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?

Jing - I am a feminist and sometimes even call myself a radical feminist. Although I feel a bit of fraud to at times as I don't feel I know quite enough. But what I have read I agree with.

It really was a genuine enquiry sorry. I have posted a few threads under feminism about links for blogs, etc, but I am not an MRA. I understand people being cagey which is why I said I don't expect people to say what their NM names are. I was just interested in radical feminists perspective on why they would post on NM. But I do understand people's reticence.

I agree it was a pretty patronising post, as if MNers have a monopoly on political awareness or something...

I used to post on another parenting forum (not Netmums) and while I do find MN much more 'feisty' and more likely to host posters who are highly educated and very aware, there were several aspects of the other forum that debated some issues at a deeper level than is done on MN. For example, this other forum had a whole section devoted to lactivism and the politics of breastfeeding. The odd feminism thread was not unknown either!

Op, wouldn't the easiest way to find out why radical feminists post on NM be to go over there and ask them?

I don't care if you are an MRA. They are so smug about their undercover identities, as if anyone gives a fuck?

Alamdea - feminist are not smug about undercover identities as you put it. They are just trying to avoid being harassed online

Where did I mention feminists in my last post?

Emmmmm, aren't you sort of asking this on the wrong site? Shouldn't you be asking on Netmums?

Alamdea - sorry, did I misunderstand you?

Fuck - I kind of regret starting this thread actually

Sorry Alameda I realise you are talking about MRA's. I agree

It kind of reads like "why are they asking over there with the pink glittery tickers and not keeping the sensible grown up debate for here"

And I'm sure that's not what you meant

(I really genuinely don't mean that sarky and I wouldn't like you to be offended)

Yeah I shouldn't have started this thread should I. I'm so knackered that sometimes I think what I am asking seems fine and then when someone else points out the issues I think - yeah of course! How did I not see that.

OP I was gonna give you my first ever , but since you have realised how utterly condescending your op was, I decied to dunk said it in my and eat it instead

I used to post on NM, I found it very helpful for practical advice with breastfeeding, but once DD got older and I had more time to think and talk about other stuff, I realised that you can't really speak against the general consensus without being beaten down with insults and howls of indignity if you dare to suggest someone could be wrong, so I came over here and felt I belonged a lot more!
I once posted on a thread about lapdancing, the general consensus on NM was that women were empowered by chosing to pursue a pole/lap dancing career, but when I suggested otherwise many NMs accused me of personally insulting them and their choices.
I can see where you're coming from OP, but it can't be anything other than a positive step for NM to be starting up a feminism thread. Hope they get a forum like this one.

given you don't know nm why speculate
it all sounds v superior of you