Hi, I've posted specifically on this board as I would love to get opinions from black women, if you are happy to answer of course.
I'm in the process of setting up an etsy shop, I have a little hobby of making custom-made travel cups. I was thinking about the kind of designs I want to do. I am a proud feminist (I am very aware that the vast majority of feminism needs to be more inclusive of women of colour, and tends to focus on the needs of white women). I would like my travel cups to reflect that, and was thinking of feminist-y quotes/phrases, as well as the images to go with them. I was thinking about the kind of travel mugs I've seen with a similar theme, and I have only really seen ones centred on white-women feminist issues, or images of white women. I thought I could tap into a demand by doing a range of cups that are specifically representing and centred around black women. In all honesty, half because I genuinely do care about these issues, and half because I think that I could make a good profit by doing something a little different to what is already available.
Thinking about it more deeply, I thought, but is it wrong for me to benefit financially from using black representation as a white woman?
I realise that feminist-y travel mugs might not be everyone's thing! 😅 but would really appreciate any feedback.