MNHQ make a statement on Twitter re FWR

[GirlDownUnder]

mobile.twitter.com/MumsnetTowers/status/1182615292813467648

Mumsnet will always stand in solidarity with minority communities. We don’t tolerate transphobic comments and will delete any when they are flagged to us. But we do also believe strongly in free speech. 1/3

The discussion of gender self-id and what that might mean for very hard-won women’s rights, as well as the rapidly growing number of children exploring gender identity issues, is contentious. 2/3

We know some people would like us to simply censor this entire debate but a similar number think we censor too much. We’re committed to allowing respectful discussion of an issue that is of particular interest to parents. 3/3

The usual suspects pile on, but I think the ratios look very good.

MNHQ

LifeonVenus

Go away. If you insist on daft, goady posts, at least make them vaguely amusing or with a hint of plausibility.

TBH I'm a little bit embarrassed after MNHQ's little tweet to be a poster here

WHY?

Stop with the bullshit false equivalence and say what you mean

And yet you aren't worried about being on Twitter (I presume) with the paedophiles?

Women shouldn't have anywhere to voice concerns about this?

Come on, own this. You believe that women who don't believe that TW are women should be allowed to state this, or discuss it, or share concerns about it, or in any way stand up against it. You'd like to see those women silenced and punished if they say such things.

You really can't stand women, can you?

TBH I'm a little bit embarrassed after MNHQ's little tweet to be a poster here.
I have friends of all minorities who would malign me for the association.
That worries me.

Oh dear. Best trot off back to Twitter where you can have a lovely misogynistic echo chamber then.

Rightly or wrongly, this is a 'safe' place for women to come to voice their 'concern' in pretty vocal and vociferous terms about trans rights.
THAT is dangerous.

What a shame that self awareness isn't something you can choose to bestow on others.

Anyway, time has thought me that to argue with the angry sheep, all I'll hear is a loud BAAAAAAAAAAAA in unison in return. So I'll leave ye to it.

To be fair it's certainly not the first time we've heard it. 1/10 for originality

True dat

And now some bobbins about the KKK

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT LifeonVenus?

Cos I’m fucked if I know

Bye 👋 missing you already!

Here comes the storm off - can't string together a cogent argument so back to twitter!

I don't really use twitter - this OP linked to the tweet.

Back in the day there was the KKK. Those people got together to discuss the dangers of black people.

I see no difference here.

I bet the surviving relatives of people murdered by the KKK do.

Honey, the KKK didn't stand around discussing their concerns and writing to their MPs and holding meetings (while black people kicked and hammered on the windows and took selfies of themselves holding murder weapons and spread death and rape threats through twitter.)

You're appropriating a terrible period in history for an extremely offensive equivalence there.

It's a wind up. No one is this silly.

So "flora - the vaseline you spread on toast"

Oh, a flounce before we’d really started to have any fun

The cognitive dissonance for people like that must be quite disabling

TBH I'm a little bit embarrassed after MNHQ's little tweet to be a poster here. I have friends of all minorities who would malign me for the association. That worries me.

Well don’t let us keep you @LifeonVenus

You go catch up with your real mates and we will just hang on here quietly waiting until someone (hopefully a man) comes back and give us permission to chat about our lady ‘concerns’.

Whether you like it or not, MN is becoming known for its trans rights 'phobia'/discussion, so it is attracting the most bigoted people here.

This is a long old flounce. Do you have a speech to make?

So you're back then LifeonVenus?

Yes, you keep repeating that bit. Multiple people have tried to discuss it with you, try reading some of the posts and engaging with actual points.

I thought you’d gone?

So do you believe that men become women by wearing stereotypically feminine clothes?

Let’s chat

This forum definitely seems to be attracting people who're bigoted against women to come shout at us.

It’s like the sarlacc pit of flounces

Happens over 1000 years

"Flora - For the guests you want rid of, quick!"