On January 21, 2017, several million protesters took part in the “Women’s March on Washington” and its more than 400 sister Marches held in cities throughout the U.S. and across the globe. One enduring image of these Marches was the (often pink) pussyhat. In this qualitative study we examine broader issues of inclusion and exclusion within craftivism and take a closer look at the way craftivism supported, and potentially detracted from, its intended purpose as a unifying symbol of the Marches. From a dataset of 511 surveys distributed and collected online, 71 “maker–wearers” were identified and investigated for this study. While our overarching question focused on the role of craftivism related to the inaugural March and the pussyhat, we seek to understand not only the voices of craftivists, but also the voices of marchers who reported negative and/or controversial associations with the pussyhat. Building on previous findings that the majority of marchers we surveyed perceive the pussyhat as an anti-Trump symbol that represented women’s power, strength, and solidarity, a small number of our respondents and emergent voices in mainstream media have indicated concerns about potential racism and trans person exclusion represented by the pussyhat. We conclude that even as the pussyhat is recognized as a unifying symbol, it is simultaneously representative of exclusionary, potentially divisive practices within both craftivism and feminism. As awareness of the pussyhat’s problematic symbolism is spreading, new conversations have spawned about intersectionality and the implementation of more inclusive practices.

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统一但分歧：参加了2017年女子游行的猫帽制造者和佩戴者的声音

2017年1月21日，数百万抗议者参加了“华盛顿的妇女游行”及其在美国乃至全球各城市举行的400多个姊妹游行。这些游行的一个持久形象是（通常是粉红色）猫眼。在这项定性研究中，我们研究了手工艺主义中包容性和排斥性的更广泛问题，并仔细研究了手工艺主义支持并可能削弱其作为游行的统一标志的预期目的的方式。从511项在线分布和收集的调查数据集中，确定并调查了71名“制作者”。尽管我们的首要问题集中在与就职游行和猫帽相关的手工艺的作用，但我们不仅试图了解手工艺者的声音，还有游行者的声音，这些游行者报告了与pussyhat之间存在负面和/或有争议的关联。根据先前的调查结果，我们调查的大多数游行者认为猫帽是代表女性力量，力量和团结的反特朗普象征，少数受访者和主流媒体的新兴声音表明，人们对潜在的种族主义和跨性别人士表示关注猫帽代表的人排除。我们得出的结论是，即使将猫帽视为一种统一的象征，它同时也代表着手工艺主义和女权主义内部的排他性，潜在分裂性实践。随着人们对猫帽的有问题的象征意义的意识正在传播，催生了关于交织性和更多包容性实践的新对话。