Amazon.com wtf?
Okay, so, throught the various blogs I read, I came across an interesting piece of news. Amazon.com is selling (and apparently publishing, through a self-publish/on-demand publishing subsidiary) a book of poetry by a self-proclaimed pedophile about, you guessed it, pedophilia. Showed up late last year. Amazon is, from what I can tell, defending
( Read more... )
Comments 19
If, for example, the poetry is about the sickness itself, or the person describing their struggle with it, or society's issues with it, or whatever, then I can see Amazon's defending it as expressive art, and i'd support that.
If, on the other hand, the poetry actually describes the acts involved, then i don't see how it's not effectively child porn, in which case it should be treated as such. ...but i don't know how those laws apply to books. Like isn't "Lolita" technically child porn? Or maybe it's not graphic enough?
There are many things that i'd vastly prefer not to be exposed to... especially since i've had kids. The list of things that i'd denounce as totally intolerable within society, tho, is far shorter. Which this is depends on exactly what we're talking about here.
Reply
Reply
Therein lies the problem. The blogs that first referenced the book seem to think it's descriptive, and glorifies the crime.
They also claim the the author is self-proclaimed and unapologetic. Member of the North American organization whose name is, in my mind, synonymous with justifiable homicide.
So, I guess I'll do a little more research, and update.
Reply
Reply
BUT
2. A quick google search shows this guy is the real deal, and admitted peado. Intent does enter the picture here. This isn't an examination on the mind of a pedophile or anything like that, it's what the guy tries to do.
3. Let the outrage surge for a bit and it'll be gone. No way is Amazon going to the wall for this guy. What I'm guessing happened is that it went through the self-publishing subsidiary and amazon without anyone seeing the content at all (I work in entertainment duplication..there is no way we could check the content on all the material that comes through here, and we're a small operation). No they're trying to save some face, I doubt they even realize at this point how bad the book is. Once they do it'll be gone.
4. To top it all off, it looks like shitty vampire fiction too. Why does shitty sex fiction always have vampires?
Reply
1) Never read it, though I have heard about it. Do you HAVE to take the book off the shelves? Nope. Amazon doesn't have to stop selling the filth, either. However, I don't HAVE to shop there.
2) Right. Glorification, not examination or self-diagnosis or apology.
3) Hope you're right. Some of the customer service responses purportedly received have been unencouraging. Plus, of course, their speed of response is disappointing. Granted, they must have a huge (and probably global) customer service organization - it's possible that the variety of reponses is inevitable, and will be corrected with a unified message in the future.
4) Word. Though, in truth, I hesitate at ANY vampire fiction, as it seems to draw more than its fair share of crappy authors. But I'm not going to stop doing business with somebody because they publish/sell shitty sex fiction, shitty vampire fiction, or some combination thereof. Hell, I've got to buy my Friedman SOMEWHERE.
Reply
Reply
Reply
It IS a persons right to "speak", but it does not guarantee them refuge from the ramifications there of. So print it...take the cash and give it to the babies he raped. I dont think he can profit off of his crime...i think there is a law about it, but maybe thats individually decided by the judge.
Reply
Leave a comment