Amazon's anti-gay world view
That's it, Amazon will no longer be getting any of my money. I will no longer use the online shop for anything until it changes a policy that now considers books with homosexual characters -- or positively deal with homosexuality -- as adult books, no different from pornography. It becomes another form of censorship, when an international bookseller purposely skews data or feed its clients ignorance, instead of keeping them informed.
I conducted a non-scientific analysis of Amazon's treatment of homosexuality, by comparing how Amazon UK, Canada and the US treats homosexuality. The findings:
I conducted a non-scientific analysis of Amazon's treatment of homosexuality, by comparing how Amazon UK, Canada and the US treats homosexuality. The findings:
- Amazon UK
Search term: homosexuality
Results: Can Homosexuality be Healed? by Francis MacNutt - 1-star rating; A Parent's Guide to Preventing Homosexuality by Joseph Nicolosi and Linda Nicolosi - 1-star rating; A Natural History of Homosexuality by Dr. Francis Mark Mondimore MD - 4.5-star rating; The Greeks And Greek Love: A Radical Reappraisal of Homosexuality In Ancient Greece by James Davidson - 4-star rating; My Undoing by Aiden Shaw - 4-star rating.
Analysis: It's interesting to note that the first two books are not positive or fair and balanced in their views, and have a lower rating, yet, appear first in the search. - Amazon Canada
Search term: homosexuality
Results: Someday This Pain Will Be Useful To You by Peter Cameron - 5-star rating; The Gay Man's Kama Sutra by Terry Sanderson - no rating; And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell, and Henry Cole - 5-star rating; Jesus, the Bible, and Homosexuality, Revised and Expanded Edition: Explode the Myths, Heal the Church by Jack Rogers - no rating; Out of the Shadows, Into the Light: Christianity and Homosexuality by Miguel De La Torre - no rating; Homosexuality in Islam: Islamic Reflection on Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Muslims by Scott Kugle - no rating.
Analysis: The books in that topped the search in Canada all appear fair and balanced, even though ratings did not appear for three of the top 5. - Amazon US
Search term: homosexuality
Results: A Parent's Guide to Preventing Homosexuality by Joseph Nicolosi and Linda Ames Nicolosi - 2-star rating; What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality by Daniel A. Helminiak - 4-star rating; Homosexuality and Civilization by Louis Crompton - 5-star rating; 101 Frequently Asked Questions About Homosexuality by Mike Haley - 4-star rating; Jesus, the Bible, and Homosexuality, Revised and Expanded Edition: Explode the Myths, Heal the Church by Jack Rogers - 4-star rating.
Analysis: Again, as in the UK search, the book that tops the search, is ranked lower than others -- and it is unbalanced in its view of homosexuality.
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