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What attracts men to come on mumsnet?

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BlueStarOnGrey · 21/04/2022 00:07

There seems to be a certain type of man that comes on here, usually sulking because their partner has done something wrong or won't have sex on demand.

Why Mumsnet? It seems a really strange place to post.

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Littlebylittlelittle · 22/04/2022 11:57

Beefcurtains79 · 22/04/2022 10:51

Why change the name? The rest of the internet is geared towards men, one website of our own and apparently the name now needs changing to accommodate men…….

Yes apparently one space where women can speak freely and not have their opinions marginalised or be denigrated, pornified and sexualised is totally unacceptable … didn’t you know 🤭

Joystir59 · 22/04/2022 13:25

There are lots of men on the sex threads. No surprises there. I only read the sex threads for titillation if I'm honest.

Lurkinglaughinglearning · 22/04/2022 14:11

I’m a man who has visited the site for about 15 years. As I have lived outside of the UK for most of that time it has been one way of keeping in touch with the UK cultural zeitgeist.

It has also challenged my views and demonstrated the vast diversity among women which whilst obvious is always a useful reminder.

Ultimately it is the content that keeps me coming back. MN has not been a small corner of the internet for many years. It has millions of visitors and is regularly mentioned in the MSM.

The jewel for a few years has been the feminist board. It is largely a beacon of sanity in a confused world.

And finally what’s not to love about a good parking thread and the various recurring bun fights on AIBU.

WeDontShutUpAboutBruno · 22/04/2022 14:15

decentchap · 22/04/2022 09:50

I cam on here to accept advice on a couple of topics and give advice on e.g. building work where I had a specialism. Therefore nothing to do with sex or gender or race but it is quite obvious Mumsnet women contributors on the whole dont like men and seem to want to be intimidatory on many topics. If I get fed up, I'll leave. Havent posted for ages previously so not compulsive and have found many women wiling to share their all so dont need to avoid them (generally). I must say the name tags on here are quite inventive whereas mine (I hope) describes who I am to sillygorgonteapot.

Mumsnetters, on the whole, do like men, the majority of us, if not all of us, have men in our lives that we love.

What I don't like is being told that us expressing our opinions is 'intimidatory' towards men. Try voicing your opinion elsewhere on the net as a woman and watch the death and rape threats come pouring in, then you can talk about intimidatory behaviour.

good to meet someone who fits my 'charm' scan - even when men aren't trying to intimidate women on the net, we have to put up with being patronised for displaying the 'correct' behaviour.

Is it any wonder we get fed up.

Hubblebubble · 22/04/2022 14:21

For the same reason people who arent black post on black mumsnet, prefacing it with hello I'm white, behold my opinion. The need to be the center of everything. I read things there for educational purposes but would never post, and I cringe inside whenever I see people doing it.

rosyvalentine · 22/04/2022 14:53

"Yes, there is always going to be the 'wrong kind' of man on here for nefarious reasons, but there are also a lot of women who troll and end up getting banned - should their sex give them a free pass? I rarely frequent the Sex topic, but on the odd occasion when I've glanced, the titles suggest a lot of very frank and leading discussions of all kinds - as you'd expect - presumably not all of them just from men?"

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Slackbladder22 · 22/04/2022 21:16

I’m here as I’m a single dad after my wife passed away. Had some very useful advice in the past in the parenting threads. There’s defo no place like this for dads/men!

I do lurk in some of the other threads, AIBU, relationships, feminism etc. don’t dare post in them though! AIBU is very entertaining at times

MissyB1 · 22/04/2022 22:10

I suspect that 90% of the time OP you won’t have a clue what sex posters are, so it’s not really a big deal is it?

I have no issue with men being on the site. And it’s never been a female only site anyway.

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