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Mumsnet gets a mention in the Times

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LadyGrey18 · 14/04/2018 00:34

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/trans-activists-think-debate-is-hate-speech-hsh7vpmzt

Hopefully someone will come along with a share token soon but the relevant section is:

Mumsnet is a rare forum where feminist anxiety about trans ideology is allowed to be aired. The website takes no position, it merely upholds free speech. However, activists are now threatening Mumsnet advertisers, telling them to stop “funding bigotry” or face a Twitter storm and possible boycott. They hope that, fearful of losing revenue, Mumsnet will delete and ban the debates.

The article also states that the Crown Prosecution Service have decided not to prosecute Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull (presumably because she didn't actually do anything illegal).

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BlackeyedSusan · 14/04/2018 00:38

looks like it will be worth reading. the Times seem to be doing quite well recently.

rowdywoman1 · 14/04/2018 01:01

Here you are:
www.thetimes.co.uk/article/trans-activists-think-debate-is-hate-speech-hsh7vpmzt?shareToken=ba1cf7c1feab8c82e0e8e86efddd9821

It's a very good article by Janice Turner - again.

BlackeyedSusan · 14/04/2018 01:12

thankyou

It was an interesting read.

Thanks Janice too.

Waddlelikeapenguin · 14/04/2018 01:22

Thanks for the thread & the share Flowers

womanhuman · 14/04/2018 02:18

Fantastic. Great news about Posie too.

ALittleBitOfButter · 14/04/2018 03:39

Excellent piece.

BettyFloop · 14/04/2018 03:58

Yes, really good news about Posie - it must be such a relief.

Have re-posted the article on my sm (but not declared I'm a musnetter!)

AndhowcouldIeverrefuse · 14/04/2018 05:02

Wow! Great article - thank you for sharing.

Janice Turner must be getting so much online abuse Shock

CATTamongstthepigeons · 14/04/2018 06:24

It’s being shared on Twitter in its entirety.

Glad about Posie and I’m happy she mentioned Mumsnet too.

vicviking · 14/04/2018 06:28

Wonderful article.

Oiorpata · 14/04/2018 06:42

What a refreshingly honest article.

If only there were more people with the courage to speak out. I've written to my MP, have you?

fairplayforwomen.com/womans-place-uk/

Prancingonthevalentine · 14/04/2018 06:47

Really good article

InfiniteSheldon · 14/04/2018 06:57

Shame this thread is banned from Active but I am grateful to have the chance to read and debate on this issue

Juells · 14/04/2018 08:03

Wow, the Times really shows up the Indy and the Guardian for the running dogs that they are. Fuck women, we need to wave our liberal flag around.

NotTerfNorCis · 14/04/2018 08:08

Great article Janice, thanks.

Igneococcus · 14/04/2018 08:15

A proper debate on the GRA is essential: what is proposed is nothing less than changing the very definition of man and woman in law — biology replaced with identity.

This is actually my favourite sentence in an excellent article because I think it will get to even the people who usually just turn of when this kind of topic comes up.

R0wantrees · 14/04/2018 08:49

The content of this article in full needs to be shared where the majority of MN users can read it....

Polynerd · 14/04/2018 08:58

Janice Turner is a feminist heroine.

Janie143 · 14/04/2018 09:03

Are comments open for that article? If so a link to the petition could get some signatures if anyone here with access to the Times could post it ??

Igneococcus · 14/04/2018 09:05

Comments are pending janie

Floisme · 14/04/2018 09:14

Great article, thanks for the share link.

Does anyone know whether any advertisers have actually withdrawn from MN? And if so please could we share names? I don't wish to fund any companies that endorse bullying women.

Igneococcus · 14/04/2018 09:17

First comment now showing, there'll be more soon.

MissPiggysKarateChop · 14/04/2018 09:18

I don't wish to fund any companies that endorse bullying women.

I agree.

OvaHere · 14/04/2018 09:18

Great article from Janice again. Petition is linked in comments.

LangCleg · 14/04/2018 09:22

Well said, Janice. If this awful juggernaut ever gets stopped, she will deserve a large dollop of the credit.

I want to say I'm glad about Posie but, if I'm honest, that makes it feel as though I'm in some way grateful to the CPS. But I'm not grateful. I want to know how it took them weeks to tell the police that this was a frivolous investigation, a waste of scarce public funds, and to put their spurious charges right where they belong.