Why are you making fun of someone's appearance with your logo change

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Can I ask why you've changed the logo to be big ears to poke fun at King Charles?

I'm not a royalist but I don't think making fun of someone like this for their appearance is really fair.

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@Lostinalibrary Plenty of people on here think it’s ok to expect 100% tax from those on PAYE to support the welfare system

Citation please.

Just catching up after a weekend of no signal.

Saw the logo, horrific, but the response to removing it, even worse.

We allow and promote bullying on Mumsnet?

Nothing will be done no doubt but what a change here.

This really doesn't address the issue. You are spectacularly missing the point of the 'upset' - and that is disappointing.

Hi everyone - we’re sorry that the logo has upset everyone. We honestly didn’t think beforehand how it might go down as it was intended as bit of fun - but we take your point. In a world where people are being arrested for being antimonarchist, we think it’s important as a society that we can freely make fun of the rich and powerful but clearly we misjudged the mood and it was poorly executed. We've now taken it down.

Even if this was remotely sensible, you're not setting the example that it's OK to ridicule the rich and powerful, you're making it OK to ridicule someone for having big ears.

we think it’s important as a society that we can freely make fun of the rich

What kind of batshit nonsense is this? Define "rich"? I earn 21k a year does this mean that I can now mock anyone earning, say 50K a year as, to me anyway, they are "rich".

@YetAnotherBeckyMumsnet

Do you have any thoughts on the response of the statement you made on behalf of Mumsnet?

@JustineMumsnet @JustineMN (sorry I can't remember which tag)

Anything to add? It would be helpful to know if this is a Mumsnet policy, or a personal one.

They don't need to come back. People won't be happy no matter what is said. like I said early on, people want a public whipping.

The logo was changed back, the end. Stop banging on man.

Notice the teeth thread is still up like. Are the kings teeth fair game, just not his ears?

I didn’t much care for that thread either gamerchick but apparently it has been decided that it is ok to comment on a pensioner’s teeth. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I reported that thread @gamerchick as I said I would. The decision to keep it up rests with MNHQ.

Which thread is that? I’m happy to report it too - MN can be a lot of things but it shouldn’t be a place where bullying and mocking someone because of their physical appearance is allowed. NITS and all that.

This is the one @SirChenjins

teeth

I went with NITS but it seems it is….

Not sure why the login thing came up…

Well I for one welcome this clarification. I left Mumsnet a while ago due to confusing and inconsistent things.

I now know that I can create a thread on Justine Roberts CBE and a feature on her face I find unfortunate. After all she's regularly made power lists for most influential people and has made millions from a message board.

Any clarification yet?
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