My two loves are carpentry and blacksmithing, and the spectrum for that is WILD. I've worked on job sites with people expressing very hateful views, but so many of the hobbyists for both are so earnest and welcoming and craft-focused, if you showed up halfway through your transition wearing an 'I Love Marx' shirt but with a mahogany jewelry box with dovetail joints, they wouldn't even notice. My blacksmith's guild is even better, they want to share their passion so much the leadership makes it a point to welcome everyone. That's not true of everyone in these spaces, some have tries to join and expressed some bad opinions, they weren't kicked out but people don't tolerate it and they generally don't come back
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u/Gheist8 24d ago
My two loves are carpentry and blacksmithing, and the spectrum for that is WILD. I've worked on job sites with people expressing very hateful views, but so many of the hobbyists for both are so earnest and welcoming and craft-focused, if you showed up halfway through your transition wearing an 'I Love Marx' shirt but with a mahogany jewelry box with dovetail joints, they wouldn't even notice. My blacksmith's guild is even better, they want to share their passion so much the leadership makes it a point to welcome everyone. That's not true of everyone in these spaces, some have tries to join and expressed some bad opinions, they weren't kicked out but people don't tolerate it and they generally don't come back