Why I'm not shopping at Amazon - Homophobia and Disability as Dehumanisation Edition
Amazon.com has apparently stripped the sales rankings of its GLBT books. This effectively shunted them out of the best seller lists, and stops them from appearing in "some" searches. An Amazon spokesperson gave out that it was due to the books being "adult" material. Regardless of whether the books were of a specifically sexual nature or not. The author who received the notification wrote a YA book! And I got a suggestion for Judy Blume's Are you there God? It's Me, Margaret the other day, which certainly deals with 'adult' YA themes.
It's also worth noting that a Playboy compendium (linked from the link above) still has its sales ranking.
ETA: Apparently Amazon.com are also de-listing titles to do with sexuality and disability. Because, you know, once you're disabled you're not capable of being a human being with all that human stuff like sex going on.
And they're claiming it's a 'glitch' (nice try. How do they account for the email that spawned the whole shebang then?).
Edited Again To Add:
Apparently Amazon.com is being entirely random in the GLBT titles they DO de-list. Jezebel has some of the titles stripped and unstraipped of sales rankings.
It's also worth noting that a Playboy compendium (linked from the link above) still has its sales ranking.
ETA: Apparently Amazon.com are also de-listing titles to do with sexuality and disability. Because, you know, once you're disabled you're not capable of being a human being with all that human stuff like sex going on.
And they're claiming it's a 'glitch' (nice try. How do they account for the email that spawned the whole shebang then?).
Edited Again To Add:
Apparently Amazon.com is being entirely random in the GLBT titles they DO de-list. Jezebel has some of the titles stripped and unstraipped of sales rankings.