to think MN is sexist?

[MrsSeanBean]

It should surely be called ParentGuardianorOtherCarerNet?

Anything else is outrageously discriminatory.

Are we not offended?

No, we are not offended, we are the MNers. Anyone who was offended my that wouldn't be here, os wouldn't be part of the 'we' that you are surveying.

Of course it's not sexist.

By parents, for parents.

There are plenty of men here. There are also plenty of posters here who aren't even parents. Discrimination would be not allowing those people to post, not having the word "Mums" in the website name.

Parentsnet wouldn't have quite the same ring about it, would it.

I'm not offended by the name.

I do think that some women on here are very hostile to the few men, which I think is disgusting because although it is called 'mumsnet', it IS a site for parents, not just mothers. I think that the men here get treated horribly at times. The women can mess about, but are so quick to jump on the men if they do. The women can post what they want - including some quite racy stuff, but the men are jumped on as perverts if they do, because apparently it's 'different' when a woman posts about bumsex or something . Any new man who joins gets abuse 9 times out of 10. No wonder there are so few men on here. That is a shame because men are people too. I think some women seem to forget that

Quote of the week - 'Men are people too'

noone is offended.

must be because thankfully, the usual posters here are intelligent and funny and have more going on in their lives than worrying about something so nonsensicle

Oh good.

I am so glad there are other people who have more to worry about than being PC.

Hi wats!
Mrs Sean Bean if you are out for a ruck you would do better to post about chocolate advent calendars.

Reading some of my other threads I was beginning to wonder.

I will refer to this thread when someone rolls out some PC crap in the future.

Ta so much

How do you know when I started posting anyway?

we know everything

As long as the choc advent calendars don't have any polyester packaging I think you will be fine.

its cos we can spot a newbie at 15 paces

hmmm I think Mrs Sean Bean may have been teasing us a bit with her op.
'ParentGuardianorOtherCarerNet'

Mrs Sean Bean what about lego advent calenders?

Lego is wrong.

sob

It's got a very working class title. That's what offends me. Who says mum? It's a dreadful work. I am a mummy. My mummy was a mummy.

So not sexist but "common" I suppose. he he

Xenia

My ds1 insists on calling me 'mummy' at 10. He is a rose amongst thorns.

Mummy is pretty vulgar too really. I was never allowed to use that word by my mother and I don't want my daughter to use it either.

What word do you use skidoodle?

Xenia, you are so right!

But - gasp - how dare you judge someone on the basis of what they call their female parent?