05-28-2012, 03:03 AM | #16 | |
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i'd defend said book because it just words. i don't have to like it but i defend its right to be published. i'd stand up for the right of almost literally any type of fiction to be published. don't like it? don't read it. what the answer is is what the above poster said: fill the niche. team up with these authors and start your own distribution model. thats capitalism. its not 'censorship' if its not done by a government entity. while what paypal is doing may be annoying, they're merely practicing freedom of association. |
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05-28-2012, 03:05 AM | #17 | |
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05-28-2012, 03:49 AM | #18 | ||
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Not this. Organized religions don't censor information? Or corporations? Any attempt to suppress information is censorship. That's different than deciding to sell or not sell a product that is available elsewhere. Quote:
When a corporation tries to block a story that may damage it in the public eye, isn't that censorship? |
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05-28-2012, 04:40 AM | #19 | |
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05-28-2012, 04:49 AM | #20 |
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I agree with those who are saying that you should fill the niche and team up with other erotic authors. At the end of the day, people will go where they can find what they want to read - if they want to read glittery vanilla romance, they'll go to ... what did you say that website was called, All Romance Books? And if they want some hardcore erotica, more and more will turn to your website if you really work on your bases, and get out there contacting erotica authors and publishers, promoting it on twitter on the likes.
If anything, you shouldn't get angry about this - you should see it as a business opportunity. This is giving you the perfect chance to start up your own ebookstore! |
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You can't dismiss everything as "just words." Words have power. |
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05-28-2012, 08:19 AM | #22 | |
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Clear Channel is a good example. They didn't stop the Dixie Chicks from singing, recording, or finding other venues. They simply stopped playing their music on their network. What gives them the right? The same thing that gives you the right to turn the channel when you hear something you don't like. Last edited by Rob Lister; 05-28-2012 at 08:21 AM. |
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This actually would be part of a subtle defense of mild censorship, or at least self-censorship. Double-entendre might then be more effective, from a purely pro-sex standpoint, than the likes of how-about-we-do-it-in-the-road. |
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05-29-2012, 03:39 AM | #27 | |
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Returning to the original intent of this topic, if a website decides not to sell hard-core erotica, that is their decision. And as long as they impose that rule for everyone evenly its a decision I can support. If they decide not to sell certain hard-core erotica because they don't like the author's religion, color, or political views, then it is not a decision I can support. |
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I oppose tax funded censorship and support the right to engage in privately funded censorship.
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05-29-2012, 04:22 AM | #29 |
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Oh please, the Dixie Chicks only got "censored" because the country stations didn't want to lose listeners.
Bruce Springsteen & Bon Jovi pretty much say the same things, yet the demographics of rock radio is different than country. Ditto for Green Day and Rage Against the Machine on "Modern Rock" stations. Stations tailor their music to their audience. OTOH, I didn't hear many complaints about some people boycotting Ted Nugent's music for his recent comments. Funny how it only goes one way... |
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