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Hey, [livejournal.com profile] cassidyrose, that wasn't a one-time example of Amazon FAIL. Check out what I just got:



Dear Amazon.com Customer,

As someone who has purchased or rated Zaftig: Well Rounded Erotica by Hanne Blank, you might like to know that The Positive Portions Food & Fitness Journal will be released on January 25, 2010. You can pre-order yours at a savings of $4.78 by following the link below.
The Positive Portions Food & Fitness Journal The Positive Portions Food & Fitness Journal
Shannon Hammer
List Price: $14.95
Price: $10.17
You Save: $4.78 (32%)

Release Date: January 25, 2010

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Product Description
Based in part on the bestselling book, The Daily Book of Positive Quotations, this inspirational journal provides an easy way to track the results of your weight loss program. Artfully designed journal pages provide a convenient space to record your daily food intake along with your physical activity. The journal entries are accompanied by inspirational artwork and uplifting quotations on themes such as healthy habits, faith, goal-setting, perseverance, coping with setbacks, the value of a support network, and much more. It even includes places to put your "before and after" photos showing your weight loss! Combining the uplifting guidance of a meditation book with the practicality of a diet and exercise journal, The Positive Portions Food and Fitness Journal is an inspirational guide to a healthier you.

Seems Amazon is using books about fat activism, fat studies, even fucking fat erotica as a guide for which of us must obviously be interested in becoming un-fat. *headdesk* FAIL, amazon. Big time.

Date: 2010-01-18 01:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sashajwolf.livejournal.com
Have you or [livejournal.com profile] cassidyrose complained about this? I hope someone will, given how triggery weight loss promotion can be for people in eating disorder recovery and the large overlap between fat activists and people with an ED history. Amazon should know that. I'd tell them, but it would be better coming from people who've actually received the offending e-mails.
Edited Date: 2010-01-18 01:58 pm (UTC)

Date: 2010-01-19 02:38 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] moominmuppet.livejournal.com
I did, today. I'm waiting to see if I get a reply. And thanks for the reminder about ED histories; I added that to my complaint.

Date: 2010-01-18 03:17 pm (UTC)
ext_432: (Headdesk)
From: [identity profile] zoethe.livejournal.com
"People who secretly hate themselves and aren't smart enough to know it also bought...."

Wow, fail. And I do hope that complaints will be registered. Oy.

Date: 2010-01-19 02:39 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] moominmuppet.livejournal.com
*nod* Me too. Sent mine off today, and pointed out this is the kind of thing likely to get headlines on the feminist blogs, once we're done ranting about it in our personal blogs.

Date: 2010-01-18 04:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ticktockman.livejournal.com
Did you know that Hanne Blank is [livejournal.com profile] misia?

*daha*

Date: 2010-01-19 02:39 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] moominmuppet.livejournal.com
*nod* I don't follow her closely anymore, but I considered letting her know about this.

Date: 2010-01-18 09:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hourglassfull.livejournal.com
Wow. That is just one big fat pile of LOSE!!

Here, have some corn bread and honey. I just made it! :D

Date: 2010-01-19 02:40 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] moominmuppet.livejournal.com
*grin* OMNOMNOMNOM!!!!
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Date: 2010-01-19 02:40 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] moominmuppet.livejournal.com
Amen! (also, a great book!)

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