My shop is built on values of kindness, creativity, and respect for all. That's why I'm deeply disturbed by Etsy's failure to effectively address hateful merchandise like "Alligator Alcatraz," "Gator Gitmo," and fake ICE badges.
This content promotes cruelty and undermines the very spirit of a community-driven platform. I continue to urge Etsy to uphold its own policies and immediately remove these offensive items.
Help call for a more ethical marketplace. Report hateful listings and any shops you see promoting this kind of violence.
To report a shop on Etsy:
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Choose Report this shop.
To report an item on Etsy.com:
Select Report this item to Etsy on the listing page.
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"This listing contains derogatory language targeting individuals based on their ethnicity, which violates Etsy's Anti-Discrimination and Hate Speech Policy.
The name normalizes the dehumanization of immigrants and potentially profits from human rights abuses. The term is symbolizing cruelty and celebrates a modern concentration camp, designed to exploit fears about immigrants rooted in racism and xenophobia." Myself, I am still researching alternatives to selling on Etsy. In an email exchange, they confirm that reporting items and shops is the best action we can take, but I've told them I plan to move to a new platform unless they issue a firm statement against these types of items, and promise to take a firmer stand in support of their own policies by the end of July. (So far, Storenvy seems the most comparable, and I wasn't able to find any of the same offensive listings there)
