{"id":510027,"date":"2022-11-08T20:11:13","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T17:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/amazon-jeff-bezos-pathetic-silence-on-kyrie-irving-promoted-movie\/"},"modified":"2022-11-08T20:11:13","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T17:11:13","slug":"amazon-jeff-bezos-pathetic-silence-on-kyrie-irving-promoted-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amazon-jeff-bezos-pathetic-silence-on-kyrie-irving-promoted-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"#Amazon, Jeff Bezos&#8217; pathetic silence on Kyrie Irving-promoted movie"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40ddffb2c53\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40ddffb2c53\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amazon-jeff-bezos-pathetic-silence-on-kyrie-irving-promoted-movie\/#%E2%80%9CAmazon_Jeff_Bezos_pathetic_silence_on_Kyrie_Irving-promoted_movie%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Amazon, Jeff Bezos&#8217; pathetic silence on Kyrie Irving-promoted movie&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAmazon_Jeff_Bezos_pathetic_silence_on_Kyrie_Irving-promoted_movie%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Amazon, Jeff Bezos&#8217; pathetic silence on Kyrie Irving-promoted movie&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--columnist inline-module--author\">\n<div class=\"inline-module--author__img\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"76\" height=\"69\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/21318-andrew-marchand-nyp-headshot.png?w=76&amp;h=69&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-nyp_columnist size-nyp_columnist\" alt=\"Andrew Marchand\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/21318-andrew-marchand-nyp-headshot.png?w=152 152w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/21318-andrew-marchand-nyp-headshot.png?w=114 114w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/21318-andrew-marchand-nyp-headshot.png?w=76 76w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/21318-andrew-marchand-nyp-headshot.png?w=38 38w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/21318-andrew-marchand-nyp-headshot.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 76px) 100vw, 76px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Amazon\u2019s response to the Kyrie Irving-created controversy has been nothing short of pathetic.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Irving is currently suspended by the Nets for sending out a tweet about the anti-Semitic film, \u201cHebrew to Negroes: Wake Up Black America,\u201d and then proceeding to show no im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>te contrition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Amazon, billed as the \u201cEverything Store,\u201d has stayed silent and customers can still fill up their digital carts, including with the movie Irving promoted and the book upon which it was based.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Paper towels? Check. New shoes? Check. Holocaust-denying books and films? Check.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Irving earned what he has gotten, because if he simply had just said he was sorry and disavowed the anti-Semitic views in the film, he probably would still be in the Nets\u2019 lineup.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Irving began the firestorm by tweeting to his 4.6 million followers. He publicized the film, but offered no comment. Irving has the power of a star athlete, but he is not Amazon, a company worth nearly a trillion dollars.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>How is it OK for them not to comment?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Why is it that only Irving receives consequences? They are, deserved, but Amazon is in every business, including sports. Shouldn\u2019t they have to answer?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Amazon did not return messages for this column and I even asked for the person in charge of anti-Semitic films that Amazon sells.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Irving sits out, while Amazon continues business as usual. Its founder, Jeff Bezos, goes on his merry way.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/jeff-bezos-3.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jeff Bezos\" class=\"wp-image-24572147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/jeff-bezos-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/jeff-bezos-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/jeff-bezos-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/jeff-bezos-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Jeff Bezos<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Just recently, Amazon Prime Video completed a deal to stream NBA <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s in Brazil. In a couple of years, there is a pretty good chance that Amazon Prime Video might be streaming NBA games in the United States.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bezos is reportedly interested in buying the Washington Commanders. Shouldn\u2019t the NBA and NFL ask him why Amazon is selling <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a> and books based in anti-Semitism?\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/how-an-amateur-documentary-got-onto-amazon-prime-and-led-to-kyrie-irvings-suspension-11667585819\">Wall Street Journal reported<\/a> that the 2018 documentary, \u201cHebrew to Negroes: Wake Up Black America,\u201d which is based on a 2015 book by the same name, was originally uploaded under the Amazon Prime Video Direct program, which allows filmmakers and content creators (in this case, Ronald Dalton Jr., also the author of the book) to display their own works and then split the money with the company.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That is how Amazon tries to wash its hands of responsibility, as if it were some mom-and-pop operation without the manpower to actually not sell anti-Semitic materials. The <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/11\/06\/business\/amazon-kyrie-irving-documentary.html\">New York Times reported<\/a> that the film may receive a disclaimer that customers will see when people buy it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The silence from Amazon is striking. Its solution <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears to be to run out the clock and have people move on. The Nets and the Anti-Defamation League, according to The Times, have asked Amazon to remove the materials or include some sort of disclaimer. No one should have had to ask.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Amazon has <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly chosen not to take down offensive content, dating back to its origins. \u201cAs a bookseller, we believe that providing access to the written word is important including content that may be considered objectionable,\u201d reads a policy listed on its site.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That made a little more sense before a digital world that Amazon dominates came into being. The \u201cEverything Store\u201d creates incredible power to distribute, be it products or, in this case, ideas in just a click and have them spread like wildfire all over the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While it is true that dissent is healthy, hate and lies are not. There is no other side of whether or not the Holocaust happened, just six million dead.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/kyrie-irving-23.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Kyrie Irving is currently suspended by the Nets\" class=\"wp-image-24572164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/kyrie-irving-23.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/kyrie-irving-23.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/kyrie-irving-23.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/kyrie-irving-23.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Kyrie Irving is currently suspended by the Nets<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With Irving\u2019s tweet and Amazon\u2019s inaction, the film and book have shot up the platform\u2019s rankings. Amazon is spreading falsehoods and hate by hosting both on its powerful platform that is easily accessed by nearly the entire world.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Everyone involved at Amazon, from Bezos to CEO Andy Jassy might want to heed the famous words attributed to Pastor Martin Niem\u00f6ller following the Holocaust.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>First they came for the Communists\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And I did not speak out\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Because I was not a Communist\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Then they came for the Socialists\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And I did not speak out\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Because I was not a Socialist\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Then they came for the trade unionists\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And I did not speak out\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Because I was not a trade unionist\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Then they came for the Jews\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And I did not speak out\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Because I was not a Jew\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Then they came for me\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And there was no one left\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>To speak out for me\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Amazon, it is time to speak out.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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