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Blizzard Responds To Gay Guild Debate

Posted by Zonk on from the something-is-better-than-nothing dept.

Edge Online reports that Blizzard has responded to the issues raised by a gay guild trying to recruit in public chat. From the article: "We encourage community building among our players with others of similar interests, and we understand that guilds are one of the primary ways to forge these communities. However, topics related to sensitive real-world subjects -- such as religious, sexual, or political preference, for example -- have had a tendency to result in communication between players that often breaks down into harassment." We discussed this story when it first came up last week.

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  1. Re:A small difference by (A)*(B)!0_- · · Score: 0, Troll
    "No this is exactly the issue , WOW is rampant with homophobic speech as has been conveyed to me by many friends who are addicted . It is natural that people would want to avoid a hostile environment and try to become part of a community in a community where they are accepted and don't risk insult because of who they are , even if not directed at them it is still really irritating . Imagine sitting through a conversation with someone who was insulting who you are ."
    Nothing in what you said has anything to do with whether or not people choose to be gay or not. Your initial diatribe made that assertion. I can just as easily say, "WOW is rampant with liberal speech as has been conveyed to me by many friends who are addicted. It is natural that people would want to avoid a hostile environment and try to become part of a community in a community where they are accepted and don't risk insult because of who they are , even if not directed at them it is still really irritating. Imagine sitting through a conversation with someone who was insulting who you are."

    Your argument has nothing to do with whether homosexuality is chosen. Is your assertion that anti-Semitism should be allowed because people can choosen to adopt Judaism but anti-homosexual statements should be banned since, in your view, homosexuality is not chosen?

  2. Perhaps I'm missing something... by stevef · · Score: 1, Troll

    Perhaps I'm missing something... but this is a game, right? Play by the rules or go home.