Dear black people of mumsnet

[PatricksRum]

Ideas for a black section on mumsnet.

Should we have separate sections i.e black hair and beauty, black parenting, black cooking or a general black section?

Link to previous

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/4018383-black-section-on-mn

I think pps maybe have an issue with you OP because you come across as literally hating white people. Not nice.

Nope. They have an issue because I'm being blunt. That and my skin colour obviously.

I'm a black, aggressive woman and all that

So because I don't think you come across as a nice person, I'm a racist? Is that what you're saying?

But other blunt, aggressive MNetters get deleted, warned and in extreme cases banned. Why not you?

I think you come across just fine. Patrick

@PatricksRum

I think pps maybe have an issue with you OP because you come across as literally hating white people. Not nice.

Nope. They have an issue because I'm being blunt. That and my skin colour obviously.

I'm a black, aggressive woman and all that

I don't believe you.

I've known plenty of strong black.women, my mums and aunties, none of them speak like you. If someone said the things you say but said about them about black people, they'd get modded... just as I have been.

They have an issue because I'm being blunt. That and my skin colour obviously.

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Where is the evidence posters are taking issue with you because of your skin colour?

@PatricksRum

I think pps maybe have an issue with you OP because you come across as literally hating white people. Not nice.

Nope. They have an issue because I'm being blunt. That and my skin colour obviously.

I'm a black, aggressive woman and all that

Nah, it's the aggressive bit not the black bit, stop playing the victim. You come across as really quite nasty and I don't give a shit what colour you are. Be nice.

5,4,3............

@rambleon1

I think you come across just fine. Patrick

Thank you

asking for an icelandic section or an italian section to make a point is really obtuse though. I can see why OP is frustrated to have to deal with this level of whataboutery. Can the people posting things like ''can we have an icelandic board'' not understand that society's default is WHITE?!

Yes and this is theme of pretty much every thread the OP starts

People keep mentioning other threads - I've only seen this one, so only going by this, and to be honest don't blame the OP as some of the replies are disgusting.
Bet you get sick of "but what about white people?! replies

I’m so against this. What happened to multiculturalism.

Surely inclusivity is better than segregation. I’m baffled.

I want (for myself) and I would want my daughter to be exposed to all the beauty of life, not visit a specific forum to learn how whites parent/how blacks parent and so on.

'should I send my black child to a school that is almost exclusively white?' Maybe, a black parent doesn't always want to have state the colour of their child, or themselves. It might be nice if someone could say 'should I send my' child to a school that is almost exclusively white?' and the readers know exactly why you are asking that question. If you have to define yourself 'for context' every time you post, it isn't nice

I think you come across just fine. Patrick

same

Question for all those who think a black issues/news/chat section would be divisive -

Do you feel the same way about the SEN boards? Or the step-parenting section? Lone parents? LGBT parents? The adoption and fostering boards?

MN is made up of many sub-groups. It makes perfect sense to me that black posters might want their own board(s) on here. Especially given the disgraceful amount of racist posting that happened on the George Floyd and BLM threads.

(I am white BTW).

Sadly this thread is turning into the other thread.

This thread is supposed to be talking about what ‘sections/topics’ We would have on the black thread if it goes ahead.

Please can we keep it to suggestions of topics?

Bet you get sick of "but what about white people?! replies

Can you point to examples of this on this thread?

I can see them on last night's thread but not here, tbh.

@Quaagars

I think you come across just fine. Patrick

same

Just trying to ignore the repetitive posters in hope they will buzz off now.

Don't understand why people are complaining about this. A safe space for black people to discuss without the need for Karen's jumping in or judgment or even asking 100s of questions. The majority of people in the UK are white, why do many of us white people feel that we need to be involved in everyone's business.

Why 'obviously' your skin colour? People thinking you're not nice has nothing to do with your skin colour! People of any colour can be rude! You are turning every bit of criticism into racism, which is unfair and not true!

I think your idea is good btw.

Black mumsnetters (and anyone else who thinks this idea is a good one)

Do you think it is important for their to be a black moderator or similar?
Perhaps a black mumsnetter helping to set the section up.

Give over with the Karen misogynistic bollocks 😐

A safe space for black people to discuss without the need for Karen's jumping in or judgment or even asking 100s of questions

@Soulstirring

I’m so against this. What happened to multiculturalism.

Surely inclusivity is better than segregation. I’m baffled.

I want (for myself) and I would want my daughter to be exposed to all the beauty of life, not visit a specific forum to learn how whites parent/how blacks parent and so on.

But although the experience of being a black mother must greatly overlap the experience of being a white mother, can you see that there are significant experiences black women face and deal with that white people do not experience/comprehend.

This doesn't seem like rocket science.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/3929810-experiences-of-racism?pg=1

A small snapshot of the daily lives of people who belong to minorities.