tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455700514377143758.post6399779061736988496..comments2024-03-28T07:00:06.844+00:00Comments on Now Appearing: Get real, MumsnetBrian Clegghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12723555872580740773noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455700514377143758.post-87244676749254231382011-01-13T19:58:39.905+00:002011-01-13T19:58:39.905+00:00Sorry, I should have said 'women who snatch ba...Sorry, I should have said 'women who snatch babies', not 'mums', because often they are trying to fulfil an unfulfilled need and have miscarried or can't have children. In any case, though, they are usually suffering some kind of tragedy.Elizabeth Baineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193751871434773972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455700514377143758.post-51590385772372357172011-01-13T19:54:10.865+00:002011-01-13T19:54:10.865+00:00I didn't see the episodes, but I would be very...I didn't see the episodes, but I would be very surprised in any case if Eastenders was vilifying the mother - soaps are very good at showing the points of view and psychology of people in trouble. While snatching babies is clearly not the usual result of experiencing cot death, isn't it true that mums who do snatch babies very often do have some similar psychological trouble or trauma in their past fuelling their action? Do Mumsnet think we should simply vilify, rather than understand THEM?Elizabeth Baineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193751871434773972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455700514377143758.post-90215289957384598882011-01-12T15:53:03.006+00:002011-01-12T15:53:03.006+00:00I find this really worrying. Most writers have in...I find this really worrying. Most writers have internal censors and accept that we have to think very carefully about the possible consequences of what we write. But making this subject off limits on those grounds cannot be justified IMO. <br /><br />I'm always applauding the power of the net as a force for good and for mobilising support for vital issues, but I'm afraid Mumsnet seem to have got this one wrong - and BBC even more so by caving in.Debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09600815804658702077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455700514377143758.post-6212901390948087062011-01-11T17:43:01.427+00:002011-01-11T17:43:01.427+00:00There are 'off' or 'change channel'...There are 'off' or 'change channel' buttons on most remotes which can be used should anyone not be entertained by any station at any time. <br />Drama is the same as humour, not everyone gets the same thing.<br />Vive la différence, its what makes us interesting!Lesley FWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12247438565652841445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455700514377143758.post-45597995829480606912011-01-11T12:36:25.335+00:002011-01-11T12:36:25.335+00:00Does that fact that some sad deluded people can...Does that fact that some sad deluded people can't tell the difference between fiction and real life mean we should censor fiction with anything that could possibly be confused? Again, practically any fictional storyline bends the truth one way or another. It sounds what Mumsnet should be campaigning for is better education so people can tell the difference between fiction and real life.Brian Clegghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12723555872580740773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455700514377143758.post-7067020793749187792011-01-11T10:50:52.170+00:002011-01-11T10:50:52.170+00:00Mumsnet's big complaint wasn't that they w...Mumsnet's big complaint wasn't that they were confusing fiction and real life, but that others can and do. Remember the campaign to free Deirdre Rachid? Many people will take this to be the normal and expected reaction of a bereaved mother, vilifying a group of people already pushed to one side because their experience makes others uncomfortable.Sarah Howsonnoreply@blogger.com