What kind of nasty, uncivilized and illegal activity is THIS, the Royals would've asked.
EBAY, is there an answer for them? The only answer is that EBAY has not, as yet, put abuse of women into the same category is abuse of blacks, Jews, or other groups needing and deserving protection. EBAY actually has an "offensive materials" rule that SEEMS to include sexual abuse:
Do you believe that the above items are "promoting...sexual intolerance?" At the very least? Do you not believe that if you Photoshopped a female co-worker's head onto a porn image, you'd be FIRED?
There is no justification for turning women into sex objects like this. If someone has a "fantasy" about President Obama hanged from a tree, EBAY would remove it. In fact they'd remove it if it was even a Muslim leader of Boko Haram or ISIS. They claim they don't want to make money off hatred. Well, what do you call these photos of Kate Middleton? A tribute?
One of the sellers calls them "parody." Yeah. In fact everything this person sells is supposedly a "parody." But could someone get away with Photoshopping President Obama being abused, and call it "parody?"
Not only should EBAY put "celebrity lookalikes" and "celebrity nude fantasy" images on the banned "Offensive Materials" list because they are vile and tasteless, they should do it because it's also ILLEGAL. It's against FEDERAL LAW. All "adult" material (Playboy, Hustler, Vivid porn DVDs etc.) cooperate with FEDERAL LAW regarding:
Title 18, Sections 2257 and 2257A: all models, actors, actresses, performers and/or other persons who appear in any visual depiction or “sexually explicit conduct” (as that term is defined in 18 U.S.C. §2256).
Sellers MUST have a signed model release stating age and consent. Where, next to these images of Kate Middleton, is her signature on a document stating she has agreed to the sales of the photos, and that the photos are compliant with Title 18, Sections 2257 and 2257a of Federal Law?
