@vividmotion wrote:
What is happening to us?!?
While I understand the collecting of historical memorabilia, I am all for the current ban on such items that are discriminatory, whether historically *accurate* or not.
I think some posters are missing the point.
As a white woman I am fully aware of how white supremacy is still, after all these years, far too prevalent in our society, especially in the *safety* of where one can speak such filth. I know because I am white. Many other white people assume incorrectly that I stand with them in racist attitudes and speak it in my presence.
Since I know these types of attitudes have not gone by the wayside willingly, it appears forcing these attitudes to at least go undercover where there is some shame associated with them is the current mode of thinking. At least to ban such items outright, so that these attitudes are not considered socially PC.
On that note, ebay, and others, ban away! Let those know that need a shove, not a light push, that their hatred is no longer acceptable. Collecting to not forget the errors of the past is hardly something to worry about. Collectors will find as they always have, and some will collect to remember attitudes that were acceptable and no longer are, and some will collect to revive such hateful and discriminatory thoughts and feelings. As for those types, I hope they feel the shame. It's about time they did.
Nobody is trying to erase history. That is a laughable accusation. You may visit the holocaust museums, or black history museums, anytime you wish.
But banning those who may try to practice such attitudes in the current era from purchasing such items on ebay is the right thing to do.
