THIS IS WEIRD: Amazon De-ranks adult-themed books? One thing I’ve liked about Amazon is its neutrality toward what it sells, from bibles to sex toys. (No really, they sell sex toys. Lots of ’em.) So this doesn’t make sense. Perhaps this will all turn out to be some sort of glitch or mistake? Just because folks on Twitter are upset doesn’t mean it’s an actual policy, and this article lacks any official response from Amazon. Note this cautionary comment. I’d give ’em until Monday, anyway, as this seems to have all heated up over the weekend.

UPDATE: Reader Leo Jiang writes: “The best part about the amazon sex toys … is the user reviews. And by far the most amusing of the user reviews are the one star reviews. ‘If you’re going to work your junk, use the right junk.’ Simply priceless.” If you’ve got the right attitude, you can find fun anywhere!

ANOTHER UPDATE: Discussion on Slashdot, especially in the comments. Plus this: “I am not a big subscriber to slippery slope theories but this is definitely a development that needs to be nipped in the bud. I may be a little more sensitive than others because of experiences I have had in local Seattle book stores. Most recently I have been trying to find a copy of War and Decision by Douglas Feith. I called all the Barnes and Nobles and Borders and quite a few other stores in the area. Not one carried it. When I asked about it at one store I was asked why would we carry that it’s nothing but a bunch of lies. This about a book by one of the architects of one of the major national policy decisions of the last half century.”

I still suspect that this is just a mistake. I can’t imagine Amazon imitating Abunga, which didn’t exactly burn up the marketplace.

MORE: It’s a glitch. No big surprise.