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Amazon Censorship Expands
Nom du Keyboard writes "Recently word leaked out about Amazon removing titles containing fictional incest. Surprisingly that ban didn't extend to the 10 titles of Science Fiction Grand Master Robert A. Heinlein that incorporate various themes of incest and pedophilia. Now, it seems that the censorship is expanding to m/m gay fiction if it contains the magic word 'rape' in the title. Just how far is this going to be allowed to proceed in relative silence, and who is pushing these sudden decisions on Amazon's part?"
Now, it seems that the censorship is expanding to m/m gay fiction if it contains the magic word 'rape' in the title.
The article summary is written in the same tone as if a man-hating feminist were writing in on women's rights. So you have gay erotica, and the title has rape in it. Magic word? Please calm down. It's a keyword. If you're trying to keep a clean selection, you aren't going to want to promote rape. And if your book is entitled something about rape and is in the erotica section, chances are that it's promoting rape even if fictionally.
Did it not occur to you that some sellers like to keep their selections clean? Or that some sellers may change their minds on what they want to sell? If I were running a company, I would want to keep my product selection SFW so that I wouldn't have to risk being completely unprofessional with some employees and so that I wouldn't upset any (potential) customers browsing the categories. Bottom line: stop crying and grow up. This is NOT traditional censorship, and Amazon has every right to keep this garbage off its site as it does to ban Malibu Stacy dolls.