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Gamer Claims Identifying As a Lesbian Led To Xbox Live Ban

Posted by timothy on from the you-have-crossed-the-line-ma'am dept.

Goatbert writes "I just read on the Consumerist about an XBOX Live user being banned for identifying herself as a lesbian. Despite appeals, Microsoft has stood by its position that merely mentioning that you are gay or lesbian is grounds for terminating your XBOX Live membership."

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  1. Microsoft is gay by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    but do they ban themselves?

  2. I was under the assumption by Haoie · · Score: 5, Funny

    That identifying yourself as 'lesbian' online is secret code for "I'm a straight guy looking for girl love. Pew pew."

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  3. Re:What's the purpose... by Locke2005 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...a lot of lesbians have things in common that they might not with... your typical xbox live player. Like a vagina, for instance.

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  4. Re:xbox live has terrible terms of service by Joe+the+Lesser · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think it's cause dogs aren't allowed to have xbox live accounts.

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  5. Re:If I said I'm a Lumberjack, will I be Banned to by Captain+Spam · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nah, if you're a lumberjack, you're okay.

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  6. Re:Why have profiles at all? by psnyder · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oddly enough, these are exactly the same stages I went through when switching to Linux.

  7. Re:Sue by psnyder · · Score: 5, Funny

    One word: Sue.

    As if she hasn't gone through enough trauma, now you give out her name?!

  8. Re:What's the purpose... by Penguinisto · · Score: 5, Funny

    Okay. I'm going to go down to the local lesbian bar (I used to drink there with some friends) and say, loudly but not unreasonably so, "I like to screw chicks!" Repeatedly.

    At risk of being labeled as a troll or worse, I would think that at least half the patrons' first response would be an immediate: "...AND SO DO I!"

    That aside, one would think that you would be thrown out for being a repetitive irritant long before you'd get pitched on philosophical/orientation grounds... much like nobody likes to talk to the little kid who always responds to everything you say with "...but why?"

    /P

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  9. Re:xbox live has terrible terms of service by StikyPad · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think Dick van Dyke probably has more problems. But I'm also betting he's not big into the whole interwebs and online games thing.

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