Ebay bans black metal

[Walk]

http://roadrun.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=58406

 

[themovieaddict.com]

Eh, I don't like it anyway. Don't make nuh difference tuh me. 

[Skeletor]

Eh, I don't like it anyway. Don't make nuh difference tuh me. 

Well, the next time it might be something you do like...

This is ridiculous, even though I'm not familiar with all the albums, a general ban on black metal just makes no sense. Albums should be treated individually.

[-Jack-]

Ain't their right to take away. Im no fan, but its seriously bs.

Whats next? No GNR cause of One In A Million?

The point isn't if you like it or not, its that they shouldn't have the right to decide. Seriously. Who's to say they can't take off all metal? Or books of controversy?

[Eazy E]

Ain't their right to take away. Im no fan, but its seriously bs.

Whats next? No GNR cause of One In A Million?

The point isn't if you like it or not, its that they shouldn't have the right to decide. Seriously. Who's to say they can't take off all metal? Or books of controversy?

Sure they have a right to decide... it's their business.  If those albums violated eBay's policies for items that can be put up for sale, then they should be removed.

The largest chain of bookstores in Canada doesn't permit Mein Kampf to be sold in their stores, either.

[T_Roxie]

At least ebay have taste.

[Izzy]

Damn

Where will i get music about murder, sung by murders from now?

Inconsiderate b*****ds

[judaskennedy]

what serious black metal fan uses ebay anyways

[Skeletor]

what serious black metal fan uses ebay anyways

Dunno, to get his/her hands on a rare album perhaps?

[supaplex]

Damn

Where will i get music about murder, sung by murders from now?

Inconsiderate b*****ds

you don't even know what you're saying. next time it could be one in a million like -Jack- said. it's already started with the guns t-shirts nowadays a lot of people started acting like retard with new rules trying to be politically correct. idiots

[themovieaddict.com]

Ain't their right to take away. Im no fan, but its seriously bs.

Whats next? No GNR cause of One In A Million?

The point isn't if you like it or not, its that they shouldn't have the right to decide. Seriously. Who's to say they can't take off all metal? Or books of controversy?

Sure they have a right to decide... it's their business.  If those albums violated eBay's policies for items that can be put up for sale, then they should be removed.

The largest chain of bookstores in Canada doesn't permit Mein Kampf to be sold in their stores, either.

Exactomundo.

If these albums violate their policies - and, apparently, they do - then eBay has every right to ditch them. I very much doubt they will start banning anything else.

[BluesGNR]

I understood the ban on sale of bodies and organs, etc... but why black metal? 

[themovieaddict.com]

I understood the ban on sale of bodies and organs, etc... but why black metal? 

Probably because black/death metal is commonly associated with violence, sexism, racism, and so on - and the lyrics themselves violate many of eBay's terms and conditions. Frankly I don't think death metal freaks use eBay much to begin with so I can't imagine fans around the world are going to go slit their wrists because eBay stopped selling I Want to Fuck You in the Mouth with a Nail Gun and Rape You Between Your Fingers albums or something.

[T_Roxie]

It was only certain black metal albulms that appear to be associated with neo-nazism, apparantly.

[Skeletor]

Probably because black/death metal is commonly associated with violence, sexism, racism, and so on

Shit, I've missed all that. Must be listening to the wrong albums

Frankly I don't think death metal freaks use eBay much to begin with

Don't they now? I really don't know where you come up with this stuff... Death/black metal fans, if ANYONE, use a service like eBay because there are so many limited pressings of LP's etc, I can't even begin to tell you.

[themovieaddict.com]

Shit, I've missed all that. Must be listening to the wrong albums

Apparently so.

[Eazy E]

a general ban on black metal just makes no sense. Albums should be treated individually.

Blabbermouth was the one who was "assuming" that there was a general ban on black metal.  It looks to me like eBay have listed the albums they've removed and the policy they violate.  So what's the problem here (other than the fact that there is some really shitty music being made)?

[Skeletor]

It looks to me like eBay have listed the albums they've removed and the policy they violate.  So what's the problem here (other than the fact that there is some really shitty music being made)?

The fact that a quality album like IX Equilibrium is banned. There really is no reason for such a thing - there's zero offensive material there, just good music.

[Walk]

Skeletor nailed it. Many of those albums aren't racist at all, and many of them are simply associated with racist bands, even if they themselves are not racist. Plenty of other racist stuff (anti-white rap, for example) is still sold there. This just seems like an attack on black metal as a whole. It could spread to other genres as well, unless we do something now. I don't use Ebay anymore and I let customer support know why. Hopefully they'll get the message if enough people get upset, which is sadly unlikely with black metal.

Lots of you guys are completely new to black metal, obviously. Go listen to some old Graveland, like Thousand Swords, or perhaps some Bathory, like Blood Fire Death. There's a lot of quality black metal out there. Get it before it's illegal!

[mrlee]

as shit as i think black metal is. I dont think they have any right to ban the selling of its items.

theres so many different types of music they could easily say is just as bad.

They could ban rap music cause it is associated with gun crime.

they could ban hard rock because it is associated with drinking/drugs

they could ban all metal because it is associated with voilence/satan 

Even when we know half this stuff is stupid stereotypes, i dont think they have any right of banning a form of music without banning all music. Even if the people from (norway?) tend to go do church burnings or whatever apparently cause black metal tells them too.