Why is eBay trying to erase history and ban items?

[vividmotion]

I have never posted here before, but feel I must say something as eBay's NEW politically correct policy of what is considered "Offensive Material" is threatening to erase history and reminders of the past and present that are deemed to someone, somewhere and somehow to be "offensive"? Including any item that depicts the confederate flag, anything post 1933 that includes symbolism of Nazi Germany, anything that can be considered offensive to anyone who identifies themselves by race, religion, sexual orientation, etc. This is the official new "Offensive Materials Policy update" This is directly from the ebay:

What is the policy

- Listings that promote, perpetuate, or glorify hatred, violence, or discrimination, including on the grounds of race, ethnicity, color, religion, gender, or sexual orientation, aren’t allowed. This includes, but isn't limited to, the following:
-- Slurs or epithets of any kind
-- Items, including figurines, cartoons, housewares, historical advertisements, and golliwogs with racist, anti-Semitic, or otherwise demeaning portrayals, for example through caricatures or other exaggerated features
-- Black Americana items that are discriminatory
-- Slavery items, including reproductions, such as tags, shackles, documents, bills of sale, etc.
-- Confederate battle flag and related items with its image
-- Historical Holocaust-related items, including reproductions
-- Any item that is anti-Semitic or any item from after 1933 that bears a swastika
-- Media identified as Nazi propaganda
-- Listings that imply or promote support of, membership in, or funding of a terrorist organization
- When offering shipping to other countries, make sure to first check our

What is happening to us?!?

[moondogblues]

"I'm sure pacifists view items that glorifys & revere military leaders or commerates military exploits as highly offensive"

We don't like bombs much either. And you might want to spell check a bit.

[moondogblues]

"So unless you want to respond with BUT HILLARY'S EMAILS, I don't really see why Obama is to blame for this."

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[newjerseypicker08836]

Thats ok. You can replace those items with books on Jeffery Epstein. He wont offend anyone. 

This is all open for interpretation. Anything, by anyone and is just typical hypocritical rederick.

[moondogblues]

"rederick"? Did you maybe mean rhetoric?

[1786davycrockett]

What many folks seem to be ignoring, is that eBay is a privately-owned business, and not a government entity, and that privately-owned businesses may set up and maintain their own rules and guidelines, including censorship.  While we who sell on this site may not care for those rules and guidelines, we have the choice to NOT sell on eBay -- and eBay has the right to exclude those items which conflict with its rules and guidelines.

Nothing new here, folks -- I know of NO business entity, anywhere on Earth, that is 100% uncensored by its owners.

We all know how to find the exit door, if we don't like eBay.  And we can all sell these items at out own garage sales, and other lesser policed venues.  

[mtg_dom]

I mostly sell Magic the Gathering cards on Ebay. It's a fictional fantasy card game. Some of the cards included words like "crusade," which has apparently been auto-banned by Ebay algorithms. 

[jpgranton]

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@1786davycrockett wrote:

What many folks seem to be ignoring, is that eBay is a privately-owned business, and not a government entity, and that privately-owned businesses may set up and maintain their own rules and guidelines, including censorship.  While we who sell on this site may not care for those rules and guidelines, we have the choice to NOT sell on eBay -- and eBay has the right to exclude those items which conflict with its rules and guidelines.

Nothing new here, folks -- I know of NO business entity, anywhere on Earth, that is 100% uncensored by its owners.

We all know how to find the exit door, if we don't like eBay.  And we can all sell these items at out own garage sales, and other lesser policed venues.  

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Let's take a closer look at these statements:

"privately-owned businesses may set up and maintain their own rules and guidelines"

Really?  Recent history seems to say that if a business makes its own rule that it doesn't want to bake a cake or make a floral bouquet for a gay wedding because doing so falls outside its "guidelines", rather than respect that business owner's choice, protesters try to rain down he11 on them and force them out of business.  So much for setting up and maintaining their own rules.

"we who sell on this site may not care for those rules and guidelines, we have the choice to NOT sell on eBay"

Yes, you and I and everyone else have the choice to "go elsewhere" when we encounter a business practice we don't like.  That seems logical on the surface, yet, rather than simply go to another vendor who will provide you with what you want (that is, make the choice to NOT patronize the business who has the guideline you don't like), certain protesters try to FORCE all businesses to do things the way THEY want, not the way the businesses want.

"Do what we demand of you or else!!!"

"eBay has the right to exclude those items which conflict with its rules and guidelines."

When cake and flower shops try to do that, they are treated as if they've committed treason.

In this PC-saturated world, the PC-ers want everyone to conform to every one of their demands, with no exceptions for anyone, ever.

So again, so much for "setting up and maintaining their own rules and guidelines".

[coolections]

@jpgranton 

Spot on. It's very sad times for America for sure.