Can Feminists Wear Aprons?
On my birthday last May, I received a mysterious priority package from an unrecognized California address. I don’t know anyone in L.A. who would be sending me a birthday present. Naturally, opening a package sheds more light on its origins. Not this package. In fact, the packages’ contents further puzzled me. What I pulled out was the kitschiest apron I had ever seen. My first reaction: Adorable! I like it. My second reaction: Wait…from who?! Why? My best friend in Wisconsin had personally-selected the exact design from the standard website Etsy.com, which serves as a massive marketplace for artist/handmade products from around the world. The note on the package’s insides clarified it all: “I wanted to get you something you would never get for yourself!” My friend, Meagan, knows me well. I have to admit I had seen a lot of these retro-designed, contour-cut aprons prior to being a proud owner and I had secretly admired and fantasized about wearing one. I have been quite pleased this pas
