This is the email I sent to Etsy in reply to them prohibiting my Corona Housewife Magnet from being sold in my Etsy Shop:
I don’t imagine anyone will read my email, but when I saw that I could reply to it, I did. If there’s a way to contact someone at Etsy I haven’t been able to figure it out. Maybe you have to be more tech-savvy than I am.
I was ready to just give in to it when I first got the email from Etsy. I knew I’d be battling with a system that has no space for nuance or a real human to talk to. But then I got a few emails, one defending Etsy and the rest sympathetic to my issue.
When someone mentioned the Tshirts that are being sold on Etsy, (Some referring to both the coronavirus and Corona beer) I took a look and the idea of Etsy prohibiting my magnets made less sense than ever.
So I’ll see what happens. But even without Etsy, I’m determined to sell my Corona Housewife Magnets.
They are 5″x3 3/4″ and are $7 each including shipping.
To buy them you can click on the “Add to cart” button below and use PayPal or a credit card. Or you can send a check to: Full Moon Fiber Art PO Box 205 Cambridge NY 12816. You can also email me at [email protected].
I read the policies too as I sell sometimes. And the only way I could see it being reported was if someone took offense to it that looked at it and reported it so they yanked it. It will be interesting to see what they say to you.
Hi Mary, They told me they were continually scanning Etsy to keep up with their policies, so I might see something for sale that they haven’t gotten to yet. I still don’t see a problem with my magnet, but at least they did explain it better the third time I asked about it.
Hi Maria,
I hope this question is not offensive to you. I wonder if you would explain what your magnet is saying. It seems to me that both men and women are having to stay home together.
It’s not offensive Susan. I’ve written about the magnet and the thread drawing when I first drew it on my Cornona Kimono and its meaning a few times on my blog and have also linked to articles about this phenomonon. Here’s a link to what I’ve already written about it. https://www.fullmoonfiberart.com/?s=corona+housewife+magnets
https://www.fullmoonfiberart.com/2020/05/22/corona-kimono-may-22-2020/
Perhaps this censure episode will become an entry on the Kimono; it is a historical part of what is happening.
That’s a good idea Antoinette, Not sure how I would draw it thought…..
Maybe a woman’s face with a finger or hand over the mouth to represent the thought….” Shhh don’t say such things, it could be offensive.”
Oh I like that Josie.