Are the Royal Family Liked or Disliked

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Might as well find out whether the Royal Family is liked or not too.

I’ve been thinking that for a few days….

I understood Mumsnet to be a website and forum for women and by women. For parents. A place to support each other.

I find these pictures that have obviously been hunted down on the internet... absolutely awful. It's not a Meghan thing, nor a Catherine thing... it is a female thing, to show two humans up in the worst possible light. What is funny about this?

I am not sure Mumsnet is the place for me if this is what it is about.

Fair enough. I apologise for posting photos that can be not quite how folk would like to be portrayed. We can all take a bad photo or show a funny expression in the blink of an eye or click of a camera.

Although isn’t it funny that some appear from nowhere to chastise people only when it a snide photo is counteracted and people choose to portray M negatively.

As for the egregious ‘no doubt mothers as well’?

I do class myself as a mother. Only not one of my children lived.

I hope that I still count in your sweeping statement.

Who are lying?

And I do hope that those who are so indignant about negative posts spoke out when Catherine and William were the subject of such coarse and nasty speculation when they were dealing with her cancer diagnosis.

Because the speculation regarding the photoshopping, dv, comas and the like was really supportive eh?

I always laugh at the, "And this, a site for mothers" type comments. Women, even if we are mothers, are allowed to have a robust conversation, we can be forthright and even nasty in the eyes of some. Some of us teach our daughters to fight back against a bully. It's almost as if we are expected to be....Stepford Wives?! All very misogynistic. Trumpy (nasty women).

Nobody has to agree with us. Nobody has to read these threads if the conversation offends them. Mumsnet has a massive number of boards. Try being a shrinking violet on AIBU. Using this particular board to scold posters having a conversation you've decided to just plop into and flounce off on is rather strange.

@SkelpMaArseAndCallMeLittleBetty I cannot laugh at a mother who has lost her children. I'm sorry you had to write that painful detail to justify your right to post freely. 💐

There seems to have been an infux of posters who are popping up to either scold or goad other posters. That what is making it feel juvenile / twitterX on here atm 🤷‍♀️

This thread has taken a nasty misogyistic turn.

As for the lovely poster who included a picture of Catherine looking rather drawn and tired - well, as that was taken during the period when she was about to be diagnosed with serious health problems, it's a vile thing to do.

Yes, I'd sometimes thought she looked tired too, and now we know why. Her health issues and the delightful campaign orchestrated against her by the Sussex Squad.

Some horrible people on this thread.

I agree. It's really gone downhill with the influx of 'that demographic'.

Every day I see more proof that the Sussex Squad go lower and lower. I can't help wondering what kind of people they can be, in their daily lives. Glad I don't know any!

You and me both!

If you are referring to what I wrote regarding the rather distasteful posts being from women, who are most likely mothers too, that is precisely what I meant. I am not here to play word games with people. Good Day.

Oh, it’s a place for mothers alright. 🤦‍♀️

Tell me, where were the protestations were when W&C were not being ‘supported’ when speculation was rife? Were people as vocal when unsubstantiated rumours of affairs and another woman (a mother no less) was dragged into it? When her child was spoken about?

I don’t think so.

I’m not here to play word games either.

Simply? If one is going to comment on the behaviour of others, then it helps one to be above criticism.

Those who stay determinedly quiet during the worst of behaviour are as bad as those of us who do comment. Likewise those who twist things around to make it about someone else’s bad experience instead.

I wonder how many protestations or whataboutery comments there are to be found.

SkelpMaArseAndCallMeLittleBetty

Based on observation, many are here mainly to play word games.

She's probably thinking "Why's that useless dad not stopping his kid from behaving like a rude brat?" I'd be wondering the same.

And yes, I am sorry for posting photos of M that were less than flattering.

We don’t always take a nice photo and it is unfair.

I think when it comes down to showing someone in a poor light, it should always be about their actions. Or inaction.

Not everyone is who they say they are or the sex they say they are on mumsnet. I wouldn't ever assume it's women being nasty. It can be men/incel types being nasty and happy to let people think they're women. I've definitely seen men being vile on other social media.

Forgot as well that the summer holidays have started now 😆

Hi everyone. We think it's worth saying that several posts on this thread have been removed as they are deliberately inflammatory. While those in the public eye can reasonably expect certain scrutiny towards their appearance, the posts here very much tip the balance to misogyny and outright meanness. Can we not, please? Thanks.

Michelle Obama comes to mind here:

”When they go low, we go high”

Well I see this post has been allowed to stand, so I'll take a guess at what she's thinking with her "curious" look.

"Thank goodness I have you as my sister. Thank goodness we grew up in a close and loving and normal family with our lovely brother. Thank goodness you haven't written a nasty book about me and done numerous, dubious interviews badmouthing me. Thank goodness you are not suing me (and that I have never given you reason to, nor you me). Thank goodness you have been here to go through thick and thin with me during my cancer treatment and continue to be there for me, including today. I really like those earrings, I wonder if you'll let me borrow them."

@Theinflictuswithrictusgames that's so sweet and I hope true.

Harry got the better deal in the end. New life. Plus his two children who will grow up and away from all that nonsense.

What Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet you mean? If you think growing up in a loving family with grandparents, aunts, uncles and numerous cousins is nonsense compared to growing up in La La land not knowing any family member apart from one grandparent is the better option then I think your family values are very different to the norm.

many (not all) of those who support Harry continually ignore the words from the guy’s mouth, even they don’t believe him. he loves his family and he wants some form of reunification. He want his children to be in the lives of his family and he wants to have a relationship with his niece and nephews. The family his fans want to continually trash because whether the like it or not they’re enthralled with the gossip and want the entertainment of the merry go round that is Harry to continue.