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Many Gay Books Banned from Amazon Rankings
Gawker ^ | April 12, 2009 | Ryan Tate

Posted on 04/12/2009 4:02:16 PM PDT by FourPeas

(UPDATED) As if it wasn't hellacious enough working customer support for Amazon.com on Easter, the online book store's reps must now explain why gay romances (and other books) are too "adult" to rank.

Straight romance like Jackie Collins and straight porn like this book of Playboy centerfolds is still ranked on Amazon.

But not the homosexul stuff: Gay romance publisher Mark Probst noticed hundreds of such books lost their rankings over the past two days, including Transgressions, about a 17th century liaison between a cavalry trooper and a farmer's son, and False Colors, about a 19th century naval lieutenant attracted to his commanding officer.

Probst wrote to Amazon through his publisher's account, and was told

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.

There is now an full-fledged Twitter shitstorm, naturally, and a new, snarky definition for the term "Amazon Rank," spreading virally. It's hard to imagine the Seattle-based retailer sticking by this controversial policy after naming a gay Brit's novel their "Book of the Year."

On the other hand, Amazon must be happy, on some level, to have finally expanded its customer base beyond the sophisticated techno elites, straight through into the American cultural backwaters where this sort of material is remotely offensive, somehow.

So probably the store will lump anything vaguely sexual, Jackie Collins and Playboy included, into a romance/erotica category, which will also be rank banned. And eventually the site will just throw in the towel and outsource its entire filtering operation to the cultural arbiters at Wal-Mart. Why not?

(Excerpt) Read more at gawker.com ...


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KEYWORDS: aclu; gayporn; homoagendaalert; homosexualagenda; nambla; porn; smut; sodomite
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News of this has been going on all day on Twitter but it's just starting to hit the news outlets.
1 posted on 04/12/2009 4:02:16 PM PDT by FourPeas
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To: FourPeas

“Gay” romances are nothing more than sadistic perversion.

THINK ABOUT IT!


2 posted on 04/12/2009 4:03:46 PM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: FourPeas

lol @ book porn.


3 posted on 04/12/2009 4:05:05 PM PDT by exist
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To: FourPeas

A blow for justice.


4 posted on 04/12/2009 4:06:29 PM PDT by redpoll
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To: FourPeas

But the gay romances are still sold on Amazon? they are just not ranked??? (whatever that means)

Is this really a huge problem? If some homo wants to buy a gay erotic novel I am sure he can get it some where else.


5 posted on 04/12/2009 4:07:42 PM PDT by escapefromboston (manny ortez: mvp)
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To: FourPeas

Frankly, who cares what they rank? Put the Playboy and other perversion into one catagory and forget it. 90% of the people just don’t have time to worry about stuff like this.


6 posted on 04/12/2009 4:07:56 PM PDT by Birch T. Barlow (Go Mariners! Certain 2009 AL West champions!)
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To: FourPeas

I am truly grateful that there are people out there who are willing to do my thinking for me and make the hard choices of what I should read and not read.

Really, WTF would I do if it weren’t for you diaper sniffers courageously putting yourself daily on the front lines of decency? /sarcasm


7 posted on 04/12/2009 4:10:31 PM PDT by DoingTheFrenchMistake
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To: nmh
THINK ABOUT IT!

No!

I don't want to and you can't make me!

8 posted on 04/12/2009 4:10:33 PM PDT by Grizzled Bear ("Does not play well with others.")
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To: Grizzled Bear

I understand why you can’t and give you a pass.

;)


9 posted on 04/12/2009 4:12:44 PM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: escapefromboston

He can get the gay erotic porno whatever from Amazon. It’s just not ranked on their mainstream best seller list.

This is a fabricated controversy for the gay community to claim “discrimination”.


10 posted on 04/12/2009 4:13:30 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: FourPeas

“I didn’t think it was physically possible both this both sucks and blows at the same time”
-Bart Simpson


11 posted on 04/12/2009 4:16:52 PM PDT by Mr. K (physically unable to proofreed (<---oops))
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To: FourPeas

Isn’t this ranking based on sales? Perhaps people are not buying gay books. This seems like a stupid thing to complain about...who cares. I have seen threads here from conservatives complaining about this too when the conservative books fall off the chart...perhaps instead of complaining buying a book might be more adventagous. People just love to complain about EVERYTHING.


12 posted on 04/12/2009 4:17:23 PM PDT by napscoordinator
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To: DoingTheFrenchMistake

No one’s telling anyone what to read and what not to read. Get real.


13 posted on 04/12/2009 4:17:45 PM PDT by FourPeas (I am the pink flamingo on the great lawn of life.)
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To: Dilbert San Diego
This is a fabricated controversy for the gay community to claim “discrimination”.

It seems that way.

14 posted on 04/12/2009 4:19:03 PM PDT by FourPeas (I am the pink flamingo on the great lawn of life.)
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To: FourPeas
Some Leftist judge recently determined that eharmony had to post inquiries from the Rectal Ricky A$$ Masters.

It may be only a matter of time before Amazon is forced to relent and rate faggot material.

15 posted on 04/12/2009 4:19:28 PM PDT by Jacquerie
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To: FourPeas
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16 posted on 04/12/2009 4:22:14 PM PDT by redreno (Americans don't go Gault. Americans go Postal.)
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To: FourPeas

“False Colors” has a release date of April 13, 2009 and the perverts are complaining about its “ranking” already?


17 posted on 04/12/2009 4:22:19 PM PDT by Mojave (Don't blame me. I voted for McClintock.)
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To: FourPeas
Don't they get it the Queer books are not selling no one wants to know how two Queers have sex..I think we all know how disgusting they are..Just look at creepy Barney Frank I just get so sick to my stomach when that Queer opens his mouth,knowing where it has been..Fudge packing..
18 posted on 04/12/2009 4:23:58 PM PDT by PLD
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To: FourPeas

They would also be offended by the realistic low rankings too so who cares?


19 posted on 04/12/2009 4:24:44 PM PDT by o_zarkman44 (Obama is the ultimate LIE!)
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To: escapefromboston
If some homo wants to buy a gay erotic novel I am sure he can get it some where else.

At a nearby Barnes & Noble, there is an entire gay & lesbian section, yet I have to go somewhere else to find one measly copy of Louis Hunter's "Steamboats on the Western Rivers" (which is a definitive study). Can I file a lawsuit?

Mr. niteowl77

20 posted on 04/12/2009 4:30:29 PM PDT by niteowl77 (You wanted him, and now you have got him. I say, "Good day to you," America.)
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