Patagonia is awesome!

[Ken_R]

My next softgood gear purchase is going to be from Patagonia.

Patagonia's Viral New Tags Are Very Much Real

Patagonia’s founder, Yvon Chouinard, is a vocal critic of climate change denial politicians. The outdoor apparel company is dedicated to the causes of environmental activism. That is why they are making such a bold statement on their tags. The company is encouraging people to vote for climate...

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[crgildart]

Posting just to be in this thread before it gets locked or removed. Or, have the folks who this enrages all left the building? I considered posting this info last week when I first heard about it but it's as politics and hot topics as we get in the ski industry news..

 

[Philpug]

Posting just to be in this thread before it gets locked or removed. Or, have the folks who this enrages all left the building? I considered posting this info last week when I first heard about it but it's as politics and hot topics as we get in the ski industry news..

Lets see how it goes...it is assholes...plural so it could mean all politicians? Thats the way I am taking it at this point. But it will have our attention.

 

[Ken_R]

Lets see how it goes...it is assholes...plural so it could mean all politicians? Thats the way I am taking it at this point. But it will have our attention.

yes, Definitely plural.

 

[AlpsSkidad]

It may be plural, and need to be, however, Patagonia has a long history of strongly leaning in only one direction.
Just curious, do they put these labels on their kid's line too?
I don't buy their products, in part because they still make most of them in China, and I try to avoid that as much as possible. It is not always avoidable, but, I feel it is important enough to me to try and find different sources.

 

[crgildart]

Lets see how it goes...it is assholes...plural so it could mean all politicians? Thats the way I am taking it at this point. But it will have our attention.

I'm taking it to be directed at the a$$holes with control of two out of the three of the elected federal branches currently.

 

[pchewn]

I'd prefer my ski equipment manufacturers just provide good products at a fair price. I don't want them dictating politics to me.

Of course we should "Vote the assholes out" -- but I doubt we'll agree on who the assholes are.

 

[Mike Thomas]

The labels are in their Road to Regenerative Stand Up shorts.

A-holes refers to- "It refers to politicians from any part who deny or disregard the climate crises and ignore science, not because they aren't aware of it, but because their pockets are lined with money from oil and gas interests," Byars said.

 

[Philpug]

Yup. Closed. Sorry.