MAP Merch Shop - Revision history

Jessi: Added alternate URL mmsnw.com

2025-12-04T17:39:12Z

Added alternate URL mmsnw.com

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	__NOTOC__[[File:Mms banner2.png\|thumb\|Example of goods for sale at MMS]]		__NOTOC__[[File:Mms banner2.png\|thumb\|Example of goods for sale at MMS]]
	'''MAP Merch Shop''' ('''MMS''', [https://mapmerch.shop mapmerch.shop], f. Mar, 2023) is a commercial [[Minor Attracted Person\|MAP]] merchandise venture started by [[Katie Cruz]] - a [[MAP Movement\|MAP Activist]] and graphical designer known for almost two decades in the [[Minor attracted community\|community]]. The site markets a range of merchandise and clothing using the same affiliates and drop-shipping methods used by other retailers of bespoke goods.		'''MAP Merch Shop''' ('''MMS''', [https://mapmerch.shop mapmerch.shop] or [https://mmsnw.com mmsnw.com], f. Mar, 2023) is a commercial [[Minor Attracted Person\|MAP]] merchandise venture started by [[Katie Cruz]] - a [[MAP Movement\|MAP Activist]] and graphical designer known for almost two decades in the [[Minor attracted community\|community]]. The site markets a range of merchandise and clothing using the same affiliates and drop-shipping methods used by other retailers of bespoke goods.

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Jim Burton: /* Controversy */

2025-09-06T12:03:34Z

Controversy

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	==Controversy==		==Controversy==

			[[File:MMS Trolling GAG.jpg\|thumb\|alt=A screenshot of MAP Merch Shop with an antagonistic message directed at GAG, featuring a product made to troll them. The message reads: "Hey GAG, cry about it! Boo Fuckin Hoo!" \|Screenshot of MMS trolling GAG<ref>[https://mapmerch.shop/product/mean-tweets-gag-boo-fuckin-hoo-matte-posters/ MAP Merch Shop - Mean Tweets GAG Boo Fuckin Hoo Matte Posters]</ref>]]

	Surprisingly, after over two years of operation, the site has proved more controversial within the MAP community than outside of it.		Surprisingly, after over two years of operation, the site has proved more controversial within the MAP community than outside of it.
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	*The site owner is seeking to profit from the venture.		*The site owner is seeking to profit from the venture.
	*The ability to pay with Monero (a privacy-focused crypto coin) was added, but has since been discontinued due to lack of customers using this payment method.<ref>[https://amapin.love/2024/10/10/map-merch-shop-is-discontinuing-monero-as-a-payment-option/ A MAP In Love - MAP Merch Shop is Discontinuing Monero As A Payment Option]</ref>		*The ability to pay with Monero (a privacy-focused crypto coin) was added, but has since been discontinued due to lack of customers using this payment method.<ref>[https://amapin.love/2024/10/10/map-merch-shop-is-discontinuing-monero-as-a-payment-option/ A MAP In Love - MAP Merch Shop is Discontinuing Monero As A Payment Option]</ref>

	[[File:MMS Trolling GAG.jpg\|thumb\|alt=A screenshot of MAP Merch Shop with an antagonistic message directed at GAG, featuring a product made to troll them. The message reads: "Hey GAG, cry about it! Boo Fuckin Hoo!" \|Screenshot of MMS trolling GAG<ref>[https://mapmerch.shop/product/mean-tweets-gag-boo-fuckin-hoo-matte-posters/ MAP Merch Shop - Mean Tweets GAG Boo Fuckin Hoo Matte Posters]</ref>]]

	The former site owner has responded to these criticisms by pointing out that the chances of her ever turning a profit from this kind of venture are marginal, and that the project has novelty value as an openly MAP-owned venture and exercise of free-speech rights. She pledged any revenues exceeding her costs to her ongoing activism, and otherwise helping other MAPs and their organizations.		The former site owner has responded to these criticisms by pointing out that the chances of her ever turning a profit from this kind of venture are marginal, and that the project has novelty value as an openly MAP-owned venture and exercise of free-speech rights. She pledged any revenues exceeding her costs to her ongoing activism, and otherwise helping other MAPs and their organizations.

Jim Burton at 12:03, 6 September 2025

2025-09-06T12:03:08Z

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	*The site owner is seeking to profit from the venture.		*The site owner is seeking to profit from the venture.
	*The ability to pay with Monero (a privacy-focused crypto coin) was added, but has since been discontinued due to lack of customers using this payment method.<ref>[https://amapin.love/2024/10/10/map-merch-shop-is-discontinuing-monero-as-a-payment-option/ A MAP In Love - MAP Merch Shop is Discontinuing Monero As A Payment Option]</ref>		*The ability to pay with Monero (a privacy-focused crypto coin) was added, but has since been discontinued due to lack of customers using this payment method.<ref>[https://amapin.love/2024/10/10/map-merch-shop-is-discontinuing-monero-as-a-payment-option/ A MAP In Love - MAP Merch Shop is Discontinuing Monero As A Payment Option]</ref>

			[[File:MMS Trolling GAG.jpg\|thumb\|alt=A screenshot of MAP Merch Shop with an antagonistic message directed at GAG, featuring a product made to troll them. The message reads: "Hey GAG, cry about it! Boo Fuckin Hoo!" \|Screenshot of MMS trolling GAG<ref>[https://mapmerch.shop/product/mean-tweets-gag-boo-fuckin-hoo-matte-posters/ MAP Merch Shop - Mean Tweets GAG Boo Fuckin Hoo Matte Posters]</ref>]]

	The former site owner has responded to these criticisms by pointing out that the chances of her ever turning a profit from this kind of venture are marginal, and that the project has novelty value as an openly MAP-owned venture and exercise of free-speech rights. She pledged any revenues exceeding her costs to her ongoing activism, and otherwise helping other MAPs and their organizations.		The former site owner has responded to these criticisms by pointing out that the chances of her ever turning a profit from this kind of venture are marginal, and that the project has novelty value as an openly MAP-owned venture and exercise of free-speech rights. She pledged any revenues exceeding her costs to her ongoing activism, and otherwise helping other MAPs and their organizations.
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	MMS has occasionally been mentioned on Twitter threads (featured above), in what have generally been received as unsuccessful and unsophisticated attempts to scandalize the venture.<ref>[https://x.com/againstgrmrs/status/1751292918487199862 A further thread initiated by] [[Gays Against Groomers]]</ref> MMS is frequently a target of the anti-MAP hate group [[Gays Against Groomers]]. Katie responded by mocking GAG and introducing a product that trolls them for losing their product distributors.		MMS has occasionally been mentioned on Twitter threads (featured above), in what have generally been received as unsuccessful and unsophisticated attempts to scandalize the venture.<ref>[https://x.com/againstgrmrs/status/1751292918487199862 A further thread initiated by] [[Gays Against Groomers]]</ref> MMS is frequently a target of the anti-MAP hate group [[Gays Against Groomers]]. Katie responded by mocking GAG and introducing a product that trolls them for losing their product distributors.

	[[File:MMS Trolling GAG.jpg\|thumb\|alt=A screenshot of MAP Merch Shop with an antagonistic message directed at GAG, featuring a product made to troll them. The message reads: "Hey GAG, cry about it! Boo Fuckin Hoo!" \|Screenshot of MMS trolling GAG<ref>[https://mapmerch.shop/product/mean-tweets-gag-boo-fuckin-hoo-matte-posters/ MAP Merch Shop - Mean Tweets GAG Boo Fuckin Hoo Matte Posters]</ref>]]

	The first arguably mainstream attention for the project came from the London free-sheet, ''Metro'', in which investigative journalist Daisy Maskell said she found the concept disturbing as it went beyond prevention and openly celebrated the MAP identity.<ref>[https://metro.co.uk/2025/08/09/discovered-murky-world-minor-attracted-people-even-disturbing-think-23594331/ Daisy Maskell's Metro piece]</ref>		The first arguably mainstream attention for the project came from the London free-sheet, ''Metro'', in which investigative journalist Daisy Maskell said she found the concept disturbing as it went beyond prevention and openly celebrated the MAP identity.<ref>[https://metro.co.uk/2025/08/09/discovered-murky-world-minor-attracted-people-even-disturbing-think-23594331/ Daisy Maskell's Metro piece]</ref>

Jessi: Hiatus and new ownership.

2025-09-06T05:24:07Z

Hiatus and new ownership.

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	__NOTOC__[[File:Mms banner2.png\|thumb\|Example of goods for sale at MMS]]		__NOTOC__[[File:Mms banner2.png\|thumb\|Example of goods for sale at MMS]]
	'''MAP Merch Shop''' ('''MMS''', [https://mapmerch.shop mapmerch.shop], f. Mar, 2023) is a commercial [[Minor Attracted Person\|MAP]] merchandise venture ~~set up~~ by [[Katie Cruz]] - a [[MAP Movement\|MAP Activist]] and graphical designer known for almost two decades in ~~her~~ [[Minor attracted community\|community]]. The site markets a range of merchandise and clothing using the same affiliates and drop-shipping methods used by other retailers of bespoke goods.		'''MAP Merch Shop''' ('''MMS''', [https://mapmerch.shop mapmerch.shop], f. Mar, 2023) is a commercial [[Minor Attracted Person\|MAP]] merchandise venture started by [[Katie Cruz]] - a [[MAP Movement\|MAP Activist]] and graphical designer known for almost two decades in the [[Minor attracted community\|community]]. The site markets a range of merchandise and clothing using the same affiliates and drop-shipping methods used by other retailers of bespoke goods.

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	Designs featured on the site include established MAP logos, such as the [[BLogo]], [[GLogo]] and the more recent [[MAP Flag]] in a few of its variations. A Progress Pride Flag can also be found on the site, which markets itself as inclusive to [[Queer]] people.		Designs featured on the site include established MAP logos, such as the [[BLogo]], [[GLogo]] and the more recent [[MAP Flag]] in a few of its variations. A Progress Pride Flag can also be found on the site, which markets itself as inclusive to [[Queer]] people.

			In early 2025, MAP Merch Shop went on hiatus, as Katie stepped away due to health reasons. In September 2025, MAP Merch Shop reopened with a new owner, and Katie remained on the team as Creative Director and a vendor.

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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	*The ability to pay with Monero (a privacy-focused crypto coin) was added, but has since been discontinued due to lack of customers using this payment method.<ref>[https://amapin.love/2024/10/10/map-merch-shop-is-discontinuing-monero-as-a-payment-option/ A MAP In Love - MAP Merch Shop is Discontinuing Monero As A Payment Option]</ref>		*The ability to pay with Monero (a privacy-focused crypto coin) was added, but has since been discontinued due to lack of customers using this payment method.<ref>[https://amapin.love/2024/10/10/map-merch-shop-is-discontinuing-monero-as-a-payment-option/ A MAP In Love - MAP Merch Shop is Discontinuing Monero As A Payment Option]</ref>

	The site owner has responded to these criticisms by pointing out that the chances of her ever turning a profit from this kind of venture are marginal, and that the project has novelty value as an openly MAP-owned venture and exercise of free-speech rights. She pledged any revenues exceeding her costs to her ongoing activism, and otherwise helping other MAPs and their organizations.		The former site owner has responded to these criticisms by pointing out that the chances of her ever turning a profit from this kind of venture are marginal, and that the project has novelty value as an openly MAP-owned venture and exercise of free-speech rights. She pledged any revenues exceeding her costs to her ongoing activism, and otherwise helping other MAPs and their organizations.

	===Outside of the community: Right-wing outrage and mainstream acknowledgement===		===Outside of the community: Right-wing outrage and mainstream acknowledgement===

Jim Burton: /* Outside of the community: Right-wing outrage */

2025-08-10T12:54:44Z

Outside of the community: Right-wing outrage

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	The site owner has responded to these criticisms by pointing out that the chances of her ever turning a profit from this kind of venture are marginal, and that the project has novelty value as an openly MAP-owned venture and exercise of free-speech rights. She pledged any revenues exceeding her costs to her ongoing activism, and otherwise helping other MAPs and their organizations.		The site owner has responded to these criticisms by pointing out that the chances of her ever turning a profit from this kind of venture are marginal, and that the project has novelty value as an openly MAP-owned venture and exercise of free-speech rights. She pledged any revenues exceeding her costs to her ongoing activism, and otherwise helping other MAPs and their organizations.

	===Outside of the community: Right-wing outrage===		===Outside of the community: Right-wing outrage and mainstream acknowledgement===

	MMS has occasionally been mentioned on Twitter threads (featured above), in what have generally been received as unsuccessful and unsophisticated attempts to scandalize the venture.<ref>[https://x.com/againstgrmrs/status/1751292918487199862 A further thread initiated by] [[Gays Against Groomers]]</ref> MMS is frequently a target of the anti-MAP hate group [[Gays Against Groomers]]. Katie responded by mocking GAG and introducing a product that trolls them for losing their product distributors.		MMS has occasionally been mentioned on Twitter threads (featured above), in what have generally been received as unsuccessful and unsophisticated attempts to scandalize the venture.<ref>[https://x.com/againstgrmrs/status/1751292918487199862 A further thread initiated by] [[Gays Against Groomers]]</ref> MMS is frequently a target of the anti-MAP hate group [[Gays Against Groomers]]. Katie responded by mocking GAG and introducing a product that trolls them for losing their product distributors.
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	[[File:MMS Trolling GAG.jpg\|thumb\|alt=A screenshot of MAP Merch Shop with an antagonistic message directed at GAG, featuring a product made to troll them. The message reads: "Hey GAG, cry about it! Boo Fuckin Hoo!" \|Screenshot of MMS trolling GAG<ref>[https://mapmerch.shop/product/mean-tweets-gag-boo-fuckin-hoo-matte-posters/ MAP Merch Shop - Mean Tweets GAG Boo Fuckin Hoo Matte Posters]</ref>]]		[[File:MMS Trolling GAG.jpg\|thumb\|alt=A screenshot of MAP Merch Shop with an antagonistic message directed at GAG, featuring a product made to troll them. The message reads: "Hey GAG, cry about it! Boo Fuckin Hoo!" \|Screenshot of MMS trolling GAG<ref>[https://mapmerch.shop/product/mean-tweets-gag-boo-fuckin-hoo-matte-posters/ MAP Merch Shop - Mean Tweets GAG Boo Fuckin Hoo Matte Posters]</ref>]]

	The first arguably mainstream attention for the project came from the London free-sheet, ''Metro'', in which investigative journalist Daisy Maskell said she found the concept disturbing as it went beyond prevention and openly celebrated the MAP identity..<ref>[https://metro.co.uk/2025/08/09/discovered-murky-world-minor-attracted-people-even-disturbing-think-23594331/ Daisy Maskell's Metro piece]</ref>		The first arguably mainstream attention for the project came from the London free-sheet, ''Metro'', in which investigative journalist Daisy Maskell said she found the concept disturbing as it went beyond prevention and openly celebrated the MAP identity.<ref>[https://metro.co.uk/2025/08/09/discovered-murky-world-minor-attracted-people-even-disturbing-think-23594331/ Daisy Maskell's Metro piece]</ref>

	==Giving Back==		==Giving Back==

Jim Burton: /* Controversy */

2025-08-10T12:54:04Z

Controversy

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	==Controversy==		==Controversy==

	Surprisingly, after over ~~a year~~ of operation, the site has proved more controversial within the MAP community than outside of it.		Surprisingly, after over two years of operation, the site has proved more controversial within the MAP community than outside of it.

	===Within the community: Operational Security===		===Within the community: Operational Security===
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	[[File:MMS Trolling GAG.jpg\|thumb\|alt=A screenshot of MAP Merch Shop with an antagonistic message directed at GAG, featuring a product made to troll them. The message reads: "Hey GAG, cry about it! Boo Fuckin Hoo!" \|Screenshot of MMS trolling GAG<ref>[https://mapmerch.shop/product/mean-tweets-gag-boo-fuckin-hoo-matte-posters/ MAP Merch Shop - Mean Tweets GAG Boo Fuckin Hoo Matte Posters]</ref>]]		[[File:MMS Trolling GAG.jpg\|thumb\|alt=A screenshot of MAP Merch Shop with an antagonistic message directed at GAG, featuring a product made to troll them. The message reads: "Hey GAG, cry about it! Boo Fuckin Hoo!" \|Screenshot of MMS trolling GAG<ref>[https://mapmerch.shop/product/mean-tweets-gag-boo-fuckin-hoo-matte-posters/ MAP Merch Shop - Mean Tweets GAG Boo Fuckin Hoo Matte Posters]</ref>]]

			The first arguably mainstream attention for the project came from the London free-sheet, ''Metro'', in which investigative journalist Daisy Maskell said she found the concept disturbing as it went beyond prevention and openly celebrated the MAP identity..<ref>[https://metro.co.uk/2025/08/09/discovered-murky-world-minor-attracted-people-even-disturbing-think-23594331/ Daisy Maskell's Metro piece]</ref>

	==Giving Back==		==Giving Back==

Jim Burton: /* Outside of the community: Right-wing outrage */

2025-03-05T13:30:33Z

Outside of the community: Right-wing outrage

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	MMS has occasionally been mentioned on Twitter threads (featured above), in what have generally been received as unsuccessful and unsophisticated attempts to scandalize the venture.<ref>[https://x.com/againstgrmrs/status/1751292918487199862 A further thread initiated by] [[Gays Against Groomers]]</ref> MMS is frequently a target of the anti-MAP hate group [[Gays Against Groomers]]. Katie responded by mocking GAG and introducing a product that trolls them for losing their product distributors.		MMS has occasionally been mentioned on Twitter threads (featured above), in what have generally been received as unsuccessful and unsophisticated attempts to scandalize the venture.<ref>[https://x.com/againstgrmrs/status/1751292918487199862 A further thread initiated by] [[Gays Against Groomers]]</ref> MMS is frequently a target of the anti-MAP hate group [[Gays Against Groomers]]. Katie responded by mocking GAG and introducing a product that trolls them for losing their product distributors.

	[[File:MMS Trolling GAG.jpg\|thumb~~\|left~~\|alt=A screenshot of MAP Merch Shop with an antagonistic message directed at GAG, featuring a product made to troll them. The message reads: "Hey GAG, cry about it! Boo Fuckin Hoo!" \|Screenshot of MMS trolling GAG]<ref>[https://mapmerch.shop/product/mean-tweets-gag-boo-fuckin-hoo-matte-posters/ MAP Merch Shop - Mean Tweets GAG Boo Fuckin Hoo Matte Posters]</ref>]]~~<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>~~		[[File:MMS Trolling GAG.jpg\|thumb\|alt=A screenshot of MAP Merch Shop with an antagonistic message directed at GAG, featuring a product made to troll them. The message reads: "Hey GAG, cry about it! Boo Fuckin Hoo!" \|Screenshot of MMS trolling GAG<ref>[https://mapmerch.shop/product/mean-tweets-gag-boo-fuckin-hoo-matte-posters/ MAP Merch Shop - Mean Tweets GAG Boo Fuckin Hoo Matte Posters]</ref>]]

	==Giving Back==		==Giving Back==

Jessi: Fixed link. Removed Reduxx article. Added MMS trolling GAG, Added Giving Back, Crypto discontinued

2025-03-04T04:40:58Z

Fixed link. Removed Reduxx article. Added MMS trolling GAG, Added Giving Back, Crypto discontinued

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	__NOTOC__[[File:Mms banner2.png\|thumb\|Example of goods for sale at MMS]]		__NOTOC__[[File:Mms banner2.png\|thumb\|Example of goods for sale at MMS]]
	'''MAP Merch Shop''' ('''MMS''', mapmerch.shop, f. Mar, 2023) is a commercial [[Minor Attracted Person\|MAP]] merchandise venture set up by [[Katie Cruz]] - a [[MAP Movement\|MAP Activist]] and graphical designer known for almost two decades in her [[Minor attracted community\|community]]. The site markets a range of merchandise and clothing using the same affiliates and drop-shipping methods used by other retailers of bespoke goods.		'''MAP Merch Shop''' ('''MMS''', [https://mapmerch.shop mapmerch.shop], f. Mar, 2023) is a commercial [[Minor Attracted Person\|MAP]] merchandise venture set up by [[Katie Cruz]] - a [[MAP Movement\|MAP Activist]] and graphical designer known for almost two decades in her [[Minor attracted community\|community]]. The site markets a range of merchandise and clothing using the same affiliates and drop-shipping methods used by other retailers of bespoke goods.

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	*Bespoke goods can be ordered more affordably from independent retailers.		*Bespoke goods can be ordered more affordably from independent retailers.
	*Customer details might be leaked accidentally or harvested by third parties (the owner introduced analogue ordering in response to these concerns)~~. Crypto payments are only available with surcharge~~.		*Customer details might be leaked accidentally or harvested by third parties (the owner introduced analogue ordering in response to these concerns).
	*The site owner is seeking to profit from the venture.		*The site owner is seeking to profit from the venture.
			*The ability to pay with Monero (a privacy-focused crypto coin) was added, but has since been discontinued due to lack of customers using this payment method.<ref>[https://amapin.love/2024/10/10/map-merch-shop-is-discontinuing-monero-as-a-payment-option/ A MAP In Love - MAP Merch Shop is Discontinuing Monero As A Payment Option]</ref>

	The site owner has responded to these criticisms by pointing out that the chances of her ever turning a profit from this kind of venture are marginal, and that the project has novelty value as an openly MAP-owned venture and exercise of free-speech rights. She pledged any revenues exceeding her costs to her ongoing activism, and otherwise helping other MAPs and their organizations.		The site owner has responded to these criticisms by pointing out that the chances of her ever turning a profit from this kind of venture are marginal, and that the project has novelty value as an openly MAP-owned venture and exercise of free-speech rights. She pledged any revenues exceeding her costs to her ongoing activism, and otherwise helping other MAPs and their organizations.
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	===Outside of the community: Right-wing outrage===		===Outside of the community: Right-wing outrage===

	MMS has occasionally been mentioned on Twitter threads (featured above), in what have generally been received as unsuccessful and unsophisticated attempts to scandalize the venture.<ref>[https://x.com/againstgrmrs/status/1751292918487199862 A further thread initiated by] [[Gays Against Groomers]]</ref> ~~In April, 2024, [[Reduxx Magazine]] attempted to create uproar over the shop, following research on the owner~~ of the ~~site by the [[~~anti~~]] Seara Adair. In their article, they mentioned her work for~~ [[~~B4U-ACT~~]]~~, and recycled some of her old quotes~~. ~~The thread on Twitter was marked~~ by ~~multiple attempts at inciting violence against MAPs.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ReduxxMag/status/1777702814107463902 Twitter Thread]~~ and ~~[https://reduxx~~.~~info/exclusive-transgender-map-activist-connected-to-pro-pedophile-group-influencing-academic-research/ Reduxx article]</ref>~~		MMS has occasionally been mentioned on Twitter threads (featured above), in what have generally been received as unsuccessful and unsophisticated attempts to scandalize the venture.<ref>[https://x.com/againstgrmrs/status/1751292918487199862 A further thread initiated by] [[Gays Against Groomers]]</ref> MMS is frequently a target of the anti-MAP hate group [[Gays Against Groomers]]. Katie responded by mocking GAG and introducing a product that trolls them for losing their product distributors.

			[[File:MMS Trolling GAG.jpg\|thumb\|left\|alt=A screenshot of MAP Merch Shop with an antagonistic message directed at GAG, featuring a product made to troll them. The message reads: "Hey GAG, cry about it! Boo Fuckin Hoo!" \|Screenshot of MMS trolling GAG]<ref>[https://mapmerch.shop/product/mean-tweets-gag-boo-fuckin-hoo-matte-posters/ MAP Merch Shop - Mean Tweets GAG Boo Fuckin Hoo Matte Posters]</ref>]]<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>

			==Giving Back==

			From the beginning, MAP Merch Shop has given back to the MAP community, by allowing individual vendors to donate proceeds of their products to MAP organizations and spaces. After the start of the 2023 war in Gaza, Katie introduced the I Stand With Children campaign, pledging that 100% of the proceeds from I Stand With Children branded merch goes to a children's organization of the customer's choice.<ref>[https://amapin.love/2023/11/27/i-stand-with-children-campaign/ A MAP In Love - I Stand With Children campaign]</ref><ref>[https://mapmerch.shop/product-tag/i-stand-with-children/ MAP Merch Shop - Product Tag - I Stand With Children]</ref><ref>[https://mapmerch.shop/giving-back/ MAP Merch Shop - Giving Back]</ref>
	==External links==		==External links==

The Admins: /* Controversy */

2024-07-01T00:11:12Z

Controversy

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	==Controversy==		==Controversy==

	Surprisingly, after over a year of operation, the site has proved more controversial within the MAP community than outside of it. It has been argued that:		Surprisingly, after over a year of operation, the site has proved more controversial within the MAP community than outside of it.

			===Within the community: Operational Security===

			It has been argued that:

	*Bespoke goods can be ordered more affordably from independent retailers.		*Bespoke goods can be ordered more affordably from independent retailers.
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	The site owner has responded to these criticisms by pointing out that the chances of her ever turning a profit from this kind of venture are marginal, and that the project has novelty value as an openly MAP-owned venture and exercise of free-speech rights. She pledged any revenues exceeding her costs to her ongoing activism, and otherwise helping other MAPs and their organizations.		The site owner has responded to these criticisms by pointing out that the chances of her ever turning a profit from this kind of venture are marginal, and that the project has novelty value as an openly MAP-owned venture and exercise of free-speech rights. She pledged any revenues exceeding her costs to her ongoing activism, and otherwise helping other MAPs and their organizations.

			===Outside of the community: Right-wing outrage===

	MMS has occasionally been mentioned on Twitter threads (featured above), in what have generally been received as unsuccessful and unsophisticated attempts to scandalize the venture.<ref>[https://x.com/againstgrmrs/status/1751292918487199862 A further thread initiated by] [[Gays Against Groomers]]</ref> In April, 2024, [[Reduxx Magazine]] attempted to create uproar over the shop, following research on the owner of the site by the [[anti]] Seara Adair. In their article, they mentioned her work for [[B4U-ACT]], and recycled some of her old quotes. The thread on Twitter was marked by multiple attempts at inciting violence against MAPs.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ReduxxMag/status/1777702814107463902 Twitter Thread] and [https://reduxx.info/exclusive-transgender-map-activist-connected-to-pro-pedophile-group-influencing-academic-research/ Reduxx article]</ref>		MMS has occasionally been mentioned on Twitter threads (featured above), in what have generally been received as unsuccessful and unsophisticated attempts to scandalize the venture.<ref>[https://x.com/againstgrmrs/status/1751292918487199862 A further thread initiated by] [[Gays Against Groomers]]</ref> In April, 2024, [[Reduxx Magazine]] attempted to create uproar over the shop, following research on the owner of the site by the [[anti]] Seara Adair. In their article, they mentioned her work for [[B4U-ACT]], and recycled some of her old quotes. The thread on Twitter was marked by multiple attempts at inciting violence against MAPs.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ReduxxMag/status/1777702814107463902 Twitter Thread] and [https://reduxx.info/exclusive-transgender-map-activist-connected-to-pro-pedophile-group-influencing-academic-research/ Reduxx article]</ref>

The Admins at 23:34, 26 May 2024

2024-05-26T23:34:03Z

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	The site owner has responded to these criticisms by pointing out that the chances of her ever turning a profit from this kind of venture are marginal, and that the project has novelty value as an openly MAP-owned venture and exercise of free-speech rights. She pledged any revenues exceeding her costs to her ongoing activism, and otherwise helping other MAPs and their organizations.		The site owner has responded to these criticisms by pointing out that the chances of her ever turning a profit from this kind of venture are marginal, and that the project has novelty value as an openly MAP-owned venture and exercise of free-speech rights. She pledged any revenues exceeding her costs to her ongoing activism, and otherwise helping other MAPs and their organizations.

	MMS has occasionally been mentioned on Twitter threads (featured above), in what have generally been received as unsuccessful and unsophisticated attempts to scandalize the venture. In April, 2024, [[Reduxx Magazine]] attempted to create uproar over the shop, following research on the owner of the site by the [[anti]] Seara Adair. In their article, they mentioned her work for [[B4U-ACT]], and recycled some of her old quotes. The thread on Twitter was marked by multiple attempts at inciting violence against MAPs.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ReduxxMag/status/1777702814107463902 Twitter Thread] and [https://reduxx.info/exclusive-transgender-map-activist-connected-to-pro-pedophile-group-influencing-academic-research/ Reduxx article]</ref>		MMS has occasionally been mentioned on Twitter threads (featured above), in what have generally been received as unsuccessful and unsophisticated attempts to scandalize the venture.<ref>[https://x.com/againstgrmrs/status/1751292918487199862 A further thread initiated by] [[Gays Against Groomers]]</ref> In April, 2024, [[Reduxx Magazine]] attempted to create uproar over the shop, following research on the owner of the site by the [[anti]] Seara Adair. In their article, they mentioned her work for [[B4U-ACT]], and recycled some of her old quotes. The thread on Twitter was marked by multiple attempts at inciting violence against MAPs.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ReduxxMag/status/1777702814107463902 Twitter Thread] and [https://reduxx.info/exclusive-transgender-map-activist-connected-to-pro-pedophile-group-influencing-academic-research/ Reduxx article]</ref>

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