This is defamation of character to thousands of people and the owners should be reprimanded for making such a statement! So, you've all obviously seen the posts I've written about this whole Ravelry issue, you know my stance. And I’m a minority, btw, I don’t need people to protect/speak for me. I’ve switched to much less expensive, and still gorgeous reproducable yarns. I’m proud of you. Tired of the double-standard.. it seems okay for Ravelry, (and the people that agree with them), to express their view but anyone with differing opinion must be suppressed/silenced. In this politically divisive climate having a haven where those differences don’t have to be confronted is a positive. Just see what happens when someone says they’re leaving Ravelry over this. Posted By: BigAlPeoplesPal, 7/6/2019 2:38:08 PM More Ravelry members are voicing their objections to Ravelry banning President Trump supporters by posting videos on YouTube. https://www.gofundme.com/f/fiberocity-online-fiber-community-project?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fb_dn_postdonate_r. I don’t want to be connected to people like this. Why not just put a ban on all political talk? You raise an issue that has been on my mind also, what about the designers. We can still knit and share patterns and ideas but just because one has a different skin color shouldn’t be abused. That’s fine and dandy if they are going to ban trump hate as well… but they did not. Many of my posts disappeared completely. I deleted my Ravelry account for the same reason. There are other places for that. I just so upset! It never even occured to me to do so! How can you do that? But they can’t seem to… at the NY Sheep and Wool festival all I heard was Trump hate.. Also, I am open minded enough to realize that not everyone who voted for Hillary engages in hatred and vulgarity. Thanks to all! I downloaded all of the patterns in my library, deleted all of my projects & pictures & went through my queue to make sure I bookmarked all the links I needed & POOF, I was gone. WalkAway from Ravelry: Intolerent knitting site Ravelry losing members CDN - Communities Digital News ^ | 07/06/19 | Frances Ponick Posted on 07/06/2019 11:51:15 AM PDT by jeb184. Unheard of. A place where we can enjoy and admire each other’s work. I have been raped.. 31 years ago on February 13 1986.. So the math of the members with avatars is roughly 100,000 people in four years, averaging 68.5 people per day. We need to have places that avoid this GroupThink behavior and I hope the Ravelry leadership will do the right thing and back down. What matters is what we bring to the knitting community. “We are banning support of Donald Trump and his administration on Ravelry. My plan so far is to continue taking screenshots of both my project page and each individual detail page for each item. My knitting life will go on just as enjoyably after ravelry. Thank you for saying exactly what I’ve been feeling. Yeah, dont get me started. I think you have this idea because YOU weren’t the one attacked. Some individuals reported being suspended from Ravelry for 30 days as a result of fairly mild forum comments calling for moderation and even-handedness in honoring all sides in political issues, since President Trump was included as an example of a subject of political speech which should be tolerated. It is a work in progress, but a great place so far. To be clear, and to reiterate what it says in its policy update, Ravelry has not banned people who support Trump from the site. You want to “build bridges”. If it had been NO politics discussed then I probably would have been fine with it. Knitting should not have anything to do with gay pride or politics. https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2019/06/17/scotus-ruling-could-let-tech-platforms-avoid-first-amendment-constraints/?slreturn=20190601114954. I also want to mention something else. If not there is always the block button. I couldnât convince him that Iâd never seen anything like that. It is a matter of principle and creating more hatred. Because we cared. On the other hand, I should have seen that something like that was coming from a woman who posts beneath her husband’s name (and, permission, really) and allows him to refer to her as “my bride”. That starts with promoting tribalism, the us vs them mentality. I assure you that my next blog post will be devoted to you. I could not agree more! I’ve been reading and listening to many reflections on this sad state of affairs with ravelry’s divisive new policy…your words are my favorite and capture my sentiment exactly. This is a reality that millions are facing. Hear! Well said Greg…. If you want to keep politics out of it, then do so, but don’t be a HYPOCRITE! So, even though I’m not pro-Trump, I’m pro-freedom, and I’m anti-Fascist. He is not a white supremacist, he is not a homophobic, he is not a racist, He is not a misogynist .. I don’t want that for myself or anyone else. Of the 8.5+ million Ravelry ‘users’ – nearly 8 million do not have avatars. It’s all gone now. 1,190.5 new members per day on average. Sadly I downloaded a couple in another language so I will have to translate them. So….any advice on where I can go elsewhere to browse patterns? A four digit population of women made phone calls to the FBI claiming to have been molested by Brett Kavanaugh. One thing I’m wondering is will those patterns still be available in other users libraries once they have been removed from Ravelry? Ravelry used to be my happy knit place. Not all of us got to knitting from the same place, but we’re all here now, and we should be more anxious than ever to hear from someone so different from us through the language we share of our needles clicking and clacking together to create something of comfort. But I do have patterns in my library and comments. I too left Ravelry. Just a lofty elitist pinnacle made of clay. 84 days. It isn’t safe for conservatives, so it isn’t truly safe or inclusive. I surmise it is a good venue for bullies like you. Gregory, thank you for writing this post. I don’t care who on there is LBTQ or any variation thereof – it has nothing to do with me (I just live and let live.) I am in the process of leaving Ravelry too, I have 237 projects up there. You may be right, but I haven’t been on Ravelry much in the last two years. Would love to know more about that. It’s a real shame they let their vitriol cause such a division. So long as you’re in the deepest darkest closet you’re “welcome” to sit and listen to others deride and abuse you. I agree with you, the site was a way for us as yarn artists to bond, share, heal, laugh and love. Yes, that happened during all of this. Finding inspiration and patterns for our creativity and even help and guidance with patterns. Places like the Boycott Ravelry FB group (which was unintentionally made public) are filled with hateful posts already. (Plus, I have tons of crochet pattern books in the house, most of which I havenât really used beyond browsing them yet.) I think thats the point, Rav owners stated (in their written statement) “Support of the Trump administration is undeniably support for white supremacy.” They broad bush painted /ACCUSED others of being “white supremacists” If they didn’t want politics, they should have banned hate speech against trump, F*ck Trumps patterns, as well as banning any political patterns/comments supporting ANY political point of view or candidate. I wish them well. I hadn’t been on Ravelry for a while, but saw that many were leaving and looked up why. Just can’t go back there again; if I want politics, I’ll go find some. Although, I have never and would never, discuss politics on that platform, I will say for years I hosted a local knit group and we all had different opinions and feelings about different things. I mourn the loss of the patterns, and the friendship I originally found there. Thank you for sharing this. It’s about needle arts, period. I’m deleting my account as well, as soon as I get my patterns downloaded. Nobody left for just one guy, they left because of the bigotry policy. I am 68 and have seen presidents come and go. I don’t get it. hi, i am also a conservative crafter. However, it’s time to go. It took the route of calling all Trump administration supporters, or even those who wanted to find some good in his administration White supremists and banned any supporting words for dialog. Politics aside, this too, is the promotion of hatred. I am thankful I saw your blog, and truly appreciate your thoughts. WHEW! I’m terrified every single day that I live in this country that I’ll be hunted down like an animal by ice, thrown in a van, and put in a camp. As a computer programmer, it’s hard to avoid Indian culture. You are so off base. Thank you so much. But, I will respond. How is that acceptable? May your intarsia be flexible and lie flat. I ask because I looked around that group and didn’t see anything objectionable, only the usual, we support Trump comments and liberals seem to be acting crazy these days. Good luck in the future. That is how I felt when I first read about it. Post after post they are proving Ravelry’s point while completely oblivious to their own hypocrisy. But yet anti-Trump politics is allowed. Thank you for putting into words what many of us feel. Taking away folks’ purchased property is not related to the first amendment. We have to make our choices for ourselves, I am here and love you all ❤ regardless of which side, whose 'right' or barriers to communication. But what wasn’t fine was the whole “You can’t support Trump here” thing. I did the same thing. #iwasbannedonRavelry.com #badgeofhonor. xo. They have excluded anyone whose opinion differs from theirs. Gregory,thank you for putting into words exactly how I feel. Sounds harmless, enough, doesn’t it? Oh yes, you have the right to express your opinion but I have the right to disagree with it whether you like it or not, now put your pussy hat on, grab some crayons and playdoe, crawl to a corner and curl up in a fetal position and suck your thumb. Change ). Checking it out again! That, however, does not go along with their agenda. Gregory has expressed the thoughts of many, many people who don’t have the talent or forum to present it so well. It’s such a shame to see Ravelry doing this. On the other hand, I should have seen that something like that was coming from a woman who posts beneath her husbandâs name (and, permission, really) and allows him to refer to her as âmy brideâ. I want peace, and community. As citizens of the USA we should judge his presidency and support him while in office, he is your president after all. Love your bears. I can’t go to my local LYS anymore for the same reason. It had nothing to do with my political beliefs either, like this blogger – I did not like that ravelry professes to be all inclusive yet chose to exclude a group of people. Thank you. You go, MadMan! I left Ravelry the day they posted the ban. I deleted my FB…, JRP, that is exactly what Rush Limbaugh predicted…, PS...We don't use Netflix because of their anti-li…, I have migrated to MeWe...I don't tweet...if you h…, Agreed - pray for the conversion of America &…, How about a DISLIKE button?. Ravelry isn’t a safe space. Hope another site pops up that just focuses on the craft where everyone is welcome. Edited to add the answers to the Monty Python question. Took me a minute to become a member. If a website, like Ravelry, that is supposed to be a public platform, is discriminating and causing division among fiber artists based on their political beliefs or choices then they are NOT being inclusive at all. MeWe is not user friendly, in…, We have seen from sad experience that the mix of b…, Dr Kurland, I just tried to friend you on MeWe und…, Gents, thanks for the tip on MeWe. The Ravelry page on Twitter is displaying so much hatred. I have been with Ravelry for years and when i saw their post i was at a loss for words then. Many of us found this site because of this. On the other hand, I can see how they are trying to protect their followers globally that are being tossed around. http://www.ourunraveled.com. So it’s about knitting and fiber arts and the politics THEY allow. That is not only untrue, it is hatefilled and abhorrent. If you appreciate this blog and would like for it to continue, please donate to help keep it going. And these are supposed to be the coexist people. Trump" or pin cushions with Trumps head. I didn’t even bother downloading anything, I have enough to keep me busy! To combat inclusiveness, Ravelry decides to use oppression! Anyway, thanks again. This says it better than I can. If you can not see the difference…ask yourself why. October 22, 2020 - 2020. For a community that blathers on and on about safe spaces, I have never felt so attacked in my life and I never even looked at the forums. AND, politics should be avoided on a site like this and that would have been the best way to handle it. Come say hi! in a perfect world it would happen. I love giving a baby blanket to a new mom. Be calm and Knit On!! I come from a long line of southerners (though I live in CA) and I am a Christian also. I don’t judge anyone, I don’t care of you are green, purple, black, white, gay, straight or in between. I recently bought a patten by Jenn Steingass who has a flair for patterned yoke sweaters but apparently has no web site and her presence in the knitting world seems to be only on ravelry. I left after their post on Instagram said there could be no discussion. My LYS is beyond inclusive! Because that is what happened. Thank you again. Once again. I wish I could quickly quit Ravelry but I have SO much uploaded it’s going to take me loads of time and tears to remove the many photos of my kids’ baby booties, Grandma’s hand warmers and so much more. And I, for one, find that a very poisonous thing to do to a community. “We are banning support of Donald Trump and his administration on Ravelry. Only one perspective is allowed. Politicians will come and go, all we really have in life is each other. I too will be deleting my Ravelry account due to their intolerance, and looking forward to finding another site where we can share our love of crochet/knit etc and chat. Independence Day!!! Ravelry isn’t trying to make people feel safe, it’s making them question how safe their neighborhood is. Well written and well said! When hate supercedes anyone’s logical reasoning and narrows their ability to see beyond that hate. Didn’t we all just go there to knit and find other people who had the same interests in all things fiber? Beautiful post. It’s our love of knitting, and others that brings us together. Different strokes, different folks. A puppy would probably lick a serial killer if the killer fed and pet him on a regular basis. https://www.fiberocity.com/. Do you have any information about that since you mentioned 50%. It’s laughable. I haven’t had time to think about if I’ll delete my account. I am a South African. I’m in a few groups and I follow a few fiber craft pages on Facebook. Eye Candy: Sweaters Outside! If there is something I don’t understand or need clarification on, they are glad to provide it. The few GOP groups are being infiltrated by liberals who’ve never before chatted in those rooms until Sunday and now are systematically entering every corner of the site to engage conservatives into conversations that ultimately get them banned. FYI – The Trump ban was as a result of one of the pattern makers spying on and attacking another member who reported a pattern that violated TOS. GENIUS! I don’t care if you are Mormon, Catholic, Jewish or Hindu. The only request is that conversation is kept kind and civil. Lottsa books out there. Very well put. To claim Trump supporters are white supremacists is libelous; to censor one side of a political discussion and not the other on a platform that bangs on endlessly about “inclusivity” suggests they need a new dictionary. But they do allow for polite debate under the “Off Topic” discussion board. . Again thank you, Why do you think people who agree with Ravelry aren’t thinking for themselves? I am deeply disappointed that Ravelry has gone the way of the insane and alienated so many. This post was suggested to me and it was like an algorithm knew what I wanted to read. I’m old! I agree with you. My use of Ravelry was limited to patterns, needles, and I was only active in the private forums with topics related to fleece processing and activities related to spinning and weaving. ( Log Out / The way he treats women, people of minority. I love you, man. I am a straight woman who knits and crochets. Many aren’t even white. Thank you! I’m admittedly still not always exactly…. It functions as an organizational tool for a variety of fiber arts, including knitting, crocheting, spinning, and weaving.Members share projects, ideas, and their collection of yarn, fiber, and tools via various components of the site. Vicky…you don’t like what she said? I was rather taken back by Ravelry’s announcement and couldn’t find the words top express how I felt but you have done an excellent job. If there is any positive that comes out of this, it is how it is bringing people together. http://unraveled.net/phpbb/. My decision to leave Ravelry was not politically motivated. Political discussions are not allowed other than “hey, its election day get to the polls and support your candidate whomever it is!”. Because I believe that I was created by a power who tells me I was wonderfully made. Fine. trump’s decades-long track record of racism is well-documented and is undeniable. Sheri Shaw @ crochetaulait.com, So very well said, thank you for expressing what I felt in my own heart. Same here, I am leaving Ravelry due to the divisive agenda they are pushing. Your article is written with thoughtfulness, heart, and eloquence. Thank you for sharing the link! Love your words! I’m wondering if there’s room for me in the yarning universe anymore. Thank you for taking a stand. And if they are basing friendship on a political leaning they are REALLY not worth the tears. I used to tell people that knitting was an emotionally safe space. I mean, really. Apparently, although being banned is not supposed to delete oneâs data on Ravelry, deleting oneâs account does; there is a warning message to that effect when one goes through the delete process. I urge you to go look at what anti-Ravelry people are doing now, a week on. Meanwhile, the lawyer left continues to harass small tradesmen who don’t take commissions to make cakes for drama queens. Please join us in the new group rav3lry rejects! Keep up the good fight. Actually, I find it amusing that people who claim to be so inclusive are so bigoted. The virtue signalling of Ravelry should not be confused with actual support for the LGBTQ community. Religious orders for women have given Catholic women an alternative to marriage through the centuries which their Protestant sisters have lacked, and a fulfilling way of using one’s talents for scholarship, the arts, nursing or education. And May you always be able to locate a tape measure when you need it. Boycotting Ravelry would only hurt the people who are designers and depend on this site for their livelihoods and I want to continue to support them. And if I really want fancy yarn (although I donât use it that often), I can support a yarn-themed Kickstarter project (like the one for yak, camel and cashmere yarn from Mongolia Iâm currently backing). According to one of the comments on Deborah Makarios’ blog, people are being banned from Ravelry just for discussing the new policy on other websites. If you are kind and compassionate towards me you will get the same back. I however sent them a letter questioning their new rule. Though they did say that it was also against the rules to provoke conservatives or to bait them, just how is someone supposed to complain of abuse that would require them to identify themselves as holding the forbidden opinions? Thankyou! I do not want to be vilified because of how I may vote. It’s all about breaking down society and any sense of community one might have. Yes, I am discouraged with both political parties but I love our country (most of the time) and I do believe most people are just doing the best they know how. That they can’t see that is just sickening to me. i probably would have been a member of the bunker myself if i had joined around election season. Very well said. I am so saddened by the hatred that has popped up in discussion groups on both sides. Some people are just too sensitive. Perfectly written! I deleted my account and am praying that a new site for us crafty yarn lovers will rise above this and provide a platform that will be even better. I’d like to know how many have left also. Not every Ravelry member will see this policy. Looking forward to perusing your other blog posts. Ravelry never said that only some people belong here. But they had to jump on the bandwagon with the liberal bullies. I love how eloquently you describe your love of knitting. Accusations do not equal proof, and neither do they equal a criminal conviction. Come on over and be welcomed. Rachael (Rashieknits). They sure didn’t think that all the way through.. Not necessarily ignorance. Then, BAM! Thank you so eloquently writing how I feel. This would have been my choice. And we can be like sheep and be silent, or we can push back at this injustice and poison to the fiber community. I for one fail to see how it helps inclusivity or compassion to implement the policy Ravelry has with their banning of anything Trump. Haven’t heard back yet….then I noticed she is a volunteer rav editor…. I will be losing access to free patterns via Ravelry; however, in most cases that just means that Iâll have to do a little online sleuthing to find those patterns directly on a yarn companyâs or crochet bloggerâs website. I too am appalled by the hate and hypocrisy. I mean, it’s just knitting for gosh’s sakes! I look forward to following your knitting adventures and I’ll be sitting here crocheting along with them. If and when they’re ready to keep discussions all about the yarn again, I’ll probably rejoin Ravelry at that point — and be happily apolitical there. I suggest to them that they adopt a new slogan: It’s not just an innocent description. Peace and love to all. The only hatred I see or hear is coming from the MSM, members of Congress, groups like Antifa, and the left in general. I have shared this so others can learn from you. I want to share my life with kind hearted people with multi faceted viewpoints. But some just like to keep stirring the pot and don’t know how to play nice. It’s about breaking down society and making people distrust their neighbors. Gonna get along without ya now. Since it is privately run they can ultimately do what they want. Perfectly said. That’s their point. “Craftivism”, makers, and hobbyists have coexisted peacefully for numerous decades. And Ravelry took a side.. instead of saying this is a non-political environment w/ absolutely no politics or world ideologies/views… they said “no trump support” and “if you support trump you support white supremacy” … so, nope we did not miss the point..we heard it loud and clear. Am trying again as a tie-breaker lol. Eloquent and measured response. But it’s under consideration. Don’t invest your emotions over virtual friends because any friendship they provide is fleeting. Once one group is gone, they will find a new group to attack. So I decided to not go out of my way to attend anymore festivals. You can love me and not like my decisions! Could be anywhere….As I just wrote in my recent post, just ask, “May I sit here, with you?” And you’ll learn quickly who wants you there and who doesn’t. The admins vow to make it fair. Any conservatives can feel welcome to particate as long as they remain muzzled. There is currently a FB page titled ‘Walk Away from Ravelry’ where many of us have congregated. The Ravelry admins stated that this policy had been adapted from one used by a video game forum. I want to knit. You want us marginalized people to just go away so you can live above us like you always have. In some sense, they’ve removed anyone’s ability to counter the narrative of white supremacy. We retain the right to review our data collection, storage, and processing practices to ensure that we only collect, store, and process the personal information needed to provide or improve our services. I felt that there was no reason for the WAY it was written and using Trump and his administration as a scapegoat goat as well. If you don’t like it then hire some tech people and get to creating your own site. Ravelry = Darth Sidious, imho. Everyone should be allowed to support their US President, no matter who is in office! The whole pussy hat thing was about as revolting as it can get (apart from the fact that they all looked ridiculous wearing them) but banning conservatives was too much. I love seeing my granddaughter in a handmade item. I love ravelry and have purchased many patterns from their designers, but to use it as a political arena is not my idea of a welcome to all. Ravelry doesn’t seem to be fostering a healthy environment, but a segregate one. Here here! It actually took my breath away, to be honest. “Innocent until proven guilty” is a legal principle which applies to all Americans, not just ones we like or agree with. No political stuff would have been easy and acceptable, but instead they went the way they went. Anti-Trump content is still quite welcome, one example being a knitting pattern for an âF— Trumpâ hat (with the F-word spelled out in full as part of the colorwork to be done in the pattern). It’s unnecessary and really quite stupid!! I’m a 1st generation immigrant woman from Mexico. And being able to look up information on yarns Iâve never heard of before has been most helpful, too. Not something I care to be a part of. Well said. To be clear, Ravelry called Trump supporters ‘White Supremacists’. Well said! If you can’t see the difference or understand why a inclusive website(s) would do this it’s probably better that you do leave. This is so eloquently said thank you for posting and so true it breaks my heart to see the world getting more and more divided, I am 59 my sisters were 8,7,6 years older this is so not how I was rasied…my mother said you like EVERYONE till that person upsets you dont group people togerher….I grew up in the world of we each have a side, Lets Talk which is what knitting and knitting with others does, you are so far ahead of these people who wear blinders. That is where they lost 50% plus of their users, plus income stream. We have God and Trump on our side!! So . Which tells me that they are missing the point behind this craft. There are just no excuses. I am reading that you are saying Ravelry is justified in repudiating all Trump supporters as ‘unambigously white supremacists” but that’s okay in your book because a tiny fraction of their members stupidly doxed people who espouse liberal views. with homosexual things, however I have friends and co workers who are gay and they’re perfectly pleasant people who I enjoy speaking with. Instead, they are requesting that they keep their support of Trump and his administration off of Ravelry. Thanks for the link to ourunraveled.com Janine. Conservatives are being confronted all the time on that website because they don’t care about that. Polite discourse is dead. I edited my report message to that effect. , Sorry to hear this, Check out the New Release my friend….. 4Chan has taken the Knitting glory this morning ❤ No… Ravelry said Trump and his supporters are clearly ‘white supremacists’. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. I just knew that that Ravelry had made it perfectly clear that no bridges would be built on their platform. Yes they did ban people. I downloaded 115 purchased patterns and deleted my acct. Sometimes it takes me a second to figure things out. Can you export the account? You don’t respect differing opinions. I don’t think we can rely on the news channels or Facebook or Twitter or Youtube or Kitting blogs to to find the truth about our government leaders. They should have banned ALL political post and kept the site about fiber arts! By that evening I was Ravelry free. The system only shows 3334 pages of profiles, 30 per page. I will miss that early days diverse knitting community. I am going to keep a knitting log now in a notebook with each project, and maybe print a picture for each. Greg, your post is eloquent, and the comments here are a sincere testimony to the true feelings of the Ravellers whom Ravelry would simply prefer not to hear from. After a while, human reasoning becomes non-existent, opinion becomes fact and truth becomes what ever they want. There are a lot of people that feel the same way, but you’ll find your crowd! Not at all. I have never posted political stuff on ravelry and in my knitting group I don’t agree alot with others politics but I respect their positions and am friends because of what we have in common. Ravelry’s “evidence” ties back to an RPG site that bases their white supremacist verdict on the President’s statement in a speech that he is a nationalist. I have been SHOCKED at people who state openly on IG that only their specific group woes and concerns matter. It is definitely a WIP, but Admin is doing a wonderful job keeping things moving in the right direction. 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