In case you hadn't heard the problem has been resolved (http://wildhunt.org/blog/2009/04/update-amazon%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9Cgay-glitch%E2%80%9D-and-the-pagans.html).
I'd advise a bit of restraint on the self-righteous fury so many people seem to be caught up in. It was a legitimate mistake; while the scale seems remarkable, this is something that can and will happen. And, yes, they definitely do deserve the same benefit of the doubt as you or I deserve. To quote another commenter, "When you *can't* hear that there was a reasonable explanation that wasn't bigotry, it disinclines people to listen to your reports when it really *is* a case of fucked-uppitude."
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Date: 2009-04-15 03:11 pm (UTC)I'd advise a bit of restraint on the self-righteous fury so many people seem to be caught up in. It was a legitimate mistake; while the scale seems remarkable, this is something that can and will happen. And, yes, they definitely do deserve the same benefit of the doubt as you or I deserve. To quote another commenter, "When you *can't* hear that there was a reasonable explanation that wasn't bigotry, it disinclines people to listen to your reports when it really *is* a case of fucked-uppitude."