Take Action Against Homophobia
Apr. 12th, 2009 11:35 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
eumeliaAmazon.com, the great book, music, dvd and other assortment of commodities has revamped their sales ranking system.
They're in fact, removed the sales ranking from what they deem "adult" material.
What does this actually mean, you ask?
An author of a young adult book with an m/m relationship at the centre noticed that the sales of his book disappeared and he wrote to Amazon, this is the reply he received:
Here is a list of the books that have been "purged" - It is long and they are all GAY!.
Please note that children's books like Heather has Two Mommies and Am I Blue? are included in this list.
The Playboy Centrefold, however, is not.
Books containing LGBT material of any kind are no longer ranked in sales and are not part of best seller searches.
So much for targeting "adult" content.
This is blatant homophobia and I urge you, if you care about the representation and treatment of queers in real life and the media write letters and boycott them.
In Protest of Amazon's New "Adult" Policy - Petition.
If you want to buy books online might I suggest Better World Books?
I'm off to remove my Wish list from Amazon and create an independent one.
I'm more boggled than pissed off to tell you the truth, as just today I added things of they consider "adult" content to my shopping cart and must say I'm so very disappointed in their (what I feel is) a reactionary response to the changing social climate on the US.
Screw them.
Yeah... I am a bit pissed.
Edited to Add: Means of directly contacting Amazon.com:
connect-help@amazon.com
http://clicheideas.com/amazon.htm
Jeffrey Bezos, CEO
AMAZON.COM
1200 12th Avenue South
Seattle, Washington 98144-2734
United States
Phone: 206-266-1000
Fax: 206-622-2405
Edited to Add again: I love you Neil!!!
They're in fact, removed the sales ranking from what they deem "adult" material.
What does this actually mean, you ask?
An author of a young adult book with an m/m relationship at the centre noticed that the sales of his book disappeared and he wrote to Amazon, this is the reply he received:
In consideration of our entire customer base, we exclude "adult" material from appearing in some searches and best seller lists. Since these lists are generated using sales ranks, adult materials must also be excluded from that feature.
Hence, if you have further questions, kindly write back to us.
Best regards,
Ashlyn D
Member Services
Amazon.com Advantage
Here is a list of the books that have been "purged" - It is long and they are all GAY!.
Please note that children's books like Heather has Two Mommies and Am I Blue? are included in this list.
The Playboy Centrefold, however, is not.
Books containing LGBT material of any kind are no longer ranked in sales and are not part of best seller searches.
So much for targeting "adult" content.
This is blatant homophobia and I urge you, if you care about the representation and treatment of queers in real life and the media write letters and boycott them.
In Protest of Amazon's New "Adult" Policy - Petition.
If you want to buy books online might I suggest Better World Books?
I'm off to remove my Wish list from Amazon and create an independent one.
I'm more boggled than pissed off to tell you the truth, as just today I added things of they consider "adult" content to my shopping cart and must say I'm so very disappointed in their (what I feel is) a reactionary response to the changing social climate on the US.
Screw them.
Yeah... I am a bit pissed.
Edited to Add: Means of directly contacting Amazon.com:
connect-help@amazon.com
http://clicheideas.com/amazon.htm
Jeffrey Bezos, CEO
AMAZON.COM
1200 12th Avenue South
Seattle, Washington 98144-2734
United States
Phone: 206-266-1000
Fax: 206-622-2405
Edited to Add again: I love you Neil!!!
