In that case, I assume they tightly restrict their children's access to television, the movies, literature, and magazines, correct?

Edit: Moreover, that doesn't make a term "offensive" in any way, shape, or form that I can think of.

really??? is xbox really somewhere you want your kids who doesn't know "birds and the bees" to go to?

Heck, 2 minutes games session with chats would ruin your kids for life.... Much more damaging than to see a word "Lesbian" across someone's "BIO"

frankly, if Microsoft doesn't want people to write about themselves.  why even have a "BIO page"??? That's what I don't understand.

I previously edited in this point, but I'll reiterate it here: what is it that makes the word lesbian "offensive"?

And no, your reply is not more on the ball, because as you well know that type of material is a staple of most media.

"Suspended from Xbox Live for breaking the rules"

Let's move on people.....

We have. Now we're discussing whether the rule is worthwhile. Join us or not, as you please.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/offensive

–adjective

Now that we have a definition, I repeat: explain yourself. You have five options. Apply it to one.

And a hint before you begin: if you pick option 3, prepare to analytically apply it.

I fear it can not: unless one is homophobic, I can see no reason why acknowledging the existence of same-sex relations would cause "resentful displeasure."

Recall that your original response to why the word "lesbian" might be "offensive" was "parents of younger children who don't think they're ready to understand the "birds and the bees" no matter what the sexual orientation and XBL might not be the best reason why that comes up."

You've made a point of assuming that a child exists whose parents will somehow stop him/her from ever having to question intimate relations (something which will involve censoring nearly all forms of media, as well as shielding them from displays of affection), but whose same parents will magically allow this child to not only have unfettered access to Xbox-Live, but also to browse the assorted profiles of complete strangers. Forgive me if I find this scenario implausible.

But let us assume this one-in-a-trillion occurence comes to pass. What is so shocking and harmful to a child to be told that a lesbian is a woman who loves another woman? Where  is the harm in being told that a human being can love another human being, even in a heterosexual relationship? You've equated the two in this thread. And yet I feel certain that all of us, yourself included, were informed of that salicious fact very early in our lives. I don't think that reality scarred me. Are you prepared to say that it scarred you, to the point where it would be "offensive" to "force" a parent to tell his/her child that yes, adults fall in love with each other?

Your sexual orientation doesn't belong on Xbox Live... discussion over... there are other places for you to talk about that... like the off topic discussion board

Wow, that was hilarious. Thank Darwin hes been banned :p

Most of both sides are pure bullshit... their is enough proof to give evolution more validity than any other theory and people still argue over how something evolves... quickly or slowly... we only have a fraction of a fraction of the puzzle...  I'm sure there are animals that never go fosslized the only sure thing we know is that it doesn't come from nothing and so we have to have a starting point... it's the starting point that's the real basis for the argument... and how did we even get into this... was this about some idiot who wanted everyone to know that she was different?