There is no good reason not to.
I stand with Ravelry’s policy update.
I get why some people are offended by the policy wording. Nobody likes being called out for “thing = bad”. I vote conservative in Canada but the truth is there are really shitty things going on perpetrated by really shitty people who happen to be conservative leaders.
The ultimate goal of a politician is to get people to put a lot of stock in everything they say and do. If we elect a shitty human because we also happen to agree with some of the political reforms his party supports, we are quite literally handing that shitty human enormous power to convince people to adopt all the shitty things he believes in. Bad beliefs feel validated when they’re espoused by world leaders.
I think most people are good and tolerant. But there are some who insist on bigotry, hate, and racism. Some are ignorant of what they do and why it’s harmful. Others aren’t: they intentionally use fiber arts to persecute people through offensive patterns, groups, and posts. Some seek out POCs and LGBTQ+ persons with the intent to harass and drive them away. Sometimes they even hope to inflict real-world harm.
If you haven’t witnessed or experienced it on Ravelry doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen.
If you’re a good, tolerant person, absolutely you should be outraged that the way you voted has become synonymous with white supremacy. But Ravelry is not what you should be outraged at. Be outraged that the man you voted for thinks sexual assault and detaining children is acceptable, that it’s okay to deny certain groups of people the ability to obtain proper health care, and so on. Your outrage should be directed at the shitty humans who use his beliefs and administration as a launchpad for their hate.
Don’t want to be lumped in with them? Make them unwelcome in your voting bloc. Make sure your party is putting their best candidate forward. If the candidate is a shitty human, tell them you expect better.
Why wouldn’t you? Those people are the ones giving you a bad reputation by association.
You have made a really great point here!
There was a post on instagram just made and I was *thinking* about responding with something very similar.
In Australia I don’t always vote for the same party, I look at the party and what they *say* they are going to do… then I decide on which party. Unfortunately the leader of the parties are usually dicks.
I personally think our current Prime Minister is a bit if a wet sock… but that doesn’t mean that I wouldn’t vote for his party if they keep to what they say, or even improve on low income platforms, pensions, schools and hospitals etc.
I don’t think that ANY politian can accomplish everything they climate in the time their given…
But they have to have personal standards and we as voters have to remember that they are human beings and have flaws just like you and me.
That is all…
For my little rant lol.
Thank you putting forward what I believe is a non biased post on this subject, those are rare!