Haha, yeah that's way better.  It implies sex more than anything, but it's "hetero marriage baby-making sex."

I would ban the hell out of them.

@madkiller, people are really warming up to the idea of gay marriage.  Polls show that the only reliable criteria for determining who supports or opposes gay marriage is age.  Older people are more likely to oppose it and younger people are more likely to support it.  With that in mind, every year the polling numbers show that less people are opposed and more people support it.  So it's just a matter of time.  It was just legalized in Connecticut last year (home of George W. Bush).  I give it 25 years max to be legalized nationwide.

-100 respect points for humanity.

As for those who keep bringing up minors.

Parental controls. Learn to use them. You can block profile viewing.

nightsurge said:
Ant, you are being ridiculous and irrational.  Don't join a conversation if you do not understand.
 
JaggedSac said:
Microsoft doesn't care if the person in question is a lesbian or not.  The fact that they disobeyed the terms of service is quite obvious.  It says not to put anything sexual into your profile.  Which the person did.  If I put that I am a doggystyle only hetero person, does that mean they discriminated against all like minded doggystyle only hetero people(just an example) if they ban me?  No it means I shouldn't put anything sexual on my profile.
 
nightsurge said:
@ant
So every word that can be found in the dictionary should be allowed in every aspect of communication?  Profane/vulgar words should be allowed?  Hmmm... seems like quite a few, religious or not, are offended by vulgar words.  The word "nigger" is in the dictionary, so that must mean it is ok to call anyone that, correct?  It must be perfectly acceptable
to use in any context.

Excuse me? i am being Irrational? you are the one comparing the word lesbian to the word nigger... The examples that some of the people use on here are to justify themselves are riddiculous...

Here is the deffinition of the word nigger for a dictionary:

1. usually offensive; see usage paragraph below : a black person
2. usually offensive; see usage paragraph below : a member of any dark-skinned race

usage Nigger in senses 1 and 2 can be found in the works of such writers of the past as Joseph Conrad, Mark Twain, and Charles Dickens, but it now ranks as perhaps the most offensive and inflammatory racial slur in English. Its use by and among blacks is not always intended or taken as offensive, but, except in sense 3, it is otherwise a word expressive of racial hatred and bigotry.

Now lesbian:
[from the reputed homosexual band associated with Sappho of Lesbos] : of or relating to homosexuality between females

so if the deffinition of the word implies sex it should be not used.... ok so i guess you cant use words like "my wife is pregnant" or "im a parrent" because that emplyes sex....

so THEIR sexual preference is the offencive part then? how is that not discrimination? I would understand if the profile was directly implying to how she has sex w/ women....

I agree, it's really little more than just saying that you are male or female... And let's put it bluntly: if a man says he's hetero or gay, I don't think about sex in either case... While if a woman tells me she's etero or lesbian I think about sex in both case, and if she says she's bi, I really can'help telling her she's my ideal gf!!!

Should have never been illegalized to begin with.

Seriously, I wonder why things like these bother people. It is not affecting them directly.

We are talking about liability here, Euphoria. The presence of such parental controls isn't a 100% resilient shield.

Way to take everything out of context and use a very conservative dictionary.  I used my argument because of what your lame argument was stating that "lesbian" is in the dictionary so it is an ok word for every context.

And again with your "Microsoft can't use the word sex in a legal document telling use not to use words like sex" and now your pathetic attempts of "My wire is pregnant" or "Im a parent."  Do people find those offensive?  If so then I guess they can be reported and banned all the same.

Again, since you are TOO THICKHEADED TO UNDERSTAND, this is NOT about discrimination.  Lesbian is just a word on the no-no list along with every other vulgar word.  It can and does imply sexual topics for 99.9% of the population who knows what a lesbian is.  You are simply arguing for the sake of argument and to make Microsoft look bad, somehow.  Saying "I am a parent" does not imply sex because parents can adobt, and also it is pretty common that when you think of a parent, you don't think of mom and pop banging away.  Sheesh....

Should never have been legalized according to our founding fathers.  I myself could care less.  If you wanna be gay, go right ahead.  In fact, Will & Grace is like one of my favority shows

But since this nation was founded "under God" with basic Christian beliefs, then according to our founding fathers gay marriage would never be something to be legalized.  Just saying.

I am an Athiest so honestly I could care less for these beliefs.

I always believed in what I felt in my heart of hearts, and in this case it tells me this isn't right.

Not to mention our same beliefs state "All men are created equal", yet we do not treat them as such.

I just pray for the day when people will get over such stupid issues like this and learn to accept people for who they wish to be and allow them to express it freely.