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11. Not in TN, but if I was I'd be letting her know I'm happy to take my business elsewhere

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Wed Jan 25, 2017, 11:09 PM

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Tennessee yarn shop asks 'women's movement' supporters to shop elsewhere [View all] pstokely Jan 2017 OP

So grabbing pussy is ok, but knitting a pussy cap is vile BeyondGeography Jan 2017 #1

I Know, Right? Leith Jan 2017 #10

Won't stay in business long with dumb pronouncements like that. brush Jan 2017 #30

Huh? machoneman Jan 2017 #46

Exactly! brush Jan 2017 #47

"She'll be out of business......" MyOwnPeace Jan 2017 #56

There are places that refuse to have customers who voted for trump yeoman6987 Jan 2017 #55

If I was running a business I wouldn't want to have to make a decision like that. brush Jan 2017 #57

I think this and the cake refusal are the dumbest yeoman6987 Jan 2017 #60

Name them please or you made it up,yeoman6987. Kingofalldems Jan 2017 #64

Good Conservative Christian women would never do anything so...independent. Crash2Parties Jan 2017 #29

Maybe the klanswomen will knit some nooses or MAGA kkk hoods! dionysus Jan 2017 #2

I don't have a problem with it bekkilyn Jan 2017 #3

I think making sure no one buys any yarn or for that matter, anything from her store tavalon Jan 2017 #15

I agree with that too bekkilyn Jan 2017 #16

Yes, exactly tavalon Jan 2017 #17

This logosoco Jan 2017 #65

Absolutely!! And since she made it a public statement adigal Jan 2017 #24

You can't refuse to serve anyone AJT Jan 2017 #32

What are you basing this on. djg21 Jan 2017 #51

I was thinking that it would be considered AJT Jan 2017 #58

A restaurant is a place of public accommodation. djg21 Jan 2017 #61

Actually, per EEOC, retail is also a public accomodation. And the KY Civil Rights Act. politicat Jan 2017 #79

Pretty sure I'd be OK spending my money anyplace OTHER than there. davsand Jan 2017 #75

Boy, shes really showing them elmac Jan 2017 #4

And If This Doesn't Work RobinA Jan 2017 #20

Boycott them Sanity Claws Jan 2017 #5

Amen why financially support those who hate us benfranklin1776 Jan 2017 #44

Another publicity hound. Just like the others. Stupid. 7962 Jan 2017 #6

Women often lash out at other women for stepping out of line Ellen Forradalom Jan 2017 #7

She must own the building her shop is in. How can a yarn shop afford to lose customers? KittyWampus Jan 2017 #8

Yes. Wondering the same thing. nt marybourg Jan 2017 #13

perhaps she thinks she'll get a whole bunch of deplorables of new customers pstokely Jan 2017 #35

Oh, the right-eous will launch a goFundMe for her... SticksnStones Jan 2017 #39

Yup, I'm sure that's next nt riderinthestorm Jan 2017 #40

Shop is in a strip mall iirc. Lars39 Jan 2017 #41

They will need to change the instructions TexasTowelie Jan 2017 #9

Not in TN, but if I was I'd be letting her know I'm happy to take my business elsewhere Thekaspervote Jan 2017 #11

Nice way to destroy your own business. milestogo Jan 2017 #12

Some people need to learn to STFU kimbutgar Jan 2017 #22

If this shop wasn't in deeply Red territory... mwooldri Jan 2017 #14

And another one falls for the Streisand Effect. politicat Jan 2017 #18

Oh I do declare those Yankee women are "despicable''. YOHABLO Jan 2017 #19

She says she's "pro-rights, but..." Demit Jan 2017 #21

Oh, man, she certainly poked a hornet's nest adigal Jan 2017 #23

Can anyone creative photoshoppers come up with a knit white hood for Trump's head?? adigal Jan 2017 #25

Franklin,TN videohead5 Jan 2017 #26

A knitting shop refuses customers ? hells Jan 2017 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author turbinetree Jan 2017 #28

"We've lost our sense of social decency." Girard442 Jan 2017 #31

Another dumb idiot for dumbf. democratisphere Jan 2017 #33

LOLOL Skittles Jan 2017 #34

hang your trumplethinskin sign very high, Joy of Knitting UpInArms Jan 2017 #36

She's getting savaged over at Ravelry Warpy Jan 2017 #37

Really..where?? ivysphotomom Jan 2017 #66

I believe you have to open an Imagur or Photobucket account - upload there, then you can post bettyellen Jan 2017 #67

Hi, you need to have the photos on another site, like Photobucket or something uppityperson Jan 2017 #70

Posting photos has to be done through a hosting service Warpy Jan 2017 #74

It seems to me like someone madaboutharry Jan 2017 #38

Come on. Be real. jmowreader Jan 2017 #59

This is amusing. If Trump owned the shop he'd double the stock, double the price and cash in. Vinca Jan 2017 #42

Some group should offer to buy her entire stock at a ridiculous markup... Jokerman Jan 2017 #43

Be glad to. sinkingfeeling Jan 2017 #45

Do they sell white yarn to knit sheets and hoods? IronLionZion Jan 2017 #48

That was Gretchen Whitmer in Michigan..... llmart Jan 2017 #49

Gretchen Whitmer is A True Gem! annarbor Jan 2017 #78

Another one for the alt reality. dreamland Jan 2017 #50

Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face cyclonefence Jan 2017 #52

Her Facebook page is a thing of beauty and a joy forever jmowreader Jan 2017 #53

I'm the person who told her to enjoy bankruptcy liberaltrucker Jan 2017 #71

Her business has links to outside USA sites for the world knitting community. I hope she enjoys chelsea0011 Jan 2017 #54

But half the women marching voted for Trump! Retrograde Jan 2017 #62

What is this getting so much attention? Why even in breaking News? Justice Jan 2017 #63

Right there with you, this is like talking about the ants who were killed at Hiroshima. n/t rzemanfl Jan 2017 #76

I guess pussy-grabbing and defrauding people are values more to her liking Skittles Jan 2017 #68

Shrewd marketing move n/t TexasBushwhacker Jan 2017 #69

Why is Elizabeth Poe running a business instead of cooking and cleaning at home ? In_The_Wind Jan 2017 #72

boy bdamomma Jan 2017 #73

Huh?? ailsagirl Jan 2017 #77