what's this PO stuff all about? I have just read some really vile stuff on here....

[Portofino]

Women presumably who don't have a certain sense of humour, or don't agree with certain (long standing) posters being described as beige admin workers who nag their ugly husbands, who were friendless at school, wear cheap clothes, have no fun in their sad little joyless lives etc etc Literally paragraphs and paragraphs of nastiness.

This is some of the most vile and misogynistic stuff I have ever read on MN from other women. These kind of comments normally come from trolls and MRA invasions. Is this really what MN has become? Does everyone think that this sort of shit should stand? What happened to the fucking sisterhood?

I am astounded to be quite honest.

I am not "pissed off" with any particular poster. Free speech for all, as long as they refrain from slagging off whole groups of people.

see, now i'm feeling all amazed that people have the stamina to still be giving a shit about this.

Lemon and outraged,

here is a strange yet honest explanation (of mine not any one elses)

Since the terrible fall-outs I had with her, I have reached a kind of understanding of her and how and why she is (apoligies laqueen for third personning you)

However, actually I agree with you, you're right, that isn't good enough and I shoudl have said Oh shut up you mad old trout.

And will next time.

Actually though, Hully, if it was just Laqueen and 'nothing to do with what anyone else thinks', why did none of you call her on it on that thread?

She still gets defended if called for something on a thread.

It's quite amazing really.

Why do we have to be on sides. Are we supposed to pick a team and stick with them to the death?

I'm not known by anyone, not part of any cliques apart for a few chubbies trying to help each other lose some weight. Just wander around Active Convos waffling when the mood takes me.

I bumbled into that thread and posted on it because I thought it was funny. No agenda, no backstory, no deeper meaning. Just a laugh, because quite frankly my life at the moment is depressing as fuck and I wanted some light relief.

Being called a misoginist is pretty fucking not on.

See above amber

Cross posted Hully, sorry your name was in the bit I quoted, but I wasn't refering to you specifically.

I have noted your point though, fair enough.

Randall, no one is calling YoU misogynisyt.

'Why do we have to be on sides. Are we supposed to pick a team and stick with them to the death?'

such as labelling mners who don't fit into your specific demographic as 'po' perhaps?

Fair enough Hully

Fair enough Hully

but now you're talking about someone who's not here? That's not nice either.
I'm sorry if anything I wrote on that thread upset anyone.
Goodnight.

But why do you feel you are being called a misogynist, Randall?

TSC that was me, and twas the po slagging me off. Noone at all on any of the other threads we are talking about

Mega cross post there! Are you me outraged?

Randall we don't have to be on sides generally. I have only ever come across LaQ once one other thread. I don't know her or her posting style. I read these specific posts and thought they were horrible. That doesn't mean I won't agree with a point she makes on another thread. I agree with Porto on this thread. I don't know her or her posting style either. I may disagree with her in the future. It's not about sides. It's about one specific set of horrible posts.

Let me be very clear hear. Hully started a thread, in jest. There were many posts, a 1000 even - well done Hully. And amongst them were some horrible, vile, misogynistic ones.

Because this whole thread is about that thread being misoginistic that's why.

Do you not find people who stare stony faced at things you're laughing at a bit miserable? That's all it is, nothing more nothing less. This thread is trying to give the impression that it was all personal and nasty. It wasn't and I'm not.

Way up thread I apologised if anyone took offence at anything as that really wasn't the intention.

Here, even.

hang on, I am like Randall and wander about and sometimes join a thread that seems fun. LaQ is funny and witty and goes too far much like my good self, so lets not hang the other whole thread out to dry on her shall we. She was part of a whole and anyone who didn't like it should have said so at the time. Too late now

'Are you me outraged? '

I don't think so lemon , but who knows anymore

Because posts on that thread were nasty. Ie not funny, nasty.