Microsoft Hates Lesbians

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appolose on 25 February 2009

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nightsurge said:

The Ghost of RubangB said:
And your argument is not correct as listed, because it starts with "I think we all agree that..." and my post made it clear that I do not agree. Hence, we do not all agree, so you are wrong.

I didn't say my argument was correct as listed. I said the FACT of this situation was correct as listed.

That would be:

This woman was not banned for being a lesbian!!!! This is not about discrimination!! She was banned for having text in the profile which relates to, hints at, is a topic of, or stands for something of sexual nature.

And lesbian, no matter how you look at it or describe it, is still a TOPIC of sexual nature. Sexual orientation is a topic of sexual nature. It fits the rules. It can also relate to, hint at, or stand for something of sexual nature. Just because you view it differently yourself does not make these truths any less ... well... true.

She was banned for mentioning a sexuality that other people dislike. It's a system that lets the community decide that one sexuality is offensive and can't be mentioned, while another sexuality is not offensive and can be mentioned. However, MicroSoft can't just absolve itself from this mess and let the community be the bigots. It's instituionalized heterosexism.

How are they supposed to know if no one tells them?

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Rath on 25 February 2009

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Firstly 'lesbian' is not a dodgy word. Its even less dodgy than gay or homosexnual, neither of which are dodgy words.

Secondly it was in her profile, not in her gamertag.

Thirdly, maybe she is proud of her sexuality? Why the heck not?

I can understand many things being banned, however banning even the mentioning of sexuality is just over the top.

Why would anyone put their sexuality on their Xbox Live profile?

Why? Proud?!!! What's to be proud of, we're all interested in something. Should I be proud for having 2 eyes a nose and a mouth? lol

What about if I'm into beastiality which is legal in a couple of 3rd world countries?

Swinging?

Homosexual group orgies?

Where do you draw the line?

At least come up with a decent argument as to why this woman is in the right. . Xbox Live is a gaming service...

I'm sure the woman has heard of FACEBOOK! A well known social networking site

Not a dating agency.

Sex should not be a part of Xbox Live - common sense!

Same reason why James Brown was black and proud. They're part of a discriminated against minority but they are proud of being who they are.

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nightsurge on 25 February 2009

Gabriel84 said:
Erm... This kind of rubbish makes me want to get a PS3

It'd be absolutely no different on the PS3. Heck they even scensor the word Hell from HOME.

And the community is not responsible for reporting this individual. Remember she was reporting others that were pestering when, and that's what drew MS's notice to her profile. It's just a word they don't allow. For the last time, this is not discrimination, and was merely a simple suspension in result of a breach of contract.

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Jereel Hunter on 25 February 2009

colonelstubbs said:
How can anyone dislike lesbians!

It's easy... but to clarify, we're talking about real lesbians, not the good ones from movies...

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Thatmax on 25 February 2009

If people ae complaining saying they don't want children to be exposed to sex etc then why aren't they offended by people saying they are heterosexual???

This is genuinely shocking from my point of view, there must be some sort of lawsuit that can be filed against them. I don't think that the people discriminated against deserve money to "ease the pain" but I think that microsoft needs to learn a lesson