Comments | veganpeople: Matt & Nat mistaken for anti-homosexual slur

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Matt & Nat mistaken for anti-homosexual slur

Aug 14, 2006 17:41

I have several purses by Matt & Nat (a vegan handbag company based in Montreal). Today my boss asked me why I had an anti-homosexual symbol on my purse:

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impe_rfection August 14 2006, 21:56:32 UTC

its a man bathroom sign, an &, and a woman bathroom sign

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schramm August 14 2006, 23:01:04 UTC

HAHAHAHAHA that is a great idea.

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embroiderama August 14 2006, 22:25:16 UTC

Ah, yeah, it's all the fault of the fundies who drive around with "marriage = (the symbols on your bag)" on their bumper stickers. They suck. I'm sorry that your purse it being associated with that.

schramm August 14 2006, 23:00:02 UTC

i have a m&n wallet and my gf has a purse from them....

maybe you should write them a letter telling them this. maybe they'll come up with a new logo :)

ahimsa517 August 14 2006, 23:00:21 UTC

you know, its funny, i automatically looked at the picture before iread the text on your post and my first thought about that picture was something that had to do with "why is it always a male and female, why not a fucking dude and a dude"

but then i read your post and laughed because thats exactly what you were posting about.

i dont consider myself PC or anything like that, but im so used to seeing "real marriage is boy+girl" shit everywhere that i automatically think "fuck homophobia" when i see that stuff. its not right to assume thats homophobic or to judge someone on that kind of thing though and im working on that. just like i hope people dont automatically judge me for being vegan.

write to them and tell them whats been happening to you and maybe they'll explain it to you why they chose that print. it could just be matt and nat like somuchmore said. i think they wouldnt mind talking about their products to someone who was interested in them

sk1bt August 15 2006, 00:57:40 UTC

seeing as they're based in montreal, i can't imagine that many people complain or even see the association as negative in the first place... but letting them know that some people HAVE made that connection, even though it's inaccurate, might inspire them to put their names on/under/over each figure? they shouldn't have to change it, or even justify it, but i guess that's the world we live in? religious fundies suck.