Netmums and feminism

[EatsBrainsAndLeaves]

Just noticed there is a thread in NM about feminism. Reading it, although some of the posts are fairly basic in terms of ideas (not a criticism, just an observation, everyone starts somewhere in terms of ideas like this), some would fit in very easily to the feminist board here.

It surprises me that someone with that level of analysis of feminism would be on NM and so I wondered if these posters are also on MN. That kind of makes sense a bit more.

So really I am asking, is anyone on here also posting on the feminism thread on NM? Not asking for NM names just wondering. And if you are, why do you post on NM?

.......How patronising....

Oh fgs

Discuss a NM thread on netmums. Why here?

I don't really know anything about netmums but is the gist of what you're saying, you don't think the rest of the site reflects this level of thoughtfulness?

I lurk in here a lot, I find lots of really interesting posts that make me think.

This one just makes me

Interesting. I don't really frequent NM, but when I have visited on the odd occasions I have got the impression that they are a gentler sort, easily offended. I don't know if that's a correct impression.
I can imagine that women like that would perhaps be more likely to shy away from a fight, and as feminists I think we often have to fight our corner, or are at least angrily aware at some of the day to day misogyny encountered.

Emphatic - I haven't read lots of posts on NM I admit. But what I have read there doesn't seem to be posters who have the same level of political analysis as on the feminist board here for example. So it surprised me.

Atree - maybe I am being patronising. Sorry

Myelin - I agree. I wasn't surprised to read about some posts about general feminist ideas. But I was surprised for example to read someone describing themselves as a radical feminist.

But I don't know the site well, so maybe I am just believing the negative propoganda on MN about NM

Yes I see what you mean Eats having had a quick look, but then again a quick look at AIBU or chat on here sometimes and there's not lots of analysis or masses of thought.

True emphatic. So maybe I am being unreasonable :)

it's quite creepy

are you compiling some sort of database?

No of course not! CBA

I think it can only be a good thing if netmums has some feminist discussion - from some things I've read on their relationships board, they badly need feminism!

Think it was probably a bit patronisingly put in the OP but I can see where you were coming from.It perhaps could have been put more tactfully.

Yeah fair enough, I didn't mean to be patronising but I can see I was

This is an incredibly patronising post, but not wholly undeserved, I post on both forums and for very different reasons, but then if you see one particular post on the nm thread you will understand why there is little discussion around this topic, posters have been harassed and abused because they dare to question, not judge, but question.

But then that's why I come here for any realistic discussions. It's also why people decamp for certain discussions.

I posted on the original thread, the one on their now is the 2nd one, but that was pulled for unknown reasons.

There are a lot of intelligent women posting over there who end up feeling marginalised or decide not to bother trying to have a sensible discussion.

I once apologised for peadophiles because I did not agree with burning them to death in the street

Feminism is for boffins eh OP?

NM is a very different enviroment than here, women talk about their favorite porn over there without judgement. and posters dont wade in once they have established that one poster has a different veiw and therefore becomes the victim.
i wouldnt assume they were any less feminist or capable of intelectual thought just because they chose a less volitile enviroment.

No feminism isn't for boffins. But long posts talking about feminist theory rather than just equality do mean a resaonably high level of political awareness in the posters.

Antsy - Didn't realise there had been I that was pulled. Wonder why? I take your point that if people are harassed and abused for intelligent debate, they will be very careful what they say. And you don't think paedophiles should be burnt in the street! :)

"Emphatic - I haven't read lots of posts on NM I admit. But what I have read there doesn't seem to be posters who have the same level of political analysis as on the feminist board here for example. So it surprised me."

So, if you think you are too intellectual for NM why were you on there? I can't believe how patronising I find your comments.

As far as NM are concerned I suspect that as posters use real names they are less likely to post inflammatory posts.

Are you compiling a database, OP?

I'm not on NM, went over to have a look because people were talking about it on MN. And no, not databases

I'm on NetMums, its alright sometimes, your OP is one of the reasons I don't usually frequent the Feminism boards on MumsNet.

Sorry wiggles. Didn't mean to be derogatary. As I said there were some very detailed posts on the feminism thread on NM with great political analysis.

to be fair, NM is far more 'active' in my part of the world, and I have over the years picked up on a few good cues from there. (obv the huns and the general level of antiseptic discussion is so I haven't looked over there in quite a while..as well as dd getting older so I feel less of a need to post stuff in general.)

Eats - I am guessing that you know by now your OP was incredibly patronising . The other thing is that it sort of takes a lead that MN FWR is the last word, or a yard stick, in womens rights discussions/concerns. Which isn't quite true.

Creepy.

Why have there been a number of posts in the past couple of months asking if MN Feminists all hang out somewhere else?

Have there? I missed those. Sorry didn't realise I was committing the sin of repeating a thread subject.

Apologies if it's a genuine enquiry Eats but there has been a lot of stalking of vocal feminists on MN and the rest of the internet. People are understandably cagey.

I like repeat threads. It usually means a whole new group of people to brain wash to the feminist cause. :o

Or whatever it is the MRA think we do on here