Mumsnet twitterati revisited

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A while ago (can’t remember when, probably about a year) there was a push to encourage gender-critical mn-ers to join twitter and boost support for gender critical voices.

I just wondered how everyone’s getting on? I had a break of a few months for a house move, but am now back and encouraged to see that there seems to be a far bigger radfem community than when I first joined. I now have 275 followers, including some people I really respect which I’m quite proud of considering that I’m relatively new to the scene and don’t have anything overly insightful to contribute.

Has anyone else noticed this? There are a good few people over there I strongly suspect of having originated here, but couldn’t tie handles to user-names (obviously for good reason!).

It’s an interesting question, but just to warn you that given the current apparent attempts to identify gender critical donors to the Jennifer James Gofundme, for possible dodging purposes, I do want to say your question put up my warning hackles. I am not going to discuss anything here which might make me identifiable on Twitter, sorry!

Lol not dodging but doxxing!

I'm on twitter and fairly active on GC threads but like the PP I am cautious of outing myself

Great Twitter thread about Mumsnet.

Yes please don’t out yourself, or discuss anything other than generalities. My twitter handle is very similar to this MN username (which I set up to use pretty much exclusively for gender-critical use) so I’m comfortable with what I’ve posted. But your warning is really important.

Do you think there’s been an increase in gender-critical twitter voices over the last few months?

Yes I think there has although maybe I've built an echo chamber. it's hard to tell

My twitter account is my actual name with my actual photo which wasn't an issue but now I'm considering going more anon - I just haven't worked out how to do it yet and I don't want to open a whole new account. Awful we should feel so nervous

AFAIK it's quite easy to change both your name and your handle. Twitter help will tell you how but I think you just go to your profile. And the photo obviously.

Me too. I haven’t got an employer to worry about, and feel ok about owning my opinions. Especially since the Woman’s Place meeting in Manchester where I was alerted to Mumsnet as a place for feminists. I’m in the Labour Party, almost certainly on Lily Madigan’s list despite being terribly polite to everyone, but I figure the Party will not want to be seen expelling people just for saying women don’t have penises. And if they do, it’s their loss.

I meant I also use my real name and photo on Twitter.

What would doxxing entail?
Calling your employers etc, can you set up an anonymous Twitter account.
Apologies, I'm bloody awful at stuff like this.

I can change my name and photo but not my handle it seems. And my handle is my name.

I've definitely changed a twitter handle for a work account. And I know other people who have.

You might need to do it on a computer rather than the app?

I'll have a proper look. There will be a help thing somewhere I'm sure if I can't work it out

follows.com/blog/2016/02/guide-changing-twitter-handle

You're a star - thank you

I didn't know about the push but have become involved.

• after learning about it all from here. I had known the odd thing in life wasn't quite right. I hadn't joined dots or understood the bigger picture. I used to be afraid to post here I was so confused; now I am confident at challenging things on twitter thanks to mn.

I have a Twitter for professional use and a private one.

Yes MiMi - it runs from posting your name and private details online and encouraging trans activists to send hate messages, to posting employers details online, contacting employers etc etc - really nasty stuff and people are 100% right to be cautious.

Ekphrasis I’m the same - have become so much more confident.

I find it difficult to tell whether it feels like the GC twitter community has grown because it actually has, or whether it’s just because I’ve been on there longer and so have made more contacts.

I posted my name on the go fund me and also put it up on Facebook. Only one person posted intimating I may be transphobic and I asked him to define woman - got no reply. Interestingly, I saw his name later as someone who had donated!

I don't do Twitter though. I could never see the appeal.

I always hated twitter. Never used it.

Until a few months ago when I saw people on here saying about joining in the GC discussions to give women more of a voice. So I did!

Maybe we could put a code word in bios or something so we can all link up without outing ourselves or linking to our MN names?

Who's good to follow?

There are loads: a small selection are 4thwavenow, gendercriticaldad, fairplayforwomen, Magdalen Berns, Jeni Harvey (gappytales), Lily Maynard, Janice Turner, Victoria Smith (glosswitch), Jessica Eaton, Jennifer James (two flames), Meghan Murphy, Miranda Yardley. There are LOADS more though, and it’s easy to see through retweets etc whose views you find interesting.