Fighting sexism with cross-stitch: The rise of misandry crafts

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'Of course, there is a flip side. There are women who unapologetically hate men. Scrolling through Instagram the other day, I noticed an author whose work I admire wearing a misandry t-shirt. She suggested it should be a “staff uniform” for her magazine. When I asked her via email if the t-shirt was ironic, she wrote back saying, “To me, there’s nothing ironic about misandry. I really do hate men. A lot.”

For most of the women who embrace the idea of misandry, though, it seems generally more complicated, or maybe just a play on words. One of the Etsy artists I spoke to said there was no other reason she created her misandry craft than because a “friend asked me to make her a custom one. After I posted a photo of it online, I started to get a lot of orders for them.” Even the Misandry-Mermaid Tumblr tagline states, “This feminist Tumblr strives towards intersectionality and inclusivity.” Yet this thoughtful and inclusive mission statement is written under a photo of a mermaid that reads, “Forever bathing in your male tears.”

The hardest part for me in accepting misandry is that it’s just not that simple. I have met and dealt with really, really shitty men in my life. But I have had really good guys who helped me through my divorce, who have lifted me out of dark places, and who have listened to me process some of the darkest fears about myself. Perhaps I need to buy misandry t-shirts for those men—that way they can reclaim the word without irony, and finally feel free.'