I would like to encourage all knitters, crocheters, and people who appreciate the hard work and talent involved in the fiber arts to boycott the Olympics. The United States Olympic Committee has contacted Ravelry to request that they not use the name “Ravelympics”. While they have a right to defend their trademark (even if they are going a bit overboard), they made some extremely rude remarks including:
“We believe using the name “Ravelympics” for a competition that involves an afghan marathon, scarf hockey and sweater triathlon, among others, tends to denigrate the true nature of the Olympic Games. In a sense, it is disrespectful to our country’s finest athletes and fails to recognize or appreciate their hard work.”
I find it very insulting that they think using the names of sports to describe knitting competitions is disrespectful to the athletes.
No comments:
Post a Comment