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Irishxs

(622 posts) Sun Jun 23, 2019, 11:00 PM Jun 2019

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Knitters, Weavers, Crocheters! New Ravelry policy, banning Trump discussions.

https://www.ravelry.com/content/no-trump

“We are banning support of Donald Trump and his administration on Ravelry. We cannot provide a space that is inclusive of all and also allow support for open white supremacy. More details: ravelry.com/content/no-tru…”

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Knitters, Weavers, Crocheters! New Ravelry policy, banning Trump discussions. (Original Post) Irishxs Jun 2019 OP

Maybe this will snowball into rejection. Irishxs Jun 2019 #1

Awesome. Hand it to the Knitters for standing up. Hoyt Jun 2019 #2

++1 👍 Irishxs Jun 2019 #3

Ravelry is the best!! Thekaspervote Jun 2019 #4

A message board I frequent has banned all politics. Archae Jun 2019 #5

+1 Irishxs Jun 2019 #6

Formidable! Mme. Defarge Jun 2019 #7

As a knitter, I am 100% behind my fellow crafts people at Ravelry for taking this smirkymonkey Jun 2019 #8

So proud! FireandIce59 Jun 2019 #9

Irishxs

(622 posts)

1. Maybe this will snowball into rejection.

Reply to Irishxs (Original post)

Sun Jun 23, 2019, 11:01 PM

Jun 2019

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

2. Awesome. Hand it to the Knitters for standing up.

Reply to Irishxs (Original post)

Sun Jun 23, 2019, 11:26 PM

Jun 2019

Irishxs

(622 posts)

3. ++1 👍

Reply to Hoyt (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 24, 2019, 01:07 AM

Jun 2019

Thekaspervote

(32,757 posts)

4. Ravelry is the best!!

Reply to Irishxs (Original post)

Mon Jun 24, 2019, 01:20 AM

Jun 2019

Archae

(46,322 posts)

5. A message board I frequent has banned all politics.

Reply to Irishxs (Original post)

Mon Jun 24, 2019, 01:24 AM

Jun 2019

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Irishxs

(622 posts)

6. +1

Reply to Archae (Reply #5)

Mon Jun 24, 2019, 02:02 AM

Jun 2019

Mme. Defarge

(8,027 posts)

7. Formidable!

Reply to Irishxs (Original post)

Mon Jun 24, 2019, 02:10 AM

Jun 2019

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

8. As a knitter, I am 100% behind my fellow crafts people at Ravelry for taking this

Reply to Irishxs (Original post)

Mon Jun 24, 2019, 02:19 AM

Jun 2019

action. Well done!

FireandIce59

(92 posts)

9. So proud!

Reply to Irishxs (Original post)

Mon Jun 24, 2019, 11:02 AM

Jun 2019

I have been a knitter for over 55 years, and as a member of Ravelry, this action makes me very proud.👏👏👏

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