Thank you for removing child-like sex dolls from your online store option. Many of these were fashioned to look like young girls or potentially children. I applaud you for removing them! But I would ask you to please remove ALL sex dolls from your online marketplace. Clearly, these dolls are portraying women as literal sex objects, which contributes to coarsened social respect for women or values of consent. As Dr. Maras and Dr. Shapiro note in the Journal of Internet Law: "The reality is that the creation of anatomically correct life-like dolls and robots serve one purpose—to be sex objects for their owners…One-sided relations distort reality when faced with humans who could never meet the standards set by these owners for a potential partner (who is always young, beautiful, never talks back or says negative things, etc.). Owners also will habituate to sexual acts on child [or adult] dolls … deluding them into believing it is the norm. Therefore, sex dolls … have the potential of altering individuals’ views and perceptions of relationships, ultimately, having them interact with humans as they would with the dolls and robots." Amazon has a heavy hand in normalizing and promoting the use of sex dolls in America by selling them on its platform. We request that Amazon remove these items immediately. In today’s #MeToo culture, where sexual harassment and assault are rampant, corporations like Amazon have a renewed corporate responsibility to refrain from normalizing or promoting material that promotes sexual exploitation. However, Amazon has continually upheld the sale of materials that sexualize children and normalize the dehumanization and sexual commodification of women. If your company cares for children and families, respects women as human beings rather than sexual objects, and respects basic human dignity, I implore you to stop profiting from these materials. You can regain my respect for your brand by meeting with the National Center on Sexual Exploitation to resolve these problems. Please exercise social responsibility and become a corporate leader in the fight for freedom from sexual exploitation.

Thank you so much for removing hundreds of the child-like sex dolls that were previously being sold on Amazon.com. While I wish these items had never been sold by such a mainstream company, I am very grateful that you took a stand against these degrading products. As a mainstream and respected brand, I am asking you to also stop selling all of the sex dolls on your site. In our #MeToo world, isn't it hypocritical and harmful for companies to profit off of literally turning women into sex objects? I promise, any lost profits to Amazon.com for refusing to sell sex dolls will be more than made up for in positive press if you publicly announce your decision! Families and individuals everywhere will respect you more for it! You can meet with the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (public@ncose.com) to discuss this more.

Thank you for removing child sex dolls from Amazon.com, but can you also remove all sex dolls? People don't deserve to be reduced to sex objects! If your company cares for children and families, respects women as human beings rather than sexual objects, and respects basic human dignity, I implore you to stop profiting from these materials. In today’s #MeToo culture, where sexual harassment and assault are rampant, corporations like Amazon have a renewed corporate responsibility to refrain from normalizing or promoting material that promotes sexual exploitation. However, Amazon has continually upheld the sale of materials that sexualize children and normalize the dehumanization and sexual commodification of women. Please exercise social responsibility and become a corporate leader in the fight for freedom from sexual exploitation.