The hashtag #boycottetsy has been trending on Twitter throughout the day.
Online creator marketplace and community Etsy has come under fire for cancelling products made for de-transitioning customers, as well as those made in support of women’s rights.
It’s also being called out for turning a blind eye and allowing products that promote hate and violence towards ‘TERFS’ – a slur for those who hold ‘traditional’ views on gender.
The controversy started when creator FunkGod tweeted some of her ‘de-trans’ awareness products had been removed by the online giant, for breaching ‘inclusivity policies’.
The last of the forbidden evil shirts sold before Etsy removed. https://t.co/m81WnxBtTh
— Laura Becker🦎| Funk God (@FunkGodArtist) July 27, 2023
While the Funk God store appears to be still selling a wide range of ‘de-trans awareness’ products, a number of t-shirts had been pulled without notice, Funk God claimed.
Funk God, who has de-transistioned herself, is an advocate for de-trans awareness and believes ‘gender ideology harms children, women, and families.’
Funk God claimed Etsy had decided some of her designs were ‘hateful’.
These are the designs Etsy has deemed hateful. #BoycottEtsy pic.twitter.com/lm6J2HhUHW
— Laura Becker🦎| Funk God (@FunkGodArtist) July 26, 2023
Shame on Etsy. So sick of this forced indoctrination of ideology… while ideology gets a green light to go go go any and all opposition to gender ideology gets oppressed. Hmm. #boycottEtsy #EtsyHatesWomen pic.twitter.com/sMF2jRy6pP
— ddsnorth ™ (@ddsnorth) July 26, 2023
Meanwhile, products promoting violence against TERFS were freely available on the platform.
Etsy reckons the t-shirt below is A-OK, but not t-shirts supporting detransitioners or women. #BoycottEtsy https://t.co/iAtgL2CAoE pic.twitter.com/ptSCewPX2N
— MI (Mother Incredulous) (@kosta_mira) July 26, 2023
I see #BoycottEtsy is trending.
Just a reminder that they sell all of these products advocating violence against feminist women, but ban anything that says "adult human female" as "hate speech".
Etsy hates women. pic.twitter.com/A5OraWA0jM
— ♀️Jennifer Gingrich ✡️ (@fem_mb) July 27, 2023
So etsy is OK with calls for violence against "terfs"? This is what tyranny looks like. Stay frosty my sane friends…this is getting dangerous. #BoycottEtsy #TheSaltMustFlow https://t.co/GwRfyPbPfX
— Señor Beavis (@MHReptileGuy) July 27, 2023
Earlier this month, Etsy was accused by sellers of withholding revenues without notice, causing extreme financial hardship to those affected.
nothing else bu BOYCOT !!!!
I have some Support Women in Sports and Support of Riley Gaines items that were shut down because they go against Etsy’s policies against a Protected Class! I’m irate! Etsy is helping to erase women! This is disgusting.