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Amazon fuckwittery
Apr. 12th, 2009 03:49 pmI've just pulled my Amazon account.
Here's why
For the link phobic, they yanked the ratings systems from all "adult" themed books "to make them not show up on certain searches" - except it was only GLBT themed books.. and then books with GLBT characters. Many of which had no sexual content at all. Meanwhile, books that are nothing more than purple-prosed softcore porn - like Anne Bishop, Laurell Hamilton, and Poppy Z. Brite books - still have ratings.
I cry bullshit. I am angry. I will not do business with a company that pulls such blatant, bigoted bullshit. And I wrote and told them so when I pulled my account.
Here's why
For the link phobic, they yanked the ratings systems from all "adult" themed books "to make them not show up on certain searches" - except it was only GLBT themed books.. and then books with GLBT characters. Many of which had no sexual content at all. Meanwhile, books that are nothing more than purple-prosed softcore porn - like Anne Bishop, Laurell Hamilton, and Poppy Z. Brite books - still have ratings.
I cry bullshit. I am angry. I will not do business with a company that pulls such blatant, bigoted bullshit. And I wrote and told them so when I pulled my account.