Ebay offensive material policy - Just the beginning of censorship, already happening? Whats the scoop? 3 3

[Hollywood1892]

20 minutes ago, Ken Aldred said:

Fin Tutuola?

Law and Order SVU

Yeah and Scott Appleton in New Jack city

I mean he writes music with such disdain for authority (or at least he did) and yet he takes on roles epitomizing it

What he is an entertainer.

Problem is the message some of these people in the publics eye's manipulate the vulnerable youth of our society

Edited March 6, 2021 by Hollywood1892

[Bird]

4 minutes ago, Hollywood1892 said:

Yeah and Scott Appleton in New Jack city

I mean he writes music with such disdain for authority (or at least he did) and yet he takes on roles epitomizing it

What he is an entertainer.

Problem is the message some of these people in the publics eye's manipulate the vulnerable youth of our society

I think he is who he always was, out there making that money any way he can. Maybe early on it was truer to his life experience? But yeah, I agree, he is playing a role...Ice-T.

[Mercury Man]

I am all up for people being happy.  The USA is built on Freedoms.  I love all peoples.  

However, the fact that there are individuals sitting around picking apart Muppet Episodes, or the gender of a plastic toy potato has gotten to the point of sheer ridiculousness.  And while these edits are smaller measures, and have no bearing on any of our day to day lives, there will come a point that if this keeps up, something you may own/hold dear, as innocuous as it is to you, will be ripped apart as insensitive, and you will be labeled whatever the Cancel Culture wants to call you.    

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/02/25/mister-potato-head-gender-neutral/

[Bird]

9 minutes ago, Mercury Man said:

and you will be labeled whatever the Cancel Culture wants to call you.    

who cares what they call me? I like Tim Allen's take on the whole thing...which is who cares about that stuff? It is all overblown hyperbole. Very little has been actually cancelled, mostly that is just scare tactics. Haters gonna hate.

 

And in that article you can still see the Mr. and Mrs. on the Potato Head box, they just changed the name of the line to Potato Head. To me the reaction to the missing Mr. is way over the top, who cares? That is more ridiculous than changing the line name, I mean there are 2 Potatoes here. :-)

Edited March 6, 2021 by Bird

[MatterEaterLad]

I'm surprised this thread is still going. If it was posted in the Water Cooler it'd probably be locked by now. 

[Beige]

5 hours ago, Jimmy Linguini said:

When I spoke to them in December on the phone they kept referencing the policy that says anything that has a swastika produced after 1933 is banned from their marketplace.

 

Back in the good old days when you could call ebay - i spoke to a supervisor.

She knew Spire were Christian publishers, and so was happy for me to list it - as an 'anti-nazi' book

 

I've sold 3 without problem.

You sometimes just need to get the right person on ebay who isn't just there to tick all the KPI boxes.

 

Good Luck  

[Bird]

5 minutes ago, MatterEaterLad said:

I'm surprised this thread is still going. If it was posted in the Water Cooler it'd probably be locked by now. 

if it was in the WC it would be locked because all those WC people would ruin it 

 

[THE_BEYONDER]

7 minutes ago, MatterEaterLad said:

I'm surprised this thread is still going. If it was posted in the Water Cooler it'd probably be locked by now. 

Give it time 

[Beige]

40 years old. No #1 for months

[snitzer]

43 minutes ago, Beige said:

40 years old. No #1 for months

...not b/c of musical talent 😂

edit: only reached #4 in the US

Edited March 6, 2021 by snitzer

[Beige]

1 hour ago, snitzer said:

...not b/c of musical talent 😂

edit: only reached #4 in the US

Ol' Chrissy doesn't look so good nowadays...

[Mercury Man]

8 hours ago, Jimmy Linguini said:

When I spoke to them in December on the phone they kept referencing the policy that says anything that has a swastika produced after 1933 is banned from their marketplace.

 

There goes about 50% of the Invaders covers.   And that is just Bronze Age. 

[HotKey]

When did people start thinking they had a right to not be offended?

Freedom breeds offense. 

[porcupine48]

5 hours ago, Ryan. said:

What's going on with the guitarist? 

No old tapes or LPs here. I listen to everything digitally now cause I'm lazy. 

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/cannibal-corpse-star-pat-obriens-22876069

Things got pretty darn metal

[greggy]

1 hour ago, Beige said:

Ol' Chrissy doesn't look so good nowadays...

Being dead does that to you.

[porcupine48]

5 hours ago, snitzer said:

The guy from Breakin’? 

I only remember Breakin' Two Electric Boogaloo 

[Beige]

1 hour ago, greggy said:

Being dead does that to you.

It usually is the case.

Except in Wandavision apparently

[Bird]

an article about TCM had this, and I think it is relevant and well said so I'll put it here

 

"The phrase, 'cancel culture,' ends up distorting the history and minimizing the importance of what we're talking about," the host continues. "It's a phrase that serves a political end, but not an artistic end or a meaningful understanding of what we're talking about. I am very pleased to be on the side of having thoughtful, interesting conversations about popular art forms that — through their sheer power — unleveled the played field. You don't have to respect those conversations, but they are going to make us better and stronger as a country. I don't know why anyone on Earth would be afraid of that."

[Mercury Man]

[Ken Aldred]

13 hours ago, Bird said:

if it was in the WC it would be locked because all those WC people would ruin it 

 

I'd better not post here again, then.

Maybe play it safe, go back there, and resurrect the Lancashire Kitchens Appreciation Thread.

Universally admired, controversy free.

Edited March 6, 2021 by Ken Aldred