Identifying Yourself As A Lesbian Gets You Banned On XBOX Live

[Brazenly Liberal]

http://consumerist.com/5160187/identifying-yourself-as-a-lesbian-gets-you-banned-on-xbox-live

Teresa says that she was harassed by other players and later suspended from XBOX Live because she identified herself as a lesbian in her profile. When she appealed to Microsoft, she says they told her that other gamers found her sexual orientation "offensive."

Teresa says:

I just recently saw a thing on your site about someones gamer tag being banned because it had the word gay in the tag.

I had a similar incident, only my account was suspended because I had said in my profile that I was a lesbian. I was harassed by several players, 'chased' to different maps/games to get away from their harassment. They followed me into the games and told all the other players to turn me in because they didn't want to see that crap or their kids to see that crap.

As if xbox live is really appropriate for kids anyways! My account was suspended and xbox live did nothing to solve this, but instead said others found it offensive...

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more: http://consumerist.com/5160187/identifying-yourself-as-a-lesbian-gets-you-banned-on-xbox-live

[Sebastian Doyle]

1. That's fucking ridiculous

Freepers are worried they are going to catch Teh Gay from playing fucking video games now? :crazy:

YEP, JUST LAST NIGHT ME AND MY CUZIN HOSS, WE WAS PLAYIN' DOOM 5 ONLINE AND SHOOTIN' UP A BUNCH OF ALIEN COMMIE DEMON SCUM AND THEN SOME SODOMITE JOINED IN THE GAME, AND I'LL BE GODDAMMED IF I WASNT DANCING AROUND THE TRAILER IN MY WIFES UNDERWARE TO SHOW TUNES WITHIN 5 MINUTES!!!1!!!! SCARED THE SHIT OUTTA ME, I TELL YOU WHAT!!!!!!!!!111!!

[Brazenly Liberal]

2. Hey!

Do you live next to us? That's a dead-on perfect portrayal of our ignint neighbor! :rofl:

[Sebastian Doyle]

3. Nah, it's easy to get in Freeper character for me

I just have to forget how to think for a few minutes, and the flood of stupidity rolls in.

[gristy]

4. For a site that caters to all age groups, Microsoft's policy doesn't sound too onerous to me

Their policy clearly does not single out lesbians

"As stated in the Xbox Live Terms of Use, a member may not create a gamertag or use text in other profile fields that include comments that look, sound like, stand for, hint at, abbreviate, or insinuate content of a potentially sexual nature. Profiles that do are asked to change the language and suspended until changes are made. In regards to sexual orientation, for gamertags or profiles we do not allow expression of any type of orientation, be that hetero or other. Players can, however, self identify in voice communication where context is more easily explained to all players involved.

"Harassment of any kind is not condoned and is taken very seriously; we strongly encourage Xbox Live members to immediately report inappropriate behavior through the compliant tools in the service so that it can be investigated and the appropriate action taken."

"The Xbox Live community grows daily, and we continue to explore methods and levels of enforcement to enhance the ways our members connect and have fun, while adhering to a code of conduct that encourages respect and keeps the service safe and fun for all our members."

http://consumerist.com/5161145/microsofts-policy-regarding-identifying-sexual-orientation-on-xbox-live

[Swede]

5. But massacring hundreds of cyber soldiers is fun.

What a bunch of tools.