Liz Hunt calls MNers "witless" in the Telegraph

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oh dear apparently not enough political debate

lol

Ooooooooh - what a bad mood she's in!

It could be worse... at least we're not journalists

Hmm, a bit ironic really.

Here she is wittering on about SamCam's pregnancy (and being rather cynical about it too) then having a go at MN for not talking politics.

Have a look at the newly created feminist topic, dear. You might learn something.

'Save us from witless journalists called Liz... Whoopstheregoesmymerkin despairs of dried up journalists called Liz who apparently make money cobbling together such drivel'

I did try to read it but all I saw was a cloud of hot air.

Had a quick trawl through the threads of the last 24 hours.

AIBU to think liking pink is not un-feminist

AIBU to add AK to my Nestle boycott

Feminist topics:

Brilliant women you admire

Cahllenging sexist statements

Childrens books that promote gender equality

Petition to stop Tesco selling lad's mags

...and many more, it is quite popular as it is a new topic

In the news was dealing with

Health care reform in the US

Cousin marriages

and the upcoming Budget

plus a few discussions on the politic topic.

Perhaps if the journalist comes onto MN, peeks at the politics topic and buggers off, they might get the impression that we witter on all day about soap stars and handbags (which we do as well).

Who pissed in her morning coffee?

What absolute drivel! Does she realise how bitter and twisted she sounds?

There seem to have been six or seven articles exactly like this in recent months.

It's getting boring.

But I want to know why? What are they scared of? Or is it just straighforward misogyny?

Aw isn't Liz Hunt cute but will we really vote for her as the next Prime Minister?
or something

Its lazy journalism

This journalist wrote something bitchy about Kate Winslet last week. The Telegraph's Jan Moir.

But if one had the print telegraph delivered and if one was not online, it would be the only way one would know about such stuff. The Telegraph has always been a little bit tabloidy, with sex on page 3 if it can manage it.

Funny, coz the evening standard got it.....

"The crucial reaction on Mumsnet this morning was humorous/positive. One comment reads: "Clearly William Hague said, 'Dave, if we're not looking at a 20-point lead by November I'm going to have to ask you to impregnate your wife'." Another says: "I think I might vote Tory now."

I thin she has read it, seen that actualy quite a lot of people with be voting for lib dems/ lab and got her knickers in a twist about it.

Come on grumpy misogynistic 60yos, you must vote otherwise those silly mums will and DC might not win

I do love how these cut and paste collators, sorry 'journos', get all grumpy with this site yet take the payout it provides for sneezing out their shoddy 'articles'.

C'mon, Liz. Turn that frown upside down.

that is really offensive and, yes, misogynistic. the headline i saw said "mumsnetters should stick to nappies."

They conveniently miss all the housing and 'Help! I've been made redundant!' threads.

I think there's nothing for it but to change the site to "Wimminsnet"

Just read the Evening Standard article and was struck by the bit about Andrew Rawnsley's book saying that Brown felt that Tony was rubbing it in when his Jennifer died - I didn't pick up on that before - seems likely to be Rawnsley being unpleasant, but equally likely that it might have been the kind of thing the Blairs might well have been really insensitive about. Anyone remember?

'His later devastation at the death of his new-born daughter made his neighbour's family noise and laughter seem cruel to him. According to Andrew Rawnsley's book, Brown nursed the paranoid belief that the Blairs deliberately left a pram in the hallway to torment him. This subsided when the Browns had two sons, John and Fraser.'

The dead tree press is under threat by the internet. I am reading political blogs and economic analysis right now that give instant reaction on the Budget. If I have a problem with my DSs, someone will know on MN what to do. There are loads of serious political threads here. Go and read the thread on Tax Credits. Serious issue stuff that clearly our Chancellor has not read.

Witless? Has anyone actually read a newspaper recently?

It is totally amazing to me how much stick poor old mumsnet gets.

Trouble is that mumsnet is a public site and shows the views and problems of a huge range of people, all with different personalities and all having good and bad days. IYSWIM.

The other thing is that bad press and opinions are always the ones that hit the headlines and not the tonnes and tonnes of great experiences that the people who use this site for support and discusssion every single moment of every single day.

I say STUFF 'EM.

I love mumsnet. Got me through so very hard times.

And thats my twopence worth.

XXX

Hear hear pfj.