Time to help online seller Etsy to come to its senses.
An update: a decent amount of social media traffic on this – not a “Trending Topic” but still worth noting that a few influential bloggers have rallied around this cause.
Also, note that, IMHO, this is not a “Freedom of Speech” issue – as the offenders could sell these items on a street corner or in their own store. This is about Etsy doing the right thing – removing “harassing” items that “promote illegal activity.”
Some really tasteless “Rape Congratulation Cards” are for sale on Etsy. As of this writing, the site has yet to pull down the items – and they appear to be standing behind their “we take no responsibility” philosophy.
Here’s a link to the Change.org petition. Let’s see if we can get Etsy to think again.
