Not a Mumsnet user but I have been known to browse... a weird thing I notice is that Mumsnet users are convinced they’re really powerful and start all these trends?
The “Mumsnet scarf” is one... I mean, isn’t it just a leopard scarf? I had one years ago, well before I ever heard it was related to Mumsnet!
The “Mumsnet haircut”. Erm, people have been cutting their own hair like that FOREVER.
“Peter Andre loves his kids” is another. Yeah, that’s a joke that has gone around for years on many social media platforms and forums, especially Digital Spy. Someone said it on Gogglebox and all the Mumsnetters were convinced they’re secretly on there?
They also all seem to be convinced that multiple very famous women are secretly Mumsnetters. Yeah sure hun, Kate Middleton is definitely posting for advice about getting the kids to go to bed on time!
They always believr they affect huge change, like boycotting a company will have a HUGE impact and cause them to go under. It’s bizarre. I’ve never seen it on any other forum.
Got to disagree mostly on the feminism boards though - those beliefs about sex work are part of radical feminism, the wave of feminism that addresses the root cause of women’s oppression - biology. I think some of the lib fem arguments for sex work are very weak, playing into capitalism and masking women’s oppression under the guise of choice. That’s just my personal opinion.
I do think Mumsnet is very racist, though.