This article explores the discourses and related subject positions that are negotiated by contributors to the discussion forum of a popular British parenting website, Mumsnet Talk. Drawing on analysis of a single thread posted to this forum, I explore the ways in which participants, who present themselves as women and as parents, negotiate dominant discourses of gendered parenthood that position them as ‘mothers’, and often, by association, as the primary caregiver, who is defined and positioned exclusively in relation to children. I also show that contributors use a range of linguistic and digital resources to challenge such discourses, and that their resistance can be facilitated, at times, by the affordances of the forum itself. The potential to connect with a large community of Mumsnet users, for example, is identified as a powerful resource at their disposal. Overall, I find that Mumsnet Talk is a fruitful site for negotiating, resisting and subverting socio-cultural norms and expectations, but that it remains difficult here, as elsewhere, for women to escape dominant discourses that work to position them in restrictive gendered subject positions.

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“好妈妈显然不会化妆”：在 Mumsnet Talk 中谈判性别父母的话语

本文探讨了英国流行育儿网站 Mumsnet Talk 讨论论坛的撰稿人协商的话语和相关主题立场。通过对发布在该论坛上的单个线程的分析，我探索了参与者如何将自己表现为女性和父母，协商将他们定位为“母亲”的性别化父母身份的主导话语，并且通常通过联想，作为主要照顾者，专门针对儿童进行定义和定位。我还展示了贡献者使用一系列语言和数字资源来挑战此类话语，并且有时可以通过论坛本身的可供性来促进他们的抵抗。与大型 Mumsnet 用户社区联系的潜力，例如，被确定为他们可以使用的强大资源。总的来说，我发现 Mumsnet Talk 是一个富有成效的谈判、抵制和颠覆社会文化规范和期望的网站，但在这里和其他地方一样，女性仍然很难摆脱主导话语，这些话语将她们置于限制性的性别主体位置.