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heruamon on 02 December 2009
steverhcp02 said:
well i read the entire terms of service and saying "im a lesbian" doesnt violate any of it.

http://www.xbox.com/zh-SG/live/legal/

Steve..what do you do, because you ut your foot in your mouth so much, I'm really curious.  You need to re-read the terms, and the associated documents.



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Gnizmo on 02 December 2009

Here is how you settle this like in a definitive manner. Put a line about being straight into a profile. Report said profile for it. If Microsoft bans the profile then there is nothing wrong. You can't discriminate against 100% of the population. If they don't, then there is an issue to be addressed.



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cgenerated on 02 December 2009
Xbox LIVE and Games for Windows LIVE Terms of Use:

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You agree that we may also discontinue your access to the Service if you do any of the following while connected to the Service:

 

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Create a Gamertag, avatar or use text in other profile fields that may offend other members.  This includes comments that look, sound like, stand for, hint at, abbreviate, or insinuate or relate to any of the following: profane words/phrases,topics or content of a sexual nature, hate speech (including but not limited to racial, ethnic, or religious slurs), illegal drugs/controlled substances, or illegal activities;

 

It's not a prejudice against homossexuals.  Stephen Toulouse, the person in charge of enforcement for Xbox LIVE, said  more than once that this rule applies for every content of sexual nature, being it heterossexual or homossexual. When this person said she was a lesbian, she was making a statement of sexual nature redardless of being related to her lifestyle.

Saying you're straight will get you punished aswell. If you're a guy and you write "I have sex everyday with my girlfriend" you can argue that it's related to your lifestile but ultimately it's a statement of sexual nature and will get you punished.

People only talk about this kind of stuff when it affects minorities.



NKAJ on 02 December 2009

lol ,yeah i agree with the,why would you need to sy your lesbian,you odnt see stright people going around sying,im STRAIGHT and proud



"They will know heghan belongs to the helghast"

"England expects that everyman will do his duty"

"we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender"

 

NKAJ on 02 December 2009
Feylic said:
elticker said:
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PidEDOASFc

here is a link to a video formed of 3 parts which show that the theory of evolution is not true so what do you have to say know.

Edit; this is part 2 you can also view part 1 and 3.

theory of evolution has been disproven so what do you have to say now

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


well im not going sy nything gainst that guy becuase im not expert but i thought the guy explaining the halos was hilrious tht his tone of voice nerv chnges



"They will know heghan belongs to the helghast"

"England expects that everyman will do his duty"

"we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender"

 

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oldschoolfool on 02 December 2009
FaRmLaNd said:
It offends me that poeple are offended by other peoples sexuality. I mean give it a break! Who cares what they do in the bedroom?


exactly!!!!!!



oldschoolfool on 02 December 2009
NKAJ said:
lol ,yeah i agree with the,why would you need to sy your lesbian,you odnt see stright people going around sying,im STRAIGHT and proud

    What does it matter to you,if someone saids there a lesbian. Who cares!!!!!!!



786_ali on 02 December 2009

you deserve it



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NKAJ on 02 December 2009
oldschoolfool said:
NKAJ said:
lol ,yeah i agree with the,why would you need to sy your lesbian,you odnt see stright people going around sying,im STRAIGHT and proud

    What does it matter to you,if someone saids there a lesbian. Who cares!!!!!!!


it doesnt matter,but you dont always need to say what you are



"They will know heghan belongs to the helghast"

"England expects that everyman will do his duty"

"we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender"

 

Gnizmo on 02 December 2009
coolbeans said:

Sorry for taking long, went to play Gears and then to bed.  To be frank, I truly don't understand how you can possibly see this scenario not being plausible astounds me, perhaps the norm is shifting drasticly.  Instead of argueing that how about I give a real scenario, myself.  Being a Christian, I find homosexual acts to be utterly disgusting.  Do I fear gays, though? no I just personally find their acts of homosexual intercourse to be disgusting.  Am I personally gonna take offense to someone putting lesbian on their profile? No, if I had kids it'd be a different story but since scenarios with parents being responsible isn't your thing I won't dive into that.

Seeing as how I'm one real life scernario, do you not think other religious parents could have those same feelings from seeing the word "lesbian" on someone's profile? I guess those chances are a little bit of a better chance than "one-in-a-trillion", huh?

Supposing you have some issue with homosexuality, then why on earth are you giving the child unrestricted access to the internet? That is the implausible part. You can be offended by anything you feel like, but don't pretend that this scenario is remotely likely. The child has access to people who can, and will say far far worse things. Having to explain what a lesbian is should be the least of your worries. Explaining tea-bagging, why someone called him a faggot, and any number of other commonly used words and phrases would be far far more troubling.



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