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I haven't had my reading material chosen for me since I was old enough to walk to the library by myself. I don't want or need Amazon nannying me now.
It's not just erotic fiction whose rankings are being pulled, it's books that help gay kids choose gay friendly colleges, books that explain alternative family structures for young children, biographies of famous gay people and books about gay activism.
And having the rankings pulled means they don't turn up in searches from the main Amazon page. Yes, if you're patient and determined and know exactly what you're looking for, and exactly what category to search in, you can still find the book. Provided, of course, that you don't assume the book didn't turn up on the main page search because Amazon doesn't have it.
So what? It's not like being equal.
I have a good idea--Amazon can put in a "nanny search" button on their search page, for people who are afraid of getting gay cooties. Hey, maybe they can even put in a "pick your nanny" page where you can screen out your favorite combination of memes so they never trouble your search results again.
And in the meantime, they can put all the rankings back the way they were, for us plain vanilla types who aren't afraid of ideas.
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