'Gay' Player Name Banned By Xbox Live

[4me2]

From consumerist.com:

Reader Grant says that his gamer tag "theGAYERgamer" was recently banned by Xbox Live. He hoped that a call to customer support would sort things out but all he received was a confusing explanation from an Xbox Live supervisor. According to the supervisor, it wasn't that she found the name offensive, but it was the "greater Xbox community" that found it offensive.

We think you deserve a better explanation than this. Despite what this Xbox Live CSR told you, we're not convinced that it's the "greater Xbox community's" job to classify offensive material. At best it sounds like this "supervisor" was trying to pass the buck. At worst, it's downright homophobic discrimination. Would "theHETEROgamer" also be banned?

[B B Leo]

pmsl . that name made me laugh. how silly are people to report names

[4me2]

PC Brigade strikes again.

[burner1]

it wasn't that she found the name offensive, but it was the "greater Xbox community" that found it offensive.

Just goes to show.... about 90% of live gamers must be about 13.

[evilsatan]

Uhoh, expect a press release shortly...

[Mule]

PC Brigade strikes again.

Tabloid invention strikes again.

[BOYYAKKA]

my m8s gamertag I EAT FANJITA was banned so he changed it to [FANY].TASTES. LIKE P
he expects that banned soon,i also had TITWANK69 banned lol

[I Black Belt]

I used SweatyTitWank for months without retribution.
Bald Bouncer used FlangeLicker with no prob

[Absurd]

I never expected Arsey Pissflaps to last more than a day or so, but 12 months on and it's still going strong

[greens117]

what about a user name like
"has anyone seen mike hunt "

ring up the call center and ask can you find mike hunt cause i cant find it on xbox live lol