem people read the op then post at the end...without realising apologies have been given, peace has been made and normal service has been resumed

oh reading the whole thread is so last year VS, get with it

far better to scan the OP, foam at the mouth and then rant away 654 posts in, thereby missing the point

always remember to start your post with "I haven't read the whole thread but....and end with "IMO and I am entitled to it" and an [ angry face] "

Oliveoil is only narky because she lives in Oldham!

Is that it? Are we done with this thread now? Glad to see ALMazing you took my advice to walk away. Best option I think. Enough has been said.

Let's talk about something else!...The weather? Nice and sunny here!

MRSR, NJM actually apologised on the previous thread!
Not that the OP would just accept that and move on, on no.
We need a public tar and feather session.

Oh poor old you njm. Just stop will you. You farkin said it with regards to a contestant on BB who has clearly had underage sex and now has a child while unmarried. Why did you not just use the term out of wedlock or illegitimate? Neither ideal but certainly better than "bastard children". You blardly said it and just keep going on and on about how you didnt mean it this way or that way. I am not crazy or spiteful. I would NEVER use that term to describe anyone or in reference to anything. If you honestly believe that you have done nothing wrong then just leave it there instead of whinging on and on.

I am not narky Rhubarb, you bitter veg (fruit?) as I am currently in sunny mcr and the land of the living

ALMazing.
Whether or not your parents were married I think you're being a bit of a bastard.

Do you know, I almost prefer 'bastard' to 'illegitimate'.

"whatever" LOL njm you forgot "speak to the hand"

AL I was impressed I thought the meant you had accepted the apology and moved on...obviously I was wrong.

ALM, boy I'd hate to be someone who offends you, because an apology would never do would it? You'd have to grind them to the ground and then spit on them for good measure!

njm apologised on the original thread and on this one. You quoted her out of context but obviously that's fine in your book. You started a new thread instead of sticking to the original one, but that's ok too isn't it? If anything, I think it's you who should apologise to njm. She's come across on this thread as being very reasonable and considered and polite, whereas you are just being offensive for the sake of it now.

Maybe she meant horrible by 'bastard'?

ALMazing...please do us ALL a favour and leave this be. NJM was not directing her comments about bastard children at YOU personally, was she? Why you have taken all this personally is beyond me. I quite often read stuff on MN that I don't like or disagree with but I would never start a thread targetting that poster and nor would I drag this on and on, which you've got to agree you have done. I do what I have suggested to you and that is walk away. NJM has apologised. Is that not enough?

This still going?

Sheesh, I've been to work, done some shopping and queued for 20 minutes behind some slow bastards OAPs in the Post Office.

Thought this one would have been put to bed by now.

(please note, use of the word bastard above was intended as a deliberate insult and no way implies I have knowledge of the parentage of said OAPs)