Xbox Live Bans Straights as well as Gays

Following on from yesterday's "Lesbian Ban" scandal on Xbox Live, Gamers test out Microsoft's terms of service to see if they are discriminating against homosexuals - but Microsoft are swift to drop the banhammer on Gamertags that use the term "Heterosexual" and "Straight" in their bios.

[Arsenic13]

It still isnt right if someone just writes that they are gay in their bio. Its about themselves. Instead of just scanning for words that are "not nice", have the person who bans read the dam content.

[Doctor_Doom]

However, there is something we all know called Myspace or Facebook . if they want to have a serious relationship they should go there.

[TheTwelve]

What's this? Me agreeing with Microsoft?

It's true: How you choose to have sex and with whom you choose to have sex isn't necessary information in a gaming environment, especially with children around.

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[Raz]

"No sex please...we're a multinational corporation."
Fair enough. If you discriminate equally against everyone; I guess you're in the clear.

Lol.

[DJ]

You act like kids have to be kept in an ignorant little bubble. They're smarter and more intuitive than you think; just think back to when you were a kid. You got exposed to a lot of things at an early age, and still turned out fine, right?

[ThanatosDMC]

HAHAHHA!!! Great picture. I thought he was gonna try something sick with his sister's son. I mean, the guy wants to have an incest relationship with his sister. Till Maximus stabbed him in the throat!

The movie's Gladiator, btw, for those that didnt know.

[incogneato]

i think its good. theres no reason to bring up your sexuality at all. gays are always trying to shove their gayness in everyones faces. in videogames there is no reason sexuality should even come up.

[smturner68]

Your face is more offensive than ANYone's sexual orientation. Christ Almighty!

[Mike134nl]

At least we know that Microsoft is trying to keep it clean on xbox live.

Furthermore I don't believe that sexual prefferences belong on a social gaming network. (Just use a dating website)

Finally deleting that stuff might protect some people from themself

[clinker]

So that's it then: Once Microsoft bans all of the straights and gays, it will only be fanboys left on Xbox Live.

[Anon1974]

Their egos just swell and swell until they're big enough and they split making more. Fascinating, really.

[Bnet343]

Wait, if fanboys are not straight or gay, then what are they? o_0

[PR0NE]

castrated?

[Jerk120]

Oh give it a damn rest.

[Zeus Lee]

I think if you're paying $49.99 a year you should be allowed to state your sexual preference in your profile.

At the end of the day though,it's their service and their terms,so if you don't like it,find another service.

[Bnet343]

Grasping for straws again are we?

[TheTwelve]

It's called "Gamertag" not "Iliketohavesexlikethis - tag".

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[ChickeyCantor]

" Iliketohavesexlikethis "

Since when did it become that?
Stretching it are we?

[Bnet343]

sidar got you nice right there.

[cyclindk]

What about Bis and Obstinates?

[Zeus Lee]

How am I grasping for Straws exactly?

-If you're paying $49.99 a year,you SHOULD be awarded the luxury of being able to type whatever personal information about yourself in your BIO.I'm not talking about the gamertag,I'm talking about the user bio.

-It's Microsofts service,therefore,if people have such a big problem with it=switch to Sony's/Nintendos online service.In other words,don't cry about XBLs wrongdoing and do nothing about it-if it upsets you so much that you're not allowed to state your preferred sexuality on their service,then don't use their service.

[anubis12]

good no gays on live i like it

[Brooklyn82]

I hope your kids grow up to be drag queens - you degenerate.

[smturner68]

I have about 85 gay guys on my friend's list. A lot have the word Bear in their name. That's a code for big hairy gay guy.

Anyway, don't read profiles if you can't handle the word lesbian. In fact, if you can't handle that word, fck off and die, because you are indeed pathetic and rigid.

[riksweeney]

Well, at least you can say that Microsoft don't discriminate, they hate everyone equally.

(Digitizer reference there)

[rmedtx888]

Well, that is fare. I think Microsoft is doing the right thing.

[JaPo]

How can anyone possibly think this is 'right'? I mean come on.

So long as it's profane or racist, people should be able to do the hell they want. When it boils down to it, having your sexuality in your gamertag is only as offensive as having your gender. And how many 'Gamergirl3000's have you guys seen? In a society where we're supposed to embrace all sexualities, races etc., it's a little backward of MS to punish people for it. Any parents who are offended by things like that deserve to be shot. Kids should know what these things are, they're a feature of everyday life which obviously shouldn't be considered taboo. I'm not homosexual and, although I personally don't see the purpose in writing one's preference one's GT, this internet police garbage should stop.

Utter joke. Stupid Microsoft.

'Twelve' is clearly a closet bigot. "I don't mind gays as long as they don't come near me" kinda thing. Who said anything about sex, dude? No argument for this holds any weight, so people stop trying.

[ChickeyCantor]

" "I don't mind gays as long as they don't come near me""

LOL,
It's so true, "straight" guys think way to much of how "gay" guys want to do them. Its ironic XD.

Bubbles =)