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Amazon Taking Down Erotica, Removing From Kindles

ctmurray writes "The independent writers who publish on Amazon report that erotica books containing incest are being taken down with no explanation by Amazon, and removed from the Kindles of purchasers of the books. Author Selena Kitt writes: 'I want to be clear that while the subject of incest may not appeal to some, there is no underage contact in any of my work, and I make that either explicitly clear in all my stories or I state it up front in the book's disclaimer. I don't condone or support actual incest, just as someone who writes mysteries about serial killers wouldn't condone killing. What I write is fiction.' Kindle's own TV ad features a book with a story line of sex between a 19-year-old and his stepmother, defined in some states as incest (Sleepwalking by Amy Bloom)."

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  1. Re:Shakespeare? by BasilBrush · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I understand that you may be not be spiritual, suffice it to say that many are.

    I understand that you're not spiritual either. No one is. The concept is just as much fiction as George Lucas's "The Force".

    Did you know that religious belief is inversely correlated to IQ? Increase you intelligence - stop thinking these fantasies are real.

  2. Re:Shakespeare? by tehcyder · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Did you know that religious belief is inversely correlated to IQ? Increase you intelligence - stop thinking these fantasies are real.

    Hmmm, I'm an atheist, but even I don't think all religious people are stupid, any more than all racists are. But they are fatally misguided.

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    To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it