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"In a bizarre publicity stunt turned online censorship debate, eBay on Wednesday morning took down conservative commentator Glenn Beck's auction of a Barack Obama bobblehead doused in beer serving as a stand-in for Beck's own urine.\nBeck first revealed the art as part of a segment on his show for TheBlaze TV, his personal Internet television network, on Tuesday evening. The segment was a reaction to a Boston artist who painted Obama being crucified, which Beck interpreted to imply a comparison to Jesus Christ. \nBeck, in turn, created the \"Obama in Pee Pee,\" a reference to the famous and controversial \"Piss Christ,\" in which a photographer captured an image of Christ submerged in the artists' own urine.\n\nAfter Beck made \"Obama in Pee Pee\" on his program, he announced he would sell it online along with other original Beck artwork to raise money for charity. It was listed on eBay, where it reached a price of $11,000 in less than an hour. \nThe item, however, was quickly removed. In an email sent by eBay to Beck, eBay said it does \"not allow the sale of bodily waste,\" despite Beck's claim that the \"urine\" in the jar is actually beer. Beck was refunded his listing fee and told not to re-list the item.\n\nIn response, Beck turned to Twitter, calling eBay's removal an \"injustice\" and seeking an alternative place to sell \"Obama in Pee Pee.\"\n\n.@ebay has removed our recent listing. Who will auction #ObamainPeePee?\n\u2014 Glenn Beck (@glennbeck) November 28, 2012\n\n\n#ObamainPeePee was up to $11k before our @ebay injustice\u2026 bit.ly/Ucas35\n\u2014 Glenn Beck (@glennbeck) November 28, 2012\n\nThe hashtag #ObamaInPeePee quickly went viral on Twitter, trending for a time in the United States. Many of Beck's supporters are using the hashtag to accuse eBay of censoring Beck.\n\n#ObamaInPeePee is nothing but art and @ebay has started #eBaysWarOnChildren by deleting @glennbeck charity auction.\n\u2014 Corey Trice (@coreytrice) November 28, 2012\n\n\nLibs compare Obama to Christ, but conservatives can't put an Obama bobble head in fake pee and sell it on eBay? #censorship #ObamainPeePee\n\u2014 Lauren Felder (@lauren_felder) November 28, 2012\n\n\nWonder if left will come out &amp; scream at @glennbeck over his \"Obama in Pee Pee\" while they praise \"Piss Christ?\" Or will they restrain?\n\u2014 Sara Marie Brenner (@saramarietweets) November 28, 2012\n\n\nStop censorship! RT to get #ObamaInPeePee trending now!\n\u2014 Dan Andros (@DanAndros) November 28, 2012\n\nThose with less respect for Beck's work of art also chimed in:\n\nThe level of INSANITY and Disrespect of an average Racist GOPer is Bottomless. @glennbeck is WORSE than Feces. @ajblivits @dish\n\u2014 vonPinto (@vonPinto1) November 28, 2012\n\n\nWhy is no one getting this man mental health services? RT @glennbeck .@ebay has removed our recent listing. Who will auction #ObamainPeePee?\n\u2014 Rebecca Martinez (@BeckyGMartinez) November 28, 2012\n\nWe've reached out to eBay for additional comment, and will update this post with any response. Should Beck be allowed to sell \"Obama In Pee Pee\" on eBay? Share your thoughts in the comments below.\nImage courtesy of Flickr, Gage Skidmore\n      window._msla=window.loadScriptAsync||function(src,id){if(document.getElementById(id))return;var js=document.createElement('script');js.id=id;js.src=src;document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0].parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);};\n_msla(\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\",\"twitter_jssdk\");"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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