Knitting store: no yarn for women's movement protesters
FRANKLIN,
Tenn. (AP) — The owner of a Tennessee knitting store doesn't want
anyone buying its yarn for arts and crafts for the women's movement,
following weekend protests by marchers in knitted, pointy-eared hats.
The
Tennessean newspaper reported that (http://tnne.ws/2k4Ne5u ) the
comments Tuesday on the Facebook page of The Joy of Knitting store in
Franklin drew thousands of responses — both support and vows of a
boycott.
The social media post by Elizabeth Poe said that
as a business owner and a Christian, she promotes values of "mutual
respect, love, compassion, understanding, and integrity." She called the
women's movement "counterproductive" to unity.
"With
the recent women's march on Washington, I ask that you if you want yarn
for any project for the women's movement that you please shop for yarn
elsewhere," the social media post says. "The vulgarity, vile and
evilness of this movement is absolutely despicable."
The post came after thousands of movement
marchers Saturday wore the pink, pointy-eared hats they called
"pussyhats" — partly responding to Trump's past caught-on-camera remarks
about grabbing women's genitalia.
It's unclear
whether the store sold any yarn to people who attended the massive march
in Washington, .D.C, or the protest in nearby Nashville that was one of
many held around the world Saturday.
Poe told The
Tennessean that her phone has been ringing nonstop since she made the
post. She said she has received more positive private messages than
what's visible on the store's Facebook page.
Many
commenters on social media called the post bigoted and hypocritical, and
they vowed to take their yarn business elsewhere. Others applauded Poe
for expressing her strong beliefs.
"This is starting
to undermine their efforts," Poe told the newspaper. "... I think if
you want to get your point across you need to do it the right way and I
just think that walking around dressed as a vulva is gross. Hatred is
not acceptable speech."
Well first off--Elizabeth Poe COULD have just kept her mouth shut and her hands off her keyboard, and this would have blown over fairly soon. Instead, she has earned herself the Idiot of the Month Award.
Secondly--when did a cat hat with pointy ears become a vulva?? I, and my cats, are all offended by such an idiotic remark. Elizabeth Poe needs an anatomy lesson.
And last but not least, basically telling the majority of women that , not only are they not welcome to have the honor to buy your overpriced yarns, they should also be ashamed for standing up for themselves and all women.
In a couple months, if that, there will be an empty storefront in Tennessee up for rent--
just don't put another yarn shop in there, and you should be ok.
