I understand the history of the phrase, and I too believe it to be inappropriate in the sense of its use on the subject matter in question. When one wants to express their feelings and/or thoughts towards eBay, here, in "let's say" a poetic sense, well, it's a good idea to use one's own original expressions and the subject matter should be clear and readily understood by any readers of it.
With me, my dissatisfaction with eBay, isn't just the MP enactment, it's many things that eBay has pushed onto the sellers throughout the passing of years. And I could voice my dissatisfaction, with all of them at this juncture, but it'd merely be me repeating my own words.
And I've read many posts by "let's say" the eBay loyalists (and sometimes I use the word sheep, but not very offten, for I don't like being offensive towards animals; especially sheep) anyway, those loyalists posts pretty much say if you don't like it here, selling things, then move on, so that's what I did, but do realize by moving on, I also don't buy things here, very often, if at all, anymore.
And just a note: I surely agree that the reffered phrase was inappropriate, but I think the POTUS has somewhat cleared a path through the trees of proper reasoning, in which one might surmise such has possible enticed others to follow behind Him. But the point of this thread seems to say one should be wise with their expressions and try to present proper reasoning in those expressions, regardless of the path created by what seemly is a self-appointed King, per se.
The above is merely my opinions and I am not aware of any factual research to say otherwise.
