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miss maggie ([personal profile] bossymarmalade) wrote2009-04-13 04:47 pm
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Well, amazon.ca is sending the same response that other branches of amazon are sending:



It has been misreported that the issue was limited to Gay & Lesbian themed titles - in fact, it impacted 57,310 books in a number of broad categories such as Health, Mind & Body, Reproductive & Sexual Medicine, and Erotica.

This problem impacted books not just in the United States but globally. It affected not just sales rank but also had the effect of removing the books from Amazon's main product search.

Many books have now been fixed and we're in the process of fixing the remainder as quickly as possible, and we intend to implement new measures to make this kind of accident less likely to occur in the future.

Thanks for contacting us. We hope to see you again soon.



At any rate, since we're all fired up over amazonfail, how about directing a wee bit of that energy to the petition over at racebending.com? Seriously, y'all, we're struggling to even get five thousand signatures on this thing. Not having a bigger group behind us is what makes it easy for Frank Marshall to turn our dark-skinned heroes white and then blithely tell us on Twitter, "The casting on this movie is finished, so let's all take a deep breath and wait to see it."



If you could take a moment to pop over and sign the petition, it would be greatly appreciated.
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[personal profile] willow 2009-04-14 09:05 pm (UTC)(link)
I didn't register in my head until I read this that racebending.com had a petition up. I have no idea why, possibly I didn't read. Though I was one of the folks who sent snail mail letters and had them sent back. Ugh.

Signed now.

[identity profile] marej.livejournal.com 2009-04-14 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
aaand deleted the ref, 'cause you know, paranoia and things.
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[identity profile] bossymarmalade.livejournal.com 2009-04-14 12:36 am (UTC)(link)
heh! no prob. *g*

[identity profile] indirajames.livejournal.com 2009-04-14 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
Signed! Thanks for the link.

I sort of made one of my stereotypically vague posts wondering why the internet focuses on some outrages and ignores others. You know, in that really loose definition of 'wondering'. And then privated it because I didn't feel like talking more about it. Ah well.

[identity profile] pandarus.livejournal.com 2009-04-14 01:05 am (UTC)(link)
You're right, of course you're right - but I suspect that an awful lot more adults have heard of Amazon than Avatar, and are thus more inclined to get worked up about it.

I suspect that for a lot of people the simple fact that it's a kids' movie based on a cartoon is automatically going to mean they don't pay much attention to anything about it.

Not saying that that's all there is to it, because clearly it isn't. But at least half (probably much more than half) of my facebook friendslist have never heard of Avatar, and of those who have, a good chunk of them would dismiss anything to do with it as none of their concern because it's some kiddy thing. Whereas they all know what Amazon is.

Which sucks.

[identity profile] indirajames.livejournal.com 2009-04-14 01:11 am (UTC)(link)
Certainly, more have heard of Amazon. I was focusing more on fandom's reaction, to tell the truth. It's a pattern we've all seen before, yeah? It's good that people pay attention to queer rights, but so many do it to the exclusion of race and class and other things that...really, a certain segment of fandom don't have to face.

[identity profile] geneli4.livejournal.com 2009-04-14 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
i feel like i signed this earlier, but honestly, i can't remember. doh! i signed now just in case.
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[identity profile] drelfina.livejournal.com 2009-04-14 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
Signed!

Since I don't use Amazon, I can only watch with a bit of a cocked-eye. I hope it'll resolve quickly.

[identity profile] chrismm.livejournal.com 2009-04-14 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
I'm pretty sure I signed it already--will it break things or cause bad things to happen if I sign again? Because yes, I agree.

Also, I may be biased on Amazon's behalf, but I like that they used the words embarrassing and ham-fisted. I appreciate it when people admit they fucked up. Though I know for a lot of people this won't be enough admission. I never really believed that it was an intentional anti-GLBT thing, though, at least not at the company level. They are messed up in many ways, but I just don't think that's one of them.

[identity profile] buddleia.livejournal.com 2009-04-14 10:59 am (UTC)(link)
It won't let you sign a second time - I forgot if I did and tried to!

[identity profile] darkrosetiger.livejournal.com 2009-04-14 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
Is there a way to check if you've already signed? I *think* I did, but I'm not sure.
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[personal profile] jain 2009-04-14 01:06 am (UTC)(link)
There is a way, but it entails searching a lot of pages. Here's the most recent page of signatures, with links to the other pages at the bottom.

[identity profile] darkrosetiger.livejournal.com 2009-04-14 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
As it turns out, because I never throw anything away, I still had the confirmation email. Thanks for the info--will file for future reference. :)

[identity profile] topaz119.livejournal.com 2009-04-14 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
Signed. =)

And for the record, my so-very-whitebread kids, who love Avatar, were all "that's not what the characters look like" when I showed them the casting pictures. In their opinion, this is going to "suck worse than Eragon" which is about as low as a movie adaptation can go in their ranking system.

[identity profile] pandarus.livejournal.com 2009-04-14 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks for that, love. I have signed, but this has prompted me to take the link over to facebook and see if I can round up some more signatures.

The Avatar casting really is epic, epic fail.
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[identity profile] supermouse.livejournal.com 2009-04-14 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
Signed. 4300+ when I went.

[identity profile] apetslife.livejournal.com 2009-04-14 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
I wish I could sign twice. Do you mind if I link your petition in my Facebook?
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[identity profile] abydosangel.livejournal.com 2009-04-14 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
I will sign and promote this. Thanks for the reminder about it all.
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[personal profile] medie 2009-04-14 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
oh god, I hadn't signed that yet. *facepalms*

[identity profile] egretplume.livejournal.com 2009-04-14 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
Signed. Thanks for the nudge to do so.

[identity profile] d-benway.livejournal.com 2009-04-14 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
I was reminded by your post that I should have signed the petition weeks ago.

[identity profile] raincitygirl.livejournal.com 2009-04-14 03:33 am (UTC)(link)
Signed, and thanks for the reminder.

[identity profile] carta.livejournal.com 2009-04-14 04:13 am (UTC)(link)
Done and done.
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[identity profile] wemblee.livejournal.com 2009-04-14 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
Signed, and thanks for linking to it.

[identity profile] dine.livejournal.com 2009-04-14 05:01 am (UTC)(link)
I headed over to sign the petition, but it reminded me that I'd already done so - oops!
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[personal profile] frausorge 2009-04-14 05:44 am (UTC)(link)
Have signed.
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[personal profile] safti 2009-04-14 06:12 am (UTC)(link)
Also signed, and as others have said, thank you for the nudge.

[identity profile] chalcopyrite.livejournal.com 2009-04-14 08:30 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you for the reminder. ::shameface::
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[identity profile] supermouse.livejournal.com 2009-04-14 09:24 am (UTC)(link)
Less than a hundred signatures to go, now.

[identity profile] kira-j.livejournal.com 2009-04-14 11:58 am (UTC)(link)
signed.

[identity profile] lotusice.livejournal.com 2009-04-14 02:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Signed, and will boost on my blog. Thanks; I had no idea this was happening, and am horrified.

[identity profile] tryxkittie.livejournal.com 2009-04-14 08:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Aw come on, we can't even break 5000? Anyway, I've already resolved to boycott.
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[identity profile] itsbeenvery.livejournal.com 2009-04-15 04:25 pm (UTC)(link)
The petition cockblocked me from signing! B/c it turns out I'd already signed. :)

I know Mike and Bryan don't have much (any?) control over the movie, but have you heard anything from them about their thoughts on the casting?
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[personal profile] viedma 2009-04-15 05:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Done!