eBay bans history
The TV program is set in WWII and is about RESISTANCE to the Nazis
"Auction website eBay has banned a board game based on popular UK television sitcom Dad's Army for being "offensive" and "associated with Nazis".
A spokesman for the site said the game could "promote violence, hatred and racial or religious intolerance" because it bore swastikas on the box cover.
Stunned seller Dave Davidson, from Worcestershire in England said: "I couldn't believe it when they sent me an email telling me my Dad's Army board game could incite violence and hatred. "Its so annoying because any human being with an ounce of common sense can see Dad's Army is the most harmless TV programme in the world." "But instead of making a few quid and clearing some space, I've been made to look like I'm a racist or Nazi sympathiser. I'm very annoyed."
But Jenny Thomas, of eBay UK, said: "eBay will remove listings that bear the marks of organisations that promote hatred and racial intolerance and we are strict and unapologetic in adhering to this policy. "With 100 million listings globally we have to apply this rule to any item bearing such insignia, regardless of whether it is an innocent item like a board game."
The box of the 1970s game shows the famous cast of the comic TV show, such as Captain Mainwaring and Sergeant Wilson, alongside arrows of swastikas and one of a Union Flag, as seen in the opening credits of the programme [and above].
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So we must not be intolerant of Nazis now????
I guess that Ebay UK will not be carrying any history books of WWII that contain any pictures of the enemy then...
ReplyDeleteI never had much respect for e-bay, now what little repsect I had is gone.
ReplyDeleteYou might be very surprised to know just how controlling Ebay really is. They will arbitrarily ban "anything and everything" that doesn't meet their PC'ized standards.
ReplyDeleteThere's plenty of nazi stuff on eBay, including movies about nazis, books about the SS uniform, nazi exploitation films like "Ilsa. She-wolf of the SS" which features a very sexy woman dressed like a nazi.
ReplyDeleteI read eBay policies and the only thing they don't want is white supremacist materials or anything that promotes white supremacy.
I think eBay uk may have different standards. I know that in England a lot of youtube videos get flagged as offensive just because they feature guns, it's an entirely different culture.
What utter drivel. I just went onto eBay UK, put in the search term "swastika" and got 419 hits, including for example: "RARE NAZI 3rd Reich Hitler WWII SWASTIKA COIN". Mind you, it can't be that rare with a "Buy It Now" price of only £2.16!
ReplyDeleteWhat utter drivel. I just went onto eBay UK, put in the search term "swastika" and got 419 hits, including for example:
ReplyDelete10 children's books!
Everyone should go in and flag them as being "Prohibited" / Offensive" / "Items produced by or linked to disastrous or tragic events"
What hypocrites.
Want to really set off their alarm bells? Try typing in anything to do with tobacco or smoking!
ReplyDeleteProhibited and restricted items on Ebay:
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alcohol (see also wine)
animals and wildlife products – examples include live animals, mounted specimens, and ivory
art
artifacts, grave-related items, and Native American arts and crafts
catalytic converters and test pipes
cell phone (wireless) service contracts
charity or fundraising listings
clothing, used
cosmetics, used
counterfeit currency and stamps
credit cards
currency, selling
drugs and drug paraphernalia
drugs, describing drugs or drug-like substances
electronics equipment – examples include cable TV de-scramblers, radar scanners, and traffic signal control devices
electronic surveillance equipment – examples include wiretapping devices and telephone bugging devices
embargoed goods and prohibited countries – examples include items from Cuba
event tickets
firearms, weapons, and knives – examples include pepper spray, replicas, and stun guns (see also military items)
food and healthcare items
gift cards
government documents, IDs, and licenses
government, transit, and shipping-related items – examples include airplane operations manuals, subway employee uniforms, and U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mailbags
hazardous materials – examples include batteries, fireworks, and Freon
human parts and remains
importation of goods into the United States – examples include CDs that were intended only for distribution in a certain country
international trading
items encouraging illegal activity – examples include an eBook describing how to create methamphetamine
lockpicking devices
lottery tickets
mailing lists and personal information
manufacturers' coupons
medical devices – examples include contact lenses, pacemakers, and surgical instruments
military items (see also firearms, weapons, and knives)
multi-level marketing, pyramid, and matrix programs
offensive material – examples include ethnically or racially offensive material and Nazi memorabilia
pesticides
plants (see weeds and seeds)
police-related items
political memorabilia (reproduction)
postage meters
prescription drugs
prohibited services
real estate
recalled items
slot machines
stamps
stocks and other securities
stolen property and property with removed serial numbers
surveillance equipment
tobacco
travel
weeds and seeds
Don't forget eBay's so-called privacy policy that will provide your bidding and selling history to anyone claiming to be "law enforcement" without any warrant, or even any verification that the request is from a valid organization.
ReplyDeleteeBay is so f'd up, it's not even funny. I stopped using it years ago. First, you can't even get a good deal there anymore. The retards (oops, that wasn't PC!) who shop there will drive the price of an item through the roof just for the sake of winning an auction. It's incredibly gay (oops, that wasn't PC either). Then you've got the afore-mentioned privacy issues with ebay by another poster, not to mention their stupid policies. eBay can play hide and go F itself.
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