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**tussinelde** · 09-10-2006, 08:00 AM

Not that it will do any good, but I sent a complaint to eBay about it. I reminded them that kendo is from an entirely different culture than Western Europe or the New World, and that we should not be disrespectful of that culture. The use of the woman in this picture is clearly disrespectful to kendo, to the shinai and the katana it represents, and to Japanese culture.

What possible connection is there between the shinai and this woman in the picture, other than it's obvious that she's of Asian descent? Shame on the seller, not eBay, but maybe they'll act on it.

You know, if you flood the seller with enough complaints, they'll maybe get the message that they shouldn't be using pictures like that, and if you complain enough to eBay, maybe they'll gently nudge the seller in the right direction. If we just ignore it, it will not go away, it will just get worse.

09-10-2006, 08:00 AM	#35
tussinelde Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 311 Senior Member	Not that it will do any good, but I sent a complaint to eBay about it. I reminded them that kendo is from an entirely different culture than Western Europe or the New World, and that we should not be disrespectful of that culture. The use of the woman in this picture is clearly disrespectful to kendo, to the shinai and the katana it represents, and to Japanese culture. What possible connection is there between the shinai and this woman in the picture, other than it's obvious that she's of Asian descent? Shame on the seller, not eBay, but maybe they'll act on it. You know, if you flood the seller with enough complaints, they'll maybe get the message that they shouldn't be using pictures like that, and if you complain enough to eBay, maybe they'll gently nudge the seller in the right direction. If we just ignore it, it will not go away, it will just get worse.
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