TERFs are trying to boycott Etsy for banning transphobic products  

The hashtag #BoycottEtsy trended on Twitter once again last week thanks to Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminists (TERFs) who are mad that the e-commerce site won’t allow them to sell anti-trans merchandise.

As The Mary Sue pointed out, this isn’t the first attempt to boycott the platform. Last year, thousands of sellers deactivated their stores and asked users to boycott Etsy to protest a hike in transaction fees and other ways in which the platform cuts into seller profits. The site has also been accused of withholding payments from sellers.

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This new campaign to boycott Etsy, however, has nothing to do with any of that. A quick perusal of the hashtag on Twitter shows TERFs — known for cloaking their transphobia in the guise of pseudo-feminism — whining about Etsy banning blatantly transphobic products while continuing to allow anti-TERF merch to be sold on the site.

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#BoycottEtsy is trending STILL.

I don't see how violence against women is allowed, yet detransition and lines like "100% female" is seen as hateful?

I know the pendulum swings, but us backtracking on women's safety is not something I thought I'd have to tweet about. pic.twitter.com/0k663UsmEU

— Bitty (@bittyit) July 28, 2023

#WarOnWomen feminist & detransitioning items removed.
Tra weapons allowed #BoycottEtsy@PankhurstEM @womenmatteruk @Serena_Partrick @ilovepreserves pic.twitter.com/TVOFpc7ie4

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