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<title>Daniel Halperin - GalleyCat</title>
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<title>Activists Use Amazon Reviews to Hurt Sales For Book</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-58223" title="51x51sEB9QL._SL160_OU01_SL90_" src="http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/files/2012/09/51x51sEB9QL._SL160_OU01_SL90_.jpg" alt="" width="59" height="90" />These days we&#8217;ve heard a lot about sock puppets, authors who write reviews of their own works or dismissive reviews of competing books, but we haven&#8217;t seen Amazon reviews being used for a social cause. Until now.</p>
<p>Anti-circumcision advocates have posted a number of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tinderbox-Sparked-Epidemic-Finally-Overcome/product-reviews/159420327X/ref=cm_cr_dp_qt_hist_one?ie=UTF8&amp;filterBy=addOneStar&amp;showViewpoints=0" target="_blank">one-star reviews</a> about the book <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.amazon.com/Tinderbox-Sparked-Epidemic-Finally-Overcome/product-reviews/159420327X/ref=cm_cr_dp_qt_hist_one?ie=UTF8&amp;filterBy=addOneStar&amp;showViewpoints=0" target="_blank">Tinderbox: How the West Sparked the AIDS Epidemic and How the World Can Finally Overcome It</a> by <strong>Craig Timberg</strong> and <strong>Daniel Halperin</strong>, triggered by a section in the book about the importance of male circumcision in preventing HIV in males.</p>
<p>&#8220;What a horrible, biased book! Sure, the little history on AIDS is interesting, but what total baloney to advocate circumcising African men to stem the HIV/ AIDS epidemic,&#8221; writes a reviewer. &#8220;If anything, circumcised men may be more likely to engage in risky behaviours.&#8221; <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/activists-use-reviews-to-hurt-amazon-sales-for-book_b58143#more-58143" class="more-link">continued&#8230;</a></p>
<p>New Career Opportunities Daily: The <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/joblistings/?c=rss">best jobs in media</a>. </p>]]></description>
<dc:creator>Dianna Dilworth</dc:creator>
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