Is Amazon Homophobic?


	Is Amazon Homophobic?

Melanie Lindner

4-13-2009 2:47 PM

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Melanie Lindner says:

Do you want online retailers like Amazon to police best seller lists?

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4-14-2009 6:45 AM

ratcatcher2

If it isn't directly itself, then it is directly under the influence of homophobic, so what's the difference?

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