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spookyevilone) wrote2009-04-12 03:49 pm
spookyevilone) wrote2009-04-12 03:49 pm
Amazon fuckwittery
I'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.