From The Consumerist:
Xbox Live has banned the account name theGAYERgamer, as shown in the image. When called for an explanation, the user was told the name offended "the greater Xbox community." While I'm well aware of the frequency of homophobic epitaphs spewed via Xbox Live voice chat on a regular basis, I did not know that Microsoft was officially endorsing that sort of bigotry.
Looks like I'll be getting a Playstation 3 soon after all.
5.16.2008
When Video Games and Gay Rights Collide
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Xbox Live has banned the account name theGAYERgamer, as shown in the image. When called for an explanation, the user was told the name offended "the greater Xbox community." While I'm well aware of the frequency of homophobic epitaphs spewed via Xbox Live voice chat on a regular basis, I did not know that Microsoft was officially endorsing that sort of bigotry.
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