Microsoft Hates Lesbians

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Sqrl said:

Now that the mod queue is finally clear (for now)!

I think it is pretty silly for them to make an issue over this very very minor sexual reference. If they are going to be sticklers on the rule they should at least be consistent and from my admittedly limited knowledge this is far from the worst of what can be found out there.

With that said MS is not required to apply its rules fairly and they can legally do whatever the hell they want in this case....but they ultimately pay the PR price and the consumers will dictate their policy in the end. Some of you seem very sure of what that policy is or should be but I think it is far from clear. Understanding that most adults see gaming as a child's activity I think you will find that while some apply the rules of the adult social world to the case many ignorant of what XBL is will apply the social rules of a childs world where most see involving any level of sexual related words or content at all is a big "no-no". You can disagree with them all day on it and I actually do to an extent myself but it is in fact an area where you can have legitimate and honest disagreement without someone being a bigot.

 

It goes beyond that, sqrl.

XBL can and is used by minors so Microsoft has to do some things to avoid liabilities (AKA parents sueing them). It's equally forbidden to be open about your gay sexuality as it is forbidden to be open about your hetero sexuality. The problem comes because XBL is sort-of self-regulated, in the sense that supervisors don't listen to every chat, don't read every profile, etc. It relies on user-reporting and since the majority of vocal/involved users are hetero, hetero sexual references are ignored while any homosexuality does get reported.

It's not the first time it has happened and it won't be the last.

Anyways, who cares about the issue at hand. This thread was just flamebait and it worked well at that. Hoo-ray for axe-grinding and agenda-driven posting.