in thinking that MN is the true home of snobbery?

[MamaVoo]

And I'm not knocking that. I love a bit of light hearted judging and snobbery myself - that's why I love Mumsnet. But on so many threads people are jumped on for being snobby or judgemental.

AIBU to think that this, in most cases, is a bit hypocritical and that if we weren't snobs we'd be over on Netmums anyway?

Everyone here is as judgemental as the next, whatever they might say.

Challenging snobbery is a positive thing though, isn't it?
Wont do away with snobbery and doesn't mean we dont all have some things we get all sniffy about - but it would be weird not to challenge the things we dont agree with.
Its how its supposed to be.

And why wouldn't netmums people be snobby? Are they too fick?

Actually, MN is less snobby in some ways than real life, because you cant see what people are wearing, or what their accent is, or how much money they've got.

Huge snobbery over grammar and punctuation though, lol.

Lets face it, Britain is a very snobby place!

Standards darling, standards.

The word snobbery is quite common.

Nobbery is more like it.

MN has, in fact done a great deal to help me examine and challenge my pre-conceptions

I'm sure Netmums people are perfectly well educated Jeremy. But I have noticed that this is considered an acceptable thing to be judgy about on here, what with over use of hugs and the word hun etc.

I don't think MN is snobby at all. I don't think MNters are snobby either but I do think some are judgey - including me a bit at times.

James - what ones specifically? Two will do.

One of the best lines from one of my favourite books is "if someone accuses you of being a snob, it usually means you have something to be snobby about."

i think over here people prefer facts to hugz, and that's okay.
this is kind of a stupid thread, though.

Personally I'm thrilled by all the extra judging I can do as a result of being a Mn'er. I never would have given a fruitshoot a second thought in my old life

hully - not telling you - I might inadvertently initiate a controversial conversation on AIBU, which frankly, scares the shit out of me

I like being a snob, even though I am the world's poorest snob

Ah well thats just my point Mamavoo - you say its accepted here to be snobby about Netmums, I generally try to challenge that snobbery when I see it as it doesn't sit well with me. Or else I dont cos I cant be arsed.

Jeremy

I've been stalking looking for you for days. Started a thread and everything.

Can't remember why now!

Sorry, as you were ...

I wouldn't know Netmums if it stood up in my soup.

But it's just classic tribalism innit. Based on nothing, probably.

In the 1970s there was a series of Social Psychology experiments about Group Identity. Basically they split the subjects into made-up groups (based on which of two paintings the people preferred, only they didn't really. Really they just allocated people to groups randomly).

Then they got the groups to do different tasks and competitions and watched as the groups started to dream up all sorts of assumptions about themselves, and basically slag off the other group. All based on nothing.

Basically most people like to have an In-group (Us) and an Out-group (Them/Netmums)

Don't ask for references because I am dragging up my nearly- 20 years ago Psychology degree

I knew that would impress you. Would you like to see my majorettes medals ......

Blimey hully I'm glad I got out of your literary tangents thread when I did .

Phwooaaarrr! Get em out, Jamesy!

Well remember bibbity - REMEMBER!!

dont know what net-mums never visited.im monogamous.are you saying they are game burds who are earthier and dont chirrup on about boden?

but i heard (on here admittedly) they dont fucking allow lord mayorin or calling each other babags or pishy flaps?

and they call each other hun
and no aibu

thats too much for me.all that faux niceness and hugs hun

mn can be very snobtastic re education

LOL yes everyone claims to be philanthropist and state educator on mn