Sympathiser of MN hacking runs blog on childcare provider site

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Troll or not - he has decided that this company site is the right forum for his musings.

On a site which claims "A large part of the My Family Care Group is Tinies Childcare, a well-known name in childcare and parenting circles since 1975"
www.myfamilycare.co.uk

there is blog:
www.myfamilycare.co.uk/news/blog/hacktivism-or-poetic-justice.html

"Ben's no hacktivist but he knows when poetic justice has been done. With some recent reveals from website hacking, he wonders if these people are doing the right thing.

Marriage is tough, but
There have been two big website hacks that made plenty of headlines in the last few weeks. Top of the pile was obviously the Ashley Madison comeuppance. "Life is short - have an affair". I mean I'm all for living life, and marriage can be complicated, but it was pretty depressing stuff. 1.2 million email addresses in the UK! It's just an extraordinary number.
And whilst a few of us sniggered gleefully at the deserving member of the SNP caught up in the mix, overall it's a damning indictment of this wonderful modern world we've created for ourselves.

A real hacking win
And as for the other big hack it involved those holier than thou folk at Mumsnet. Some militant dads took exception to the sexist, opinionated vitriol that often passes for normal Mumsnet comment and decided to take the law into their own hands... Probably not the most sensible approach but I have some sympathy. Just ask Gina Ford or Amanda Holden. Being on the receiving end of a Mumsnet invective isn't much fun.

Positivity doesn't make news
I don't like Mumsnet - all those opinionated know-it-all mothers dominating the bulletin boards simply aren't my cup of tea. Its defenders say that it's nothing if not democratic. For every foul-mouthed tirade there's a positive comment in return, claim the founders. And for some lonely, depressed and grief stricken mothers it's an absolute lifeline. My issue with the site and everything it stands for runs a bit deeper.

And the loser is...
I dream of a world where there is equality between the sexes. I want my daughters to have exactly the same career and life opportunities as their brother, whether or not they decide to start a family along the way. We're getting closer but we'll only truly smash the remaining glass ceilings if men learn to be less macho and mothers stop being aggressively feminist. And some of the most aggressive feminists out there seem to live on Mumsnet. There I said it.
I expect my abuse to start. Let's hope I'm strong enough!
Ben Black

It depends on how you are viewing. The screenprints are quite difficult to read on my Galaxy phone and expanding them makes them jump. Using that phone the links are much clearer. Oddly on my second much cheaper Motorola phone the screenprints are fine.

It's very odd from a business point of view no matter what he personally thinks.

Again, I don't think it will do his business any favours if lots of people click and read that!

I went to the site. He's written done dubious things about cougars too. Charming.

Is it in the more fashionable Eastern spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy, by any chance? It might og some way toward explaining the naice things that get discussed?

Thanks Yonic.

ALassUnparalleled - text copied in my first post
screenshots are to document it so that there's no doubt I did copy and paste

I think everyone has got right to judge how to read his bog. I felt that MN community had a right to know about it and as he singled out Feminists - I thought this board is most suitable for it.

You'll be fine Sparkling. We're actually quite nice here. A bit sarcastic, a couple of people talk utter bollocks, but generally not as bad as the press we get.

Awfully aggressive though. Awfully.

You have to stay now sparkling

It's The Law < evil cackle >

"I think everyone has got right to judge how to read his bog" - quite

In 2012 he said
"I went and saw Amy Chua, notorious author of Battle Cry of the Tiger Mother, debate against Justine Roberts, of Mumsnet fame, last year. The debate was a bit of a no contest.
Tiger Mum
Tiger Mum was glamorous in a super fit "my plastic surgeon has become a personal friend" kind of way. She was also witty, highly articulate and passionate about the right way to parent.
Mumsnet
Mumsnetter, by contrast, was a bit flabbier all round - less glamorous, less eloquent, less passionate and unfortunately seemed to have a piece of that morning's breakfast stuck to her long green dress.
In all honesty I had probably voted before they started speaking??"

Nice ....

how to read his bog

I love some typos

< punches Playswell right between the eyes>

Surely, he must be reading MN! If not now then soon enough he'll come across this thread!
Welcome to the Feminist Chat Benny!!!

Aggressive Plays?

I only have the topic hidden because I don't think I have anything useful to say. This turned up in Most Active.

Ha ha x-post!

less glamorous, less eloquent, less passionate and unfortunately seemed to have a piece of that morning's breakfast stuck to her long green dress

Probably some yolk that flew off the toast soldier as it came out of the 'dippy egg' before she juggled small children, the school run, negotiating with the teenager and getting to the marketing meeting in time.

Y'know, life.

I can play both Kumbaya and Hotel California on my guitar for Sparkling
(not at the same time! in case you are asking)

Yes Sparkling.... we never let them go, you know, those people who post in FWR. You're stuck now

I can play those choons on the nasal, leg, underarm and pubic hair I spend my evenings plaiting.

in... in a terribly aggressive way

ffs! Even my keyboard is being aggressive now.