Comments on: Read with a critical eye: XBL Lesbians (rant) http://dragonchasers.com/2009/02/27/read-with-a-critical-eye-xbl-lesbians-rant/ But what will you do when you catch one!? Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:05:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: xXJayeDuBXx http://dragonchasers.com/2009/02/27/read-with-a-critical-eye-xbl-lesbians-rant/#comment-117901 xXJayeDuBXx Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:23:08 +0000 http://dragonchasers.com/?p=1858#comment-117901 I say ban everyone, makes things easier! I say ban everyone, makes things easier!

]]> By: Scott http://dragonchasers.com/2009/02/27/read-with-a-critical-eye-xbl-lesbians-rant/#comment-117871 Scott Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:38:54 +0000 http://dragonchasers.com/?p=1858#comment-117871 MS (and others) need to address their policies regarding this type of thing, obviously. One of the "Theresa" articles I read also mentioned that a "Richard Gaywood" was banned from XBL -- and that's his real name. Not sure what a good solution is though. Automated systems are tricked and exploited and I don't think anyone wants to create an account only to be forced to wait while their account information is reviewed by a real-life committee before approval. Now, that said, why would anyone in their right mind put their sexual, political, or any other preferences on their XBL profile? Is it relevant whatsoever to the gaming? No? Didn't think so. Am I supposed to give Theresa special treatment? "Oooh, go easy on Theresa everyone, she's a lesbian." No? Didn't think so. Has XBL become a dating service? No? Didn't think so. Anyone who's spent more than five seconds with the General Public in the most popular XBL games should know the amount of hate speech and abuse that goes on there. Putting controversial information in your profile is just asking for trouble. To take that in a different direction, the parents who scream "OMG this Theresa should be banned and be ashamed of herself, I can't believe my little Johnny learned the word 'lesbian' from her profile!" need to get a grip, live in the real world, and take some responsibility. No one's profile is in your face, you have to actively look for it. Also, you should hear what little Johnny is saying during those Halo 3, Gears of War 2, and GTA4 matches -- all of which carry M ratings by the ESRB. Nice parenting. What happens when the power is out, do you send little Johnny down the street to the local XXX theater with a travel-sized lotion and kleenex pack? Jeez... MS (and others) need to address their policies regarding this type of thing, obviously. One of the “Theresa” articles I read also mentioned that a “Richard Gaywood” was banned from XBL — and that’s his real name. Not sure what a good solution is though. Automated systems are tricked and exploited and I don’t think anyone wants to create an account only to be forced to wait while their account information is reviewed by a real-life committee before approval.

Now, that said, why would anyone in their right mind put their sexual, political, or any other preferences on their XBL profile? Is it relevant whatsoever to the gaming? No? Didn’t think so. Am I supposed to give Theresa special treatment? “Oooh, go easy on Theresa everyone, she’s a lesbian.” No? Didn’t think so. Has XBL become a dating service? No? Didn’t think so.

Anyone who’s spent more than five seconds with the General Public in the most popular XBL games should know the amount of hate speech and abuse that goes on there. Putting controversial information in your profile is just asking for trouble.

To take that in a different direction, the parents who scream “OMG this Theresa should be banned and be ashamed of herself, I can’t believe my little Johnny learned the word ‘lesbian’ from her profile!” need to get a grip, live in the real world, and take some responsibility. No one’s profile is in your face, you have to actively look for it. Also, you should hear what little Johnny is saying during those Halo 3, Gears of War 2, and GTA4 matches — all of which carry M ratings by the ESRB. Nice parenting. What happens when the power is out, do you send little Johnny down the street to the local XXX theater with a travel-sized lotion and kleenex pack? Jeez…

]]> By: Thallian http://dragonchasers.com/2009/02/27/read-with-a-critical-eye-xbl-lesbians-rant/#comment-117869 Thallian Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:32:10 +0000 http://dragonchasers.com/?p=1858#comment-117869 I'm starting to come to the conclusion that people crave drama even when there's no foundation for it. :P I’m starting to come to the conclusion that people crave drama even when there’s no foundation for it. :P

]]> By: Pau http://dragonchasers.com/2009/02/27/read-with-a-critical-eye-xbl-lesbians-rant/#comment-117852 Pau Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:10:02 +0000 http://dragonchasers.com/?p=1858#comment-117852 Really nice post but it doesnt change the fact: you admit your homosexuality in your profile you get banned, you have a nickname like"Thestraight" no problem. Equality, yeah right. Really nice post but it doesnt change the fact: you admit your homosexuality in your profile you get banned, you have a nickname like”Thestraight” no problem. Equality, yeah right.

]]> By: Freddy Gipson http://dragonchasers.com/2009/02/27/read-with-a-critical-eye-xbl-lesbians-rant/#comment-117845 Freddy Gipson Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:23:42 +0000 http://dragonchasers.com/?p=1858#comment-117845 I was about to rage my ass off when I first started reading your article but was glad to see that you backed up your facts and did it well. I will admit that I was one of those people who jumped on my blog right away to post about this but I will also admit that ten minutes after I did so I went "Well who the fuck is Teresa really?" Honestly, I don't think that the kids on XBL would be smart enough to cook up this story and I don't think the consumerist would need to make this up to get views but there is the great possibility that this story became more of a tall tale than a fact-based happening. Considering not a gamertag of her or the bullies were given out or leaked or anything I think this story just felt like it came out of nowhere. Even stranger is that this story came out now, around the time that the movie "Milk" won 2 Oscars and also around the time span in which the homosexual community both online and offline are facing problems including Prop 8. This could be very true indeed with bad, amateur coverage or it could be something that the gay community came up with to get more sympathy from the public eye because they knew it would cause controversy. Whatever it is though, it definitely gets people's attention. I was about to rage my ass off when I first started reading your article but was glad to see that you backed up your facts and did it well. I will admit that I was one of those people who jumped on my blog right away to post about this but I will also admit that ten minutes after I did so I went “Well who the fuck is Teresa really?” Honestly, I don’t think that the kids on XBL would be smart enough to cook up this story and I don’t think the consumerist would need to make this up to get views but there is the great possibility that this story became more of a tall tale than a fact-based happening.

Considering not a gamertag of her or the bullies were given out or leaked or anything I think this story just felt like it came out of nowhere. Even stranger is that this story came out now, around the time that the movie “Milk” won 2 Oscars and also around the time span in which the homosexual community both online and offline are facing problems including Prop 8. This could be very true indeed with bad, amateur coverage or it could be something that the gay community came up with to get more sympathy from the public eye because they knew it would cause controversy. Whatever it is though, it definitely gets people’s attention.

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