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LGBTQ groups get books they don't like removed from Amazon
Posted on 3/3/21 at 12:17 pm
Posted on 3/3/21 at 12:17 pm
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A number of Republican senators sent a letter to Amazon's CEO last week requesting answers to questions surrounding the removal of a book about transgender people from Amazon's online shelves following pushback from LGBTQ activists.
In a letter released by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), the senators, including Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.), accused Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos's company of engaging in "political censorship" by removing the book, "When Harry Became Sally" by Ryan Anderson, due to the size of Amazon's share of the online book-buying market. The book had been previously sold by Amazon for several years.
"We write regarding Amazon’s recent political censorship activities, particularly the decision to remove the book When Harry Became Sally by conservative scholar, Ryan Anderson, from the Amazon website, Kindle, and Audible platforms," they wrote.
"In its decision to remove Mr. Anderson’s book from its platforms, Amazon has openly signaled to conservative Americans that their views are not welcome on its platforms. Amazon’s shortsighted censorship of this well-researched and thoughtful contribution to modern American discourse is not just a decision made in poor taste, but an assault on free speech that carries weighty implications for the future of open discourse in the digital age," they continued.
The senators went on to question Bezos whether Anderson had advance knowledge that his book would be pulled from Amazon's shelves, what the "motivating factor" was in pulling the book, and whether it had been found to be in violation of any Amazon policies.
Critics of Anderson's book point to his refusal throughout the text to refer to transgender individuals by their legal names, as well as his reliance on experts affiliated with a conservative group known for its extreme anti-LGBTQ stances.
Amazon representatives declined to comment specifically on the senators' letter, while adding that the company reserves the right to pull any book on its shelves that it believes violate company content guidelines on hate speech and other issues.
Not against the law technically, but it is pretty insane how quick people are to ban and censor information.
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Posted on 3/3/21 at 12:18 pm to member12
What do THEY Like that WE can get removed???
Posted on 3/3/21 at 12:20 pm to member12
Wait, I thought yall wanted private business, like Amazon or that cake shop in Colorado, to be able to do as they wish. But now that a company is doing as they wish, it is an issue that needs Congress involved?
Posted on 3/3/21 at 12:20 pm to member12
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Not against the law technically, but it is pretty insane how quick people are to ban and censor information.
If by "we" you mean retarded liberals and leftists...i agree.
Posted on 3/3/21 at 12:21 pm to member12
There goes the Bible.
Ironically, they'll leave the Koran which explicitly calls for the execution of gheys, alone.
Ironically, they'll leave the Koran which explicitly calls for the execution of gheys, alone.
Posted on 3/3/21 at 12:22 pm to tiger91
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What do THEY Like that WE can get removed???
The usual totalitarian likes...
Power, control, censorship, book burnings, cancel culture, inhibiting the free exchange of ideas, banning people from social media platforms, banning guns, banning religion, banning freedom of movement, banning indoor dining, banning mardi gras, etc.
Posted on 3/3/21 at 12:23 pm to tiger91
getting books removed that they like isn't the answer, it's just the same thing they are doing.
I don't understand why someone can just not read books that they don't agree with, it's such a simple fricking concept
I don't understand why someone can just not read books that they don't agree with, it's such a simple fricking concept
This post was edited on 3/3/21 at 1:45 pm
Posted on 3/3/21 at 12:24 pm to CaptainBrannigan
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Wait, I thought yall wanted private business, like Amazon or that cake shop in Colorado, to be able to do as they wish. But now that a company is doing as they wish, it is an issue that needs Congress involved?
I for one am shocked that every side is hypocritical.
Posted on 3/3/21 at 12:25 pm to CaptainBrannigan
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Wait, I thought yall wanted private business, like Amazon or that cake shop in Colorado, to be able to do as they wish.
Let me guess, you were a "well if you don't like being censored by twitter, start your own social media company" PERSON. And when parler was censored i'm sure you were a "well if you don't like it, start your own internet" person, right?
You know the difference, you're just one of the ghouls on the left applauding censorship as long as it's not censoring things you like, like transgender book fairs. But hey, Biden just cancelled ICE's dangerous felon twitter page that updated the public about violent criminals that may be in the area. I'm sure it makes you very happy knowing that innocent people will no longer have assistance from ICE that violent felons are stalking their neighborhoods. YAY PROGRESS!!!
This post was edited on 3/3/21 at 12:26 pm
Posted on 3/3/21 at 12:25 pm to CaptainBrannigan
Forcing a small business to go against their religious beliefs is a different animal than a world-dominating corporation cutting the throat of one political ideology.
Posted on 3/3/21 at 12:32 pm to TaderSalad
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Ironically, they'll leave the Koran which explicitly calls for the execution of gheys, alone.
The Koran is a favorite among authoritarians that want to eliminate everyone that doesn't agree with them. Shocking.
Posted on 3/3/21 at 12:35 pm to CaptainBrannigan
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Wait, I thought yall wanted private business, like Amazon or that cake shop in Colorado, to be able to do as they wish. But now that a company is doing as they wish, it is an issue that needs Congress involved?
This is the largest book seller in the world. If Amazon isn't a monopoly, they are very close to it.
For them to decide to not sell a book of words because of their political preferences is the controlling of information. It's not the same as a single gay couple forcing a baker to decorate a cake.
Posted on 3/3/21 at 12:36 pm to GoT1de
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a single gay couple forcing a baker to decorate a cake.
And they said that refusing to provide a customized product to a gay couple wasn't going to be a slippery slope.
Posted on 3/3/21 at 12:37 pm to CaptainBrannigan
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CaptainBrannigan
What’s your story?
I assume your going for the edgy contrarian troll-type.
But maybe that’s not it? Did your brother become your sister? Did your dad leave the family to become a woman? Does someone identify as another race? Maybe this involves your spouse?
Posted on 3/3/21 at 12:39 pm to BugAC
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Let me guess, you were a "well if you don't like being censored by twitter, start your own social media company" PERSON. And when parler was censored i'm sure you were a "well if you don't like it, start your own internet" person, right?
They are all about censorship and eliminating ideas and people they don't like. They just don't want to share that fact publically.
Posted on 3/3/21 at 12:59 pm to TexasTiger08
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What’s your story?
I like pointing out the hypocrisy of Trump voting morons.
Posted on 3/3/21 at 1:02 pm to CaptainBrannigan
Posted on 3/3/21 at 1:08 pm to BugAC
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Let me guess, you were a "well if you don't like being censored by twitter, start your own social media company" PERSON. And when parler was censored i'm sure you were a "well if you don't like it, start your own internet" person, right?
It's really hard to take you clown serious when you support censorship ON THIS SITE.
Aren't you one of the one who ran to Mommy Mod and tattled on the poliboard and got me banned from that board?
Posted on 3/3/21 at 1:41 pm to CaptainBrannigan
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It's really hard to take you clown serious when you support censorship ON THIS SITE.
Who is supporting censorship? I'm advocating for the free expression of speech, regardless of what it is, which includes books that make leftist uncomfortable because it might educate others on the insanity of the left.
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Aren't you one of the one who ran to Mommy Mod and tattled on the poliboard and got me banned from that board?
LOL, you're banned from the poli-board? How do you manage to get banned from there? Or are you just playing the victim, and don't post there because you can't argue leftist retardation?
And no, i welcome all discussion. In fact, i encourage you to engage in political discussion. There is an insane amount of lunacy from the Biden administration i'd like for you to explain. Start a thread and i'll gladly debate.
This post was edited on 3/3/21 at 1:43 pm
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