Launching July 15th, 2018, our very first Kickstarter!
A few sneak peeks today, with more to come, and a bit of a FAQ. The art above is not an official mock-up yet, I’m waiting on that to come back from the pin manufacturer. We’ll have gold plating & rubber backs on our pins.
1) Why start with the raised fist?
We’re Socialists, and pro-labor, and the raised fist started as a symbol of pro-union movement in 1917, carried through to 1948 when the stylized version used by Socialist parties around the world came to be, and has been used consistently through to the present day. When we designed this symbol (which has been available on our patches and shirts for a while), we took a few things in mind – a) we were very conscious to style ours after the Socialist fist and b) we used a left fist both because we are leftists and to avoid cross-confusion with the BP salute (right fist) and 1960s/70s feminist icon and c) left-handedness was long associated as a ‘sign of secret gayness’ and so it packed even more symbolism in for us.2) Are you going to offer the More Color More Pride version?
Yes! We found a pin maker that would allow us to do it without having to set it up as a whole separate pin. As inclusion is one of our core values and representation is one of our core values, the More Color, More Pride pin will be one of the first four pins available through the Kickstarter.3) What about other flags like trans, bi, pan, nb, etc.?
Rainbow, Trans, Bi, & More Color, More Pride will be the first four pins available. We currently have art out for mockups for Asexual, Aromantic, Bisexual, Genderfluid, Genderqueer, Intersex, Lesbian, Non-Binary, Pansexual & Transgender, and the rest will be unlockable via stretch goals. Sneak peeks of art will be rolling out over the next week, and the sooner we hit our stretch goals, the sooner those pins will be available!4) Who the heck are you, anyway? Why you?
We are a family of queer disabled artists (2 adults, one teenager) who run NerdyKeppie and make nerdy, punk, and Pride Judaica, shirts and accessories. This is our full-time gig and keeps a roof over our head and a charge in Mandy’s power wheelchair. And if not now, when, if not me, who?5) How much?
Early-bird pricing will be $10, with post-early-bird starting at $12. We’ll be offering quantity discounts as well as the option to sponsor a pin for someone who can’t afford one. (That was a fantastic idea that @optimysticals did with their last Kickstarter, and we’re all about sharing the love.)6) Are you using a fair-trade pin maker?
Our pin manufacturer is a small business in the US. We are not importing our pins from overseas. That’s super important to us. See also: we’re fucking socialists. Sure, we could probably get them cheaper, but it’s always important for us to live our values.7) So… July 15th?
July 15th! We can’t wait!
AAAAAA! FIVE DAYS UNTIL LAUNCH!
I’m supposed to be getting proofs back from the manufacturer today, so I’ll have proper proofs to show y’all as Sneak Peeks!
I’m so excited and nervous I don’t even know what to do with myself.
Hello so excited and nervous i don’t even know what to do with myself, I’m Dad!
Dad^bot^1.
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Beep-boop!#why are bi and trans listed both as being two of the first four pins to be released#and as pins that are still in the mockup stage / wont be released until later?
Hi!
I can see how what I wrote was confusing, so let me rephrase. Hopefully this will be clearer:
Rainbow, Trans, Bi, & More Color, More Pride will be the first four pins available.
At the time of original posting, I had sent the art to the pin company for Asexual, Aromantic, Bisexual, Genderfluid, Genderqueer, Intersex, Lesbian, Non-Binary, Pansexual & Transgender pins. Since then, I have received our mockups, and we’ll be releasing teaser images every day until we launch on the 15th.
The rest of the pins, that is, every pin except the first four pins (Bi, Rainbow, Trans, and More Color, More Pride) will be unlockable via stretch goals.
I hope that’s less confusing, and I’m sorry for not being clear the first time!
