@lyndal1838 wrote:
How did you think that ebay could discriminate?
All ebay knows is your name, address, phone number and DOB.
How would this be enough information for them to decide whether you are Australian or not?
Foreign sounding name? Block them as not Australian?
Male or Female? Not a good indication as many names are used for both genders. Block 'em just in case?
Yes, I think you are super sensitive to a problem that does not exist.
I know plenty of people who are super sensitive to problems that don't exist. It makes me angry. They get offended on behalf of others. I got called a filthy racist by multiple work colleagues because I said the word black in front of my African colleague. Apparently it's racist to say the word, regardless of the context. I was referring to a pair of black shoes. I was told quite bluntly that I should have called them dark shoes. What the? Dark shoes could be black, blue, brown, green, red, or multiple other colours.
You can only imagine the reaction when we were talking about sunbaking and getting sunburnt and I asked her how she knew she was sunburnt. It was a genuine question because I wanted to know. She saw it as a genuine question and happily answered. She said " my skin hurts". Makes sense! I got shot down in flames because they were all getting offended on her behalf, even though SHE wasn't offended. I asked her later if the question was offensive and she said absolutely not.
The annoying part is, she is allowed to say the word white and it's not considered offensive or racist. Nor was the question she asked not long after moving here. She asked, if so many white people still look down on black people, why do they get sun tanned so they look like a black or brown person?
I'm so sick of having to tip toe around for fear of offending someone. I know what's offensive and what's not. I just wish others did.
