Amazon has made a decision to strip the sales rank of LGBT books, so that they won’t appear on best seller lists. Vixialicious on Livejournal’s post on the subject is much better than anything I could’ve said.
It’s not pornography, it’s not erotica they’re going after. It’s all LGBT literature. Looking for a list of the best college guides out there? Well, the one put out by the Advocate won’t be on there. How about a list of the best Young Adult series? Well, you aren’t going to find Rainbow Road, no matter how many copies have been sold.
If they are looking to truly remove ‘adult materials’ from their search lists, why are the novels depicting graphic heterosexual sex still there? What criteria have they applied to determine what should be labeled ‘adult?’
And most importantly, WHO ELECTED AMAZON TO BE THE MORALITY POLICE?
Epic Fail, Amazon. I’m a very regular customer, but you’re on notice and am not getting any more of my money. And to do my part in the Google bombing, here’s a link to the Smart Bitches Trashy Books page for Amazon Rank.
Here’s the top hits on ‘homosexuality’ in amazon.com right now:
- A Parent’s Guide to Preventing Homosexuality
- Jesus, the Bible, and Homosexuality, Revised and Expanded Edition.
- For the Bible Tells me So
- Can Homosexuality be healed?
And the same search on amazon.co.uk:
- Can Homosexuality be healed?
- A Parent’s Guide to Preventing Homosexuality
- Stories from the War on Homosexuality [DVD]
- homosexuality is fun Decorated Mouse Pad
- Immorality in the Church: Homosexuality [CASSETTE]
And so on and so forth. Are you KIDDING ME? I have no words angry enough for this.
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And as for the results for the 'homosexuality' search - I sitll don't understand. Tipping the Velvet isn't called 'Tipping the Velvet - a homosexual novel', so it doesn't surprise me that those are coming up because they have 'homosexuality' in the title and, well, I'm sorry, but I'm not suprised that these books are being searched for a lot in the US. And as for the UK list, two of those five I don't see as neccessary 'anti-homosexual'. If you google No3, you will see that it is a doc about the struggle for gay rights, and no 5 - well, homosexuality in the church IS immoral, within the church.
Like I said, I'm confused, but this is all over Twitter and my flist, and I'm just not 100% sure what it is that I should be getting cross about. I'm beginning to think I'm late to the party and they've sorted it all out.
To clarify, I'd fully expect something like that to turn up under that search.
The search I did is more an example - because I did a search and it was almost completely stripped from positive literature. The significance is more that anything remotely promoting homosexuality has been pushed downwards in searches on purpose
Cleolinda has a pretty good summary post.
I see what you mean about your searches - again, I think it doesn't help that all of this seems to affect Amazon in a way that doesn't tally with the way I use it. Now I see how it does change things, it makes more sense.
Thanks for clearing it up!