"Ain't Bee" is a little happier today, but she knows there's always more work to be done. There's been a steady stream of comments from the quilting community about an opinion piece that appeared in the Chattanooga Times Free Press on November 15th, called "Museum needles taxpayers", in which an anonymous writer called quilting "irrelevant" in today's world. Comments have come from all across the U.S. and abroad, and these comments appear on the newspaper's Facebook page as well as the comments section of the article. Here are just a few snippets.
What do you think about the Chattanooga Times Free Press publishing an opinion that says quilts are irrelevant? And what would "Ain't Bee" do if anyone ever had the gall to suggest that the things she did were irrelevant? If you've ever watched the Andy Griffith show, you know she'd teach them a lesson they'd never forget.
To read the opinion piece in the Chattanooga Times Free Press and post comments, click here.
To post comments to their Twitter page, click here.To post comments to their Facebook page, click here.
I'm afraid their editor is just so happy with all the traffic...even if it is complaints!
ReplyDeleteHard to say. I was an editor at one time, and if something I'd written or published had caused such hard feelings, it would've opened my eyes.
DeleteI'm glad so many wrote such strong replies with the facts to back them up. You wrote several good comments, Bill, and Tim wrote a good one, too. Thank you all!
ReplyDeleteI was struck by all the different locations of the people commenting, the geographic reach. So many people in the quilting community are connected- word travels fast. The publication got a whole lot more than it was expecting, and not in a good way. The comments by quilt people have been consistently intelligent, thoughtful, and clear.
DeleteWhat a silly boy.
ReplyDeleteHi Bill,
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your wonderful support of the IQSCM this last week. We are so fortunate to have people who care so much about quilting and the part we play in supporting and preserving our quilt heritage. You've been terrific and I know I speak for all the staff in saying thanks for taking on this irrelevant reporter!
Sincerely,
Carolyn
IQSCM Curator of Collections
Read the article and all I can say is I am appalled and totally in agreement with many of the commenter! He needs to do his research before writing such a piece.
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