tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673402557605809259.post486372242040853386..comments2021-03-02T13:08:04.730+00:00Comments on Attempting the Ordinary: A rant about that survey... oh you know the oneATO Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13283109498023417784noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673402557605809259.post-39428784076370341622012-10-20T20:12:55.488+01:002012-10-20T20:12:55.488+01:00Thank you! Yes, I think Netmums deserve a really s...Thank you! Yes, I think Netmums deserve a really special award for their work here :/ATO Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13283109498023417784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673402557605809259.post-11684237854936675842012-10-20T09:46:38.857+01:002012-10-20T09:46:38.857+01:00Thank you - just read your post and its great - I ...Thank you - just read your post and its great - I guess the papers only publish what they think makes good shocking headlines - I wonder how many will report our fight back??ATO Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13283109498023417784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673402557605809259.post-80622941980540237732012-10-19T23:59:24.334+01:002012-10-19T23:59:24.334+01:00I blogged about this "research" too, and...I blogged about this "research" too, and was absolutely furious when I read about it. However, since then I have found so many women who have expressed rage and frustration about the Netmums survey, that I am again reassured that all is not lost. It's a shame that those with the loudest voice so often seem to be the ones talking utter bollocks, but we can still fight back. Great post!lipsticklorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01509292962165806049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673402557605809259.post-2457612843415813622012-10-19T20:41:29.869+01:002012-10-19T20:41:29.869+01:00Exactly! Its the influential nature of Netmums tha...Exactly! Its the influential nature of Netmums that makes it so shocking that they could do this to their membership, seems so irresponsible to me.ATO Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13283109498023417784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673402557605809259.post-43211630247325813152012-10-19T19:40:38.597+01:002012-10-19T19:40:38.597+01:00This has made my blood boil...I know the media hav...This has made my blood boil...I know the media have a lot to answer for for portrayed feminism as an agressive man-hating "cult", but surely an organisation as influential and large as Netmums should check their facts before a) writing a survey and b) the results. Based on their statement and survey questions, it clearly is not just the participants who didn't "get" feminism. How can any modern woman be ashamed of being a feminist? Do we all not want to be equal or stand up and be counted?!mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00573595683899488691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673402557605809259.post-49653110344525228182012-10-19T14:12:23.237+01:002012-10-19T14:12:23.237+01:00Fantastic post. Somehow I had missed this 'new...Fantastic post. Somehow I had missed this 'news story' and now my blood pressure is glad. But not as glad as I am that you have taken it apart so effectively.<br /><br />Well done Netmums for facepalming half the world's population.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673402557605809259.post-69082782361498059202012-10-19T13:51:13.499+01:002012-10-19T13:51:13.499+01:00Yeah, the media have a lot to answer for in how it...Yeah, the media have a lot to answer for in how it is perceived... and yes, couldn't agree more. ATO Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13283109498023417784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673402557605809259.post-13858465148335127952012-10-19T13:43:54.691+01:002012-10-19T13:43:54.691+01:00Any change in the status quo I should imagine.. as...Any change in the status quo I should imagine.. as usual!!!ATO Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13283109498023417784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673402557605809259.post-76913151470454801672012-10-19T13:37:55.794+01:002012-10-19T13:37:55.794+01:00Absolutely! It is really shocking that the influen...Absolutely! It is really shocking that the influence that Netmums have has been used in a way that really undermines their membershipATO Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13283109498023417784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673402557605809259.post-84939316522274081042012-10-19T13:35:36.547+01:002012-10-19T13:35:36.547+01:00Yep, I couldn't be more angry with themYep, I couldn't be more angry with themATO Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13283109498023417784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673402557605809259.post-7295033875094369692012-10-19T13:32:02.881+01:002012-10-19T13:32:02.881+01:00I absolutely agree, but you see if people aren'...I absolutely agree, but you see if people aren't actually aware of what being a feminist is (I'm not always sure myself) and just read what 'popular media' say, without making up their own minds, then they are going to take this view of feminism that it is aggressive, anti-men and all that other guff, because that is how it is often portrayed and people don't take the time to understand. By the way, I am outraged that equal rights & pay are now not part of having choice over family career and lives. Unless it is about equal rights and pay and until we achieve that, we can never have proper choice over family, career and livesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11838426651793558151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673402557605809259.post-69276990738402927172012-10-19T12:47:44.181+01:002012-10-19T12:47:44.181+01:00Well said. I am disgusted with Netmums. I am also ...Well said. I am disgusted with Netmums. I am also scared at the way this has been jumped on and distorted by the media in general. Begs the question - What are they so scared of? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673402557605809259.post-40976343807901794342012-10-19T12:33:34.904+01:002012-10-19T12:33:34.904+01:00What a great post.
I find it astonishing that th...What a great post. <br /><br />I find it astonishing that the survey was so set up and run, and that the results have been published as 'fact' by several national newspapers (which I blogged rather angrily about). <br /><br />You are so right about Netmums - they should be ashamed. <br /><br />Lynn C Schreiberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01157321350759763070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673402557605809259.post-73441015883547416162012-10-19T12:26:14.331+01:002012-10-19T12:26:14.331+01:00I hadn't seen this. What a load of tripe. Anot...I hadn't seen this. What a load of tripe. Another good reason why prefer Mumsnet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com