Amazon Disappears Gays and Lesbians
From Minal Hajratwala, author of the recently released and well-received Leaving India:
“I noticed the other day that my Amazon sales ranking had disappeared. Now I know why: all books labeled as having “gay and lesbian” content have been stripped of rankings and searchability. The main entry for my book no longer shows up under either “Leaving India” or my name. Outrageous. Any thoughts about how to protest are welcome.”
Fore more, check out Mark Probst’s experience.
This isn’t the only questionable Amazon practice coming to light, the Guardian has more about Amazon’s labor practices.
I’m not buying from Amazon anytime soon. Killed my loyalty entirely. Hope you join the boycott too. Sigh, I have to admit I’m a little sad, I really liked Amazon.
More from Minal:
“I just called customer service and asked the nice rep to please register that I object to the new policy that makes it impossible to find gay, lesbian, and adult titles through a search. Phone: 1-866-216-1072. Email form: http://bit.ly/amazoncomplain“
Posted on April 12th, 2009 by DeepthiW
Filed under: Books, Politics, Uncategorized
Oh my goodness, that is just despicable. Such a huge company, too. I can’t believe they would alienate so many people in such a way.
It seems crazy, after so many years of existing as a company, too.