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Do you think it's time to start a sexuality shaming topic?

528 replies

HotSauceCommittee · 17/05/2014 18:47

For all those who want us to shut up and not to help and laugh with others about sex?

Maybe we could keep the censorious ness and the comments of "what is wrong with people?"

"This is pathetic"

"Why do you need/want to talk about this?"

I've seen no "twats", either metaphorical, or literal, on the sex threads, just coherent, strong argument in favour of discussion and some great humour at times.

I notice that the anti-sex brigade didn't answer some of the rebuttals and counter questions to their protests on the sex threads. Perhaps they'd care to elaborate on a special "Sexuality shaming" thread? Then they can get together some really good insults going and hopefully make the "sex positive" posters among us shut up and creep back into the woodwork.

Has it got legs, do you think?

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RandallFloyd · 17/05/2014 19:28

Without wanting to sound dismissive to your issues I don't think a thread asking for fart porn stories is really a constrictive place to discuss them.

Start a thread of your own, there's endless support on offer here, on whatever topic you need it.

Maryz · 17/05/2014 19:40

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HotSauceCommittee · 17/05/2014 19:49

I didn't put my previous NN out there, so I'd disagree with that. You outed me. You've lost moral high ground.

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KellyHopter · 17/05/2014 19:53

I don't think I have ever seen anyone here being shamed when posting genuinely about sex issues.

But, seeing as we are fairly well represented in terms of intelligence and wit, there is much eye-rolling in the face of over the top, try-hard, juvenile, crass, vapidity. In any form really, sex being no exception.

It's out of keeping with much of the site, obviously some of you love it. Fab for you. I can't help but wish you'd all fuck off somewhere else though.

Coconutty · 17/05/2014 19:58

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Sparklingbrook · 17/05/2014 20:06
HotSauceCommittee · 17/05/2014 20:28

That's ok, I'm not hiding, just limitingn my history.

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TillyTellTale · 17/05/2014 20:33

We already have a topic like that. It's called Am I being unreasonable. People continue to post Trolly McTrolly sex threads there at their own risk.

If you don't like the reactions in AIBU, google will help you locate a more specialist forum. If you're willing to wait a few days, I can probably scare up some recommendations on specialist fora from friends.

HotSauceCommittee · 17/05/2014 20:43

"Yet another sex thread"?
So? What's wrong withe being on another sex thread?

The anti-sex/ sexuality shaming upsets me more, and is far more prevalent than the sex trolls. So why not a sexuality shaming thread? Keep 'em all in one place and stop them upsetting creepy perverts like me?

I am not at all bothered about my posts from today and yesterday; I was being far more circumspect than under my previous NN, although not "circumspect" enough for some.

If there sex in the title and you are not a lover of sex, why bitch about it? Why read it? I didn't like the Dolmio references, found it distasteful (sorry), but there was far more to the thread than just that one facet that was not to my liking. The people make the thread; the intelligent, the inquisitive, the open minded. That's part of my penchant for the sex threads and they are very easy to ignore.

I am far more concerned about revealing my emotional vulnerability than I am my sexual peccadillos.

I didn't want this to be about me, or invite an attack upon sexuality. It should be more than this.

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ExitPursuedByABear · 17/05/2014 20:52

Sheesh.

What have I missed.

Again.

Sparklingbrook · 17/05/2014 20:53

I would love to put it in a nutshell for you Exit, but I am not sure what's going on TBH.

ExitPursuedByABear · 17/05/2014 20:58

Are nuts seckshusal?

Sparklingbrook · 17/05/2014 20:59

Very possibly Exit. Grin Some people call testicles nuts don't they?

FunnyFoot · 17/05/2014 21:03

Exit I will give it ago.

There have been a Hmm towards sex threads. Some believe they are started/frequented by those who like to wank at the titillating stories some MN choose to add to a thread. However the other side of the fence have no issues with sex threads and enjoy the humour/banter and in some instances support.

With me so far?

Anyhow there appears to have been a recent sex thread which the OP was part of and was enjoying. Some posters came on to it and displayed there disgust/troll hunting.
Then a thread was started in site stuff asking for a dedicated sex thread where people could go and talk naughty.

OP felt that this was shaming those who like to talk about sex so started this one.

I think.

usuallysuspect · 17/05/2014 21:05

You can be a lover of sex but not feel the need to tell the whole world all the graphic details.

ExitPursuedByABear · 17/05/2014 21:06
Blush . Is this the place for such things?

I am the resident prude you know

hides all such threads

usuallysuspect · 17/05/2014 21:07

One of the threads the op was on , was a troll thread. Don't forget that bit.

FunnyFoot · 17/05/2014 21:09

Sorry I missed that bit.

RandallFloyd · 17/05/2014 21:10

I wouldn't ask if I were you, Exit.
I liked my life a lot better before I knew fart porn was a thing.

ExitPursuedByABear · 17/05/2014 21:12
Shock
meditrina · 17/05/2014 21:13

The thread earlier this week where I found out a whole new meaning for 'have a Dolmio day' has not been deleted.

It's not about prudishness, but aversion to weak 'try too hard' threads (on any subject, not just sex), compounded of course by trolls and scribbling.

ExitPursuedByABear · 17/05/2014 21:17

I will be as prudish as I like. Thank you

RandallFloyd · 17/05/2014 21:21

Oh dear lord, Medi.

KissesBreakingWave · 17/05/2014 21:25

RandallFloyd, there is porn of pretty much everything. Everything. Well, probably not the Riemann Zeta function or Shephard's conjecture. Outside of the seriously abstract, there is nothing that someone, somewhere, is not at least mildly aroused over.

ExitPursuedByABear · 17/05/2014 21:27

Has anyone seen my coat?

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