Homophobic reviews of music by Elton John because he is gay and out

[originalsound]

I noticed there are homophobic reviews of Billy Elliot the musical AND there is NO WAY to write a positive review for the CD.  As soon as you try you are asked to leave (and not publish your counter review) or asked to cancel your review.  

I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTS GAY RIGHTS TO LOCATE Billy Elliot The Musical - Original Cast Recording CD (Item # 165169725452) and send the two so-called reviewers the following message - WHAT A HOMOPHOBIC PIECE OF **bleep** YOU ARE!

How many other listings have false reviews from homophobes which eBay will not let you disagree with because the review process has been hacked to stop dissenting opinions?

[originalsound]

Or it is exactly as I said.  You are just obfuscating the issue by not trying to write a positive review yourself.  By all means prove me wrong.  Show me a favourable review can be written about the CD.  

[originalsound]

Yes.  I bought the special 2cd edition from eBay in England a couple of years ago. 

[repentatleisure1952]

Oi captain outraged.

Have you read the message from stawks... message #18?

Have you purchases the item in question?

[imastawka]

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@originalsound wrote:

Yes.  I bought the special 2cd edition from eBay in England a couple of years ago. 

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I don't think  'a couple of years ago'  works for leaving a review on ebay.

Too long ago.

But you see now, that no-one can leave a review without purchasing, so all this abuse is just a waste of time.

[originalsound]

already answered that question.  Try and keep up, luv.

[repentatleisure1952]

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@originalsound wrote:

already answered that question.  Try and keep up, luv.

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Do you think I may have been composing my question at the same time as you answered stawks.

[imastawka]

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@k1ooo-slr-sales wrote:

not sure I went to the correct listing as the only reviews I saw were these:

 

If these are the reviews you are offended by then please explain why you feel they are homophobic.

Is it because of the 1 star ratings?

OP gave the item # and I tend to agree with you.

How are those reviews homophobic?

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[k1ooo-slr-sales]

@stawks

I posted the screengrab of the two reviews because I didn’t want my spell checker to change any of the wording.  The screengrab also shows the star rating of the two reviews . . . something the OP has interpreted as being a negative review.

Spoiler

my spell checker changed the word “gays” to “guys” on a previous post of mine.  I ran out of time to edit it.

That part of my previous post should have been:

”I am offended because you ask that question without foundation as I have given you zero, nilch, nought, nada reason for thinking I am not a friend to gays.”

[k1ooo-slr-sales]

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@originalsound wrote:

Have you tried to dive the CD a positive review or did it stop you from doing that?  That is the crux of my outrage.  The two homophobic pieces of **bleep** who negatively reviewed the CD have made it so that no-one else can positively review the CD.  Their negative reviews are the ONLY ones allowed.  And that is the insidious homophobia which exists in Australia!

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the reviews I read were not negative.  They weren’t favourable, but that doesn’t make them negative.

Also, a 1 star rating is not a negative review.  Again, not favourable, but also not negative.

[springyzone]

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@originalsound wrote:

I noticed there are homophobic reviews of Billy Elliot the musical AND there is NO WAY to write a positive review for the CD.  As soon as you try you are asked to leave (and not publish your counter review) or asked to cancel your review.  

I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTS GAY RIGHTS TO LOCATE Billy Elliot The Musical - Original Cast Recording CD (Item # 165169725452) and send the two so-called reviewers the following message - WHAT A HOMOPHOBIC PIECE OF **bleep** YOU ARE!

How many other listings have false reviews from homophobes which eBay will not let you disagree with because the review process has been hacked to stop dissenting opinions?

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The reviews I saw someone post didn't seem homophobic, it just sounded as if they didn't like the CD.

So here's a question for you: Should people be obliged to like a piece of music, (or art or anything else for that matter) simply because the singer/artist/performer was homosexual?

Of course not. That's as twisted as being homophobic. A person's sexuality shouldn't come into it.

You're not giving people enough credit. If a review about a CD focused mainly on irrelevant matters instead of the actual contents, don't you think most people would realise that?

I also think ebay or any other review site would eventually remove such reviews if alerted to them.

But on ebay, unless I am mistaken, you can only write a review for something you have actually bought and not all the time for every item even then.

Asking us to go write a review to chastise another reviewer is out of order. Totally. Most of us here couldn't get to write a review about that CD because we have never bought it and some of us will never have heard it.

Reviews are for impartial & honest comments about a product, they are not for personal bickering. The boards here are for that.😁