Lesbian gets banned from Xbox Live

I feel sorry for the girl, she shouldn't have to put up with crap like this from morons. At the same time, she should have realised that Xbox live is full of ignorant immature idiots and that something like this was bound to happen. I'm in no way condoning the actions of the people who harrassed her though, they are scum.

If she was dumb enough to put that in her Bio, then she deserves it. Seriously, the majority of us don't put our sexual orientation in there, do we?Aaron89

While I believe she SHOULD have the right to express her sexual orientation, it states plane as day in the Terms of Use that it's not allowed in ANY way.

It's just M$ covering their own a$$.

It's getting the proper attention it needs though. Hopefully ignorance caused by the lack of education people suffer from will one day be a thing of the past.

[QUOTE="cupcake_JR"]What the hell? who goes around saying "oh by the way, im lesbian." on xbox live and doesn't expect any negative replies? just sounds stupid to me.hawaiiinsomniac

[QUOTE="cupcake_JR"]What the hell? who goes around saying "oh by the way, im lesbian." on xbox live and doesn't expect any negative replies? just sounds stupid to me.hawaiiinsomniac

Well if the whole story was there it would probably say something like girl gets banned from live because she inappropriatly talked about sexual acts with other women on live and it offened the super conservative people on live. I for one wouldn't care but the rules are the rules don't break them and you wont get banned people go on live to play games not have people they like to have sex with this sex or that, to hear racial slurs, or offensive profanity.

Wow, I hate that I just sounded like a douche that gets all bent out of shape about stupid things like that sorry I am definatly not like that nor do I care that people do that on live but some people do and they don't want to hear it. So people get banned, just like someone could get banned for talking about how much they love God, or if they were athiest it's all covered if you offend either way you get banned.

Thats human beings for you. In my opinion Humans as a race fail so misserably its crazy.The entire world is going to **** and its humans fault. I mean look there is so much going on in the world and you still have idiots that are harassing gay people. I mean come on people if you are a homophobe you really need to get out more and quit being an ignorant fool. This just shows the pathetic nature of most of the human race. JASM_600

LOL according to your logic your post fails being posted by a human and all.

Thats rediculious, and being the person that i am, I can not stand for this censorship. It's not like someone would get banned for putting their strait. I say we boycott ms untill she gets an apology.megahaloman64

Yes they would it's in the terms of service MS doesn't want anyone putting their sexual orientation in their profile if someone would complain MS would either delete the comment or ban the person if the problem persisted.

Also this girls gamertag was probably banned not her system since her gamertag was probably generating so much buzz she probably can make up another one and follow the rules and not get that gamertag banned. Its just someone wanting to get attention and get their payday and that is what wrong with people everyone just wants to get payed for nothing. Quit looking for the easy out in life and you'll be happier.

Ummm... well first of all to all of you that believe that this is not fair, you must not have read the fine print in the xbox360 terms and conditions.. It states that there cannot be anything offensive, rude, etc. in your gamertag. And it also says Microsoft is the final judge of what is and isn't offensive. #2. No where in the article did they say what her gamertag was, which I find a little odd. All of you are supporting a name that you have no clue what it is.. Microsoft has a list words that CANNOT be used anywhere in the gamertag and she probably violated this.. #3 Microsoft DID NOT KICK HER OFF FOR BEING GAY they kicked her off for the gamertag she used. Some of you need to learn to read accurately and with understanding. All she has to do is create a new one and problem solved.. NOT A BIG DEAL.. I don't feel like I have to express the fact that i'm straight in my gamertag. Why does she feel the NEED to express she is gay And evidently she doesn't have the right to either.sourcerah

Judging by some of the posts made after yours, no one has bothered reading your post, which is spot on.

So, if she is an "Adult", she should go ahead and sue, and she would win, and Microsoft would need to make certain changes. It IS discrimination.

soshootme77

This has already been discussed in the thread. First off, fellow Deus Ex fan, you don't know exactly why she was banned. If she had explicit material in her bio, she should be penalized, just like anyone else. Secondly, what makes you think she would win a lawsuit? Aside from Microsoft's vast legal team, there's also the principle of the thing. I know this is a shock to a lot of people, but private organizations are allowed to discriminate in their membership, on whatever grounds they choose. Examples: Girls' colleges, veterans' clubs, your local church.

[QUOTE="sourcerah"]Ummm... well first of all to all of you that believe that this is not fair, you must not have read the fine print in the xbox360 terms and conditions.. It states that there cannot be anything offensive, rude, etc. in your gamertag. And it also says Microsoft is the final judge of what is and isn't offensive. #2. No where in the article did they say what her gamertag was, which I find a little odd. All of you are supporting a name that you have no clue what it is.. Microsoft has a list words that CANNOT be used anywhere in the gamertag and she probably violated this.. #3 Microsoft DID NOT KICK HER OFF FOR BEING GAY they kicked her off for the gamertag she used. Some of you need to learn to read accurately and with understanding. All she has to do is create a new one and problem solved.. NOT A BIG DEAL.. I don't feel like I have to express the fact that i'm straight in my gamertag. Why does she feel the NEED to express she is gay And evidently she doesn't have the right to either.WardCleaver02

Judging by some of the posts made after yours, no one has bothered reading your post, which is spot on.

People are quick to jump to the defence of an apparent innocent, esp if it means they fit in with their peers. By this i mean, yes, i agree, poor girl. Descrimintion of any form is terrible and above all, immature. However, see quote above...

There was no reason to say that she was lesbian anyway. I don't put in my bio that i'm straight, it's Xbox Live, not E-Harmony.

However, doesn't mean MS was right but there's a rep system and once you get a certain number of negative reps, you get suspended/banned. It's not like they played a game with her and looked at her bio and saw she was lesbian and banned her.

Today I received a message from another gamer calling me a **** I am a lesbian, so they aren't too smart if they cant get their anti-gayslurs right.

^^ Lulz.

5. How You May Not Use the Service. In using the Service, you may not: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; What part of this do you not understand. It's a private service and they have every right to run it like they want.InjuredNoodle

There everyone goes the rule right there. If you come across anyone doing any of these things you can file a complaint against them and MS will take care of it i.e. deleting gamertags, messages or whatever. This person did not get kicked off LIVE for ever they just need to change/create a new gamertag and follow the rules. Also there are a lot of people with things in their profiles and gamertag that breaks the rules but some people are more tolerant of certain things or this person came across someone that they upset if you want LIVE to be equal across the board file a complaint about everything you see on LIVE that breaks this rule. I wonder how many gamertags are something 420 there would be a lot of people changing tags if people complained about everything

how are the words gay and lesbian offensive...?what's next, banning people based on their religion? cuz some people are offended by other ideals.*rolls eyes at world*therapyhiccup

Ain't that the truth. Trouble is, these days, pretty much anything can be seen as offensive. All it takes is for someone to say that they're offended... maybe i'll complain to MS because i feel that my "virtual me" is not a true representation of myself because the options are limted... therefore i'm offended. I know how stupid that sounds but it really seems like the way things are going. Dam this PC culture... i may as well complain about milk because it's white and i'm white so when i see it on my doorstep i feel it mocking me for being short and white.... jeeze... a step too far

Well, first off having the word gay in your gamer tag is kinda of inappropriate. Just like having any other sex related term. I doubt we're getting the full story here. Regardless why would this person be going around talking about their sexual orientation anyway? It is inappropriate. We'll never probably get a proper story. This is just going to be over blown and everyone will think of it as prejudice. Only looking at this in one angle.vashkey

And btw i do agree that we are not hearing the whole story and do not know what was actually writen on it. And i do not know why she would have that in her tag, but whatever.

But i do think that most of xbox live community is filled with idiots.

Actually Microsoft should just have them take the post down. Come on kids are on xbox live and do we want little Jane or Billy asking,"Dad, what is a Lesbian?" We don't want our kids or anybody else kids to see that. SHplayer

A couple of nights ago there was this report on the news regarding introducing homosexual relationships to children as young as 5 in schools. In fact, there are a number of books for children with stories of same sex weddings and so on. People say not to wrap kids up in cotton wool but i do believe this is a step too far. I don't see the need for anyone to post their sexuality on XLive unless they're looking for the attention.

"Dad, what is a Lesbian?" - would you rather tell your child yourself or have your child find out from somewhere else? Some place where the wrong impression may be painted in their mind.I'd rather answer my kids questions myself so i'd welcome questions like that one.

It's not like she was being vulgar about her sexuality (at least not to my knowledge). As far i i know is the word "lesbian" was involved with her profile in some way.. no big issue.. but against the terms of service - oh well.

5. How You May Not Use the Service. In using the Service, you may not: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; What part of this do you not understand. It's a private service and they have every right to run it like they want.InjuredNoodle

This seems pretty clear to me. She agreed to the terms of the service and is at fault. It is unfortunate that she got banned, but she should not have had that in her profile. Just create a new profile and don't put that in there. Simple

how are the words gay and lesbian offensive...?what's next, banning people based on their religion? cuz some people are offended by other ideals.*rolls eyes at world*therapyhiccup

I am so sick of this sort of crap. Why is it gay people feel the need to post, announce, advertise that THEY ARE GAY Who cares if your gay straight, bi or date goats. Just live your life and stop causing problems for yourselves!

[QUOTE="therapyhiccup"]how are the words gay and lesbian offensive...?what's next, banning people based on their religion? cuz some people are offended by other ideals.*rolls eyes at world*Unassigned

I say she should take MS to court, the obvious winner? her.

because even this story is total bsperfect_chao

The second you agree to that Service agreement the window opens and out flies your rights of free speech etc.

Actually Microsoft should just have them take the post down. Come on kids are on xbox live and do we want little Jane or Billy asking,"Dad, what is a Lesbian?" We don't want our kids or anybody else kids to see that. SHplayer

im seriously considering swithching to ps3 because of these incidents like getiing banned just because of what sex your atracted toSupertramp20

Honestly, the woman should sue. Unless of course, its some 17 year old chick or younger. At 18 you're considered an adult in this country, and that is when your "sexual orientation" can be taken seriously, and most of the times it won't be until you're a woman 25 years of age or older. So, if she is an "Adult", she should go ahead and sue, and she would win, and Microsoft would need to make certain changes. It IS discrimination. As for adults wanting to "shield" their children from things of that nature, don't allow them to play online, the online community is absolutely offensive, no matter what video game your playing almost. There is no stopping ignorant people hopping online and using all sorts of offensive language. Being gay whether your a man or a woman, is perfectly fine, there is nothing wrong with it. You'll still be a MAN, you'll still be a WOMAN. All that changes is to who you're attracted to, and punishing someone for writing out their sexual orientation is ridiculous. That policy needs to either change or be taken out.soshootme77

Well, Microsoft is retarded for banning someone like that, it was in her bio not her gamertag. If microsoft thinks this is worse, look at all of the racism is out there. Microsoft needs to grow a pair.BlackKobra94

I say she should take MS to court, the obvious winner? her.

perfect_chao

Oh yes, very obvious. :roll: You don't even know what she wrote.

The second you agree to that Service agreement the window opens and out flies your rights of free speech etc.

sensfanVone

I want you to describe how signing an agreement to abide by certain restrictions to join a private club is violating your right to free speech.