consumerist.com— An interesting Consumerist discussion on use of the term "gay" on XBox live forums, and the homophobia felt by gamers.
May 14, 2008View in Crawl 4
I'm not saying that I'm offended by a gay name, or that I even care. Why do people have to bring tender issues that have nothing to do with gaming into their games. How much of a difference would it have made to him if he was named "theQUICKERgamer?"
See, the difference is, you think homosexuality is a fetish. Do you think your heterosexuality is a fetish? Because I assure you most homosexuals don't think of their homosexuality as a fetish.
opticwindMay 15, 2008
I dunno, I can see how some xbl users might have thought his tag was supposed to be mocking gay people a little.
maurinaMay 16, 2008
I'm not saying that I'm offended by a gay name, or that I even care. Why do people have to bring tender issues that have nothing to do with gaming into their games. How much of a difference would it have made to him if he was named "theQUICKERgamer?"
etceteraingMay 16, 2008
There are people out there that are still uncomfortable with homosexuality? NO WAY!
phyraxusMay 16, 2008
See, the difference is, you think homosexuality is a fetish. Do you think your heterosexuality is a fetish? Because I assure you most homosexuals don't think of their homosexuality as a fetish.
codeeMay 27, 2008
"PeterLong" hasn't given me problems so far. Though I'm only "up" a few times a week.
chrisusc84Jun 5, 2008
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Closed AccountJun 10, 2008
I'm gay and I doubt seriously there's a single xbox live player I'd want to f**kI bet women feel the same way ...
Closed AccountAug 19, 2008
They let you change it for free. I changed mine to d0pethrone
trunzoMar 2, 2010
Apparently someone doesnt understand what sarcasm and playing on words are.