Comments on: Feminism and Etsy and Crafting, Oh My!

By: Aloe Vera Distributor

Aloe Vera Distributor — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:57:44 +0000

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By: Shawna

Shawna — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:06:28 +0000

Good post!

I have a photography shop on Etsy and I don’t expect to make a living out of it; I just needed a convenient place that takes care of sales logistics that I could point people to. I have my own domain name and a splash page on which I’ve posted a link to my Etsy shop. Easy peasy. And at it makes me look more professional to have a personal url on my business card that I hand out at art shows.

I didn’t think that I was an idiot for setting things up this way, and yet that article seemed to imply that I was…

By: Skye

Skye — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:26:34 +0000

Leah, not all feminists are alike. Don’t judge all of us just because one person says something idiotic – which that article really is. I agree with Caro, perhaps actually talking to all these allegedly deluded female Etsy sellers would have been helpful?

By: Mermanda

Mermanda — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:28:26 +0000

Found your blog via a blogher ad… I have to say, very well thought out post. I am in agreement with all of your points. And could it be that there are *gasp* more female crafters than male crafters?

By: Caro

Caro — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:33:36 +0000

So many folks over the last couple days have linked to that article and I admit, I had to read it in chunks because something in every paragraph infuriated me so much that I could spit. Like this: “There’s little evidence that most sellers on the site make much money. This, I suspect, explains the absence of men.” I cannot even BELIEVE that someone could write this, never mind think it. Crazypants.
It’s a shame the author didn’t bother to talk to anyone selling on etsy. I think she’d have a much clearer picture and the article would have been radically different.

By: Leah

Leah — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:45:14 +0000

And people wonder why I can’t stand feminism…

Your analysis was spot-on, by the way.