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Juliette Grimmett
Assistant Director, NC State University Women's Center
Interpersonal Violence Services
3120 Talley Student Center
Raleigh, NC 27695
919-515-2012
 
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• Subject: Mocking Down Syndrome
• Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2011 10:38:12 -0800
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Tell Etsy: Stop selling cards that mock rape and down sydrome

Dear Juliette,

A vendor on the online marketplace Etsy is selling a greeting card designed to be given to somebody who has been raped. It shows a drawing of a naked girl huddled in the shower and reads: “Congratulations: You got bad touched!”

The same vendor also sells cards mocking the parents of children with Down Syndrome.

So far, Etsy has refused to take the cards down. An outcry of customers and potential customers can change that.

Tell Etsy to stop selling these offensive cards.

Etsy's "Terms of Use" list prohibited items, which include products that are obscene or designed to harass others. The agreement also says “Etsy reserves the right to refuse service to anyone, for any reason, at any time.”

Action is clearly possible -- we just need to up the pressure.

More than 1,000 Change.org members have already asked Etsy to stop mocking rape victims and persons with disabilities by removing these cards from its site. Click here to add your voice:

http://www.change.org/petitions/view/tell_etsy_to_remove_rape_congratulations_cards_from_website?alert_id=dfRYwwoKCP_SFHjWvIGFy&me=aa

Thanks for taking action,

The Change.org team

 

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