Voodoo Toys Offers Pride Merch Line to Benefit Black Creatives

LOS ANGELES—In honor of Pride Month, Voodoo Toys today has released a new collection of limited edition sex-positive merchandise in collaboration with Los Angeles-based designer Unlikely Fox (aka Krysta Grasso). ​All profits from the Unlikely Fox and Voodoo collaboration will go directly to support both Fox’s work and the LA Black Workers Center, whose mission is to increase access to quality jobs, reduce employment discrimination, and improve industries that employ Black workers through action and unionization. Fox—a mixed media artist who creates pieces that aim to "move the social conversation forward and exude unapologetic divine feminine energy"—created three limited edition hand-embroidered tote bags for Voodoo emblazoned with the sayings "Don’t Hate, Masturbate," "Pride in Pleasure" and "I Cum First." Her design process was captured in images by Cara Taylor, a local L.A. content creator. The designs have been reproduced in screen printed designs applied to T-shirts, tote bags and caps available at shop.voodoo.toys. “This collaboration is rooted in love and expression. Equal opportunity and representation is a vital step in the process of including Black creatives in every space,” Voodoo content creation manager Aspen Spellman said. Fox’s work was first discovered by Spellman at the Los Angeles Reparations Club, a marketplace located in mid-city. The Reparations Club is a store and creative space curated by Black people for Black people.  To make a donation to the Los Angeles Black Workers Center, visit www.lablackworkercenter.org/join_support. Read an interview with Unlikely Fox and purchase an item from the special collection at www.voodoo.toys/unlikely-fox-voodoo. Follow Fox @unlikely.fox and Taylor @caraelisetaylorr to support their work.