[Jewelry making - Article 00163] - Re: [Orchid] Strange Customer Requests

[Mlou Brubaker]

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    Decades ago I was asked via mail to make a bracelet which would be
    permanently attached to a man's wrist, until the passage of the
    Equal Rights Amendment (equal rights for women) in the USA. She said
    that her guy had lost a bet with her, and so he had to wear this. She
    also enclosed a photo of him taken from the back, wearing a house
    maid's dress type uniform. He was a large and strong looking Black
    man, stuffed into this tight, traditional women's dress, stockings,
    and shoes. Her surname led me to believe that she was not Black. The
    interracial servitude and punishment aspect of this request really
    creeped me out. Besides, I did not like giving a negative spin to
    something that I personally supported. I declined the commission,
    despite being in favor of the ERA. It just didn't seen at all right
    to me. (Now, please don't jump to the conclusion that I am against
    interracial relationships. Nothing could be further from the truth!)
    I think that I still have that strange letter filed in my customer
    request file. Too strange to make, too strange to throw away. 

M'lou
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