Ravelry's No Trump Policy There is also a good article posted by The Federalist.
Ravelry is a knit/crochet site with 8 million members. I had been a member since 2008. I get political on my blog from time to time and on my personal Facebook page. I use my sewing, and other fiber art pursuits as a neutral place. I listen to podcasts on these subjects and have had to unsubscribe to a few that have crossed the line. I am an adult, I do not expect people to share my point of view on things. I politely listen and pay attention to the content that is relevant to me and move on.
This new policy started with someone posting a pattern for a Trump 2020 cowl. It's acceptable to buy a pink pussy hat pattern or a fuck Trump pattern. If you are going to ban one political stance then ban all of them. I was on several groups where this debate was getting heated. Normally I am quiet but I posted this part of the Ravelry policy in the debates :
Ravelry is a knit/crochet site with 8 million members. I had been a member since 2008. I get political on my blog from time to time and on my personal Facebook page. I use my sewing, and other fiber art pursuits as a neutral place. I listen to podcasts on these subjects and have had to unsubscribe to a few that have crossed the line. I am an adult, I do not expect people to share my point of view on things. I politely listen and pay attention to the content that is relevant to me and move on.
This new policy started with someone posting a pattern for a Trump 2020 cowl. It's acceptable to buy a pink pussy hat pattern or a fuck Trump pattern. If you are going to ban one political stance then ban all of them. I was on several groups where this debate was getting heated. Normally I am quiet but I posted this part of the Ravelry policy in the debates :
- Do not weaponize this policy by entrapping people who do support the Trump administration into voicing their support.
- Similarly, antagonizing conservative members for their unstated positions is not acceptable.
I was called a racist by one group owner. I just left the groups. Ravelry adapted this policy from a RPG group. Here is the thread. They have no problem telling users if you don't like it, get the fuck out.
There has also been suggestions that admins go the extra mile and track member activity on other social media avenues to expel members. This idea has not been entertained. One popular response is to call people racists and the battle cry of "this is how we fight back".
It is sad, but hey, Ravelry is getting national attention. So my attention and money will go where I feel it needs to go.
