 by Michael Jensen |
Xbox Live Director of Programming responds to anti-gay Halo 3 slurs
The good news is that Microsoft's Xbox Live Direcot of Programming, who goes by the handle Major Nelson, just posted his response to the issue on the blog Gaming Today. Says Nelson:
Jonathan, the blogger writing the post on Gaming Today, goes on to say that anyone who encounters this sort of behavior should immediately report it and file a complaint and that he'd love to play with the readers on the site. He finishes off by saying:
Good for him getting out there and talking about this. I'm not much of a gamer myself, especially not the live stuff. Anyone out there ever filed a complaint before about homophobic behavior? Does Microsoft back up their promises? Submitted by on Wed, 2007-11-28 14:35. |
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Yes, Microsoft is very
Yes, Microsoft is very harsh on this since they have a zero tolerance on hate crimes over their own live internet (plus, it also helps prevent them from being sued in the process). They will temporarily suspend the account of the users for some length of time. I think they may have a 3 strike rule. Not sure. But if it's way beyond offensive, they may just ban the IP outright.
Just keep sending in those complaints to Microsoft and log everything if possible. The more proof you have, the easier for them to have a case against the user(s) in question.
KC
Maintainer of Luke MacFarlane OnlineA slight correction
The second quoted paragraph was not from "Major Nelson,' but from the author of the Gaming Today article that was quoting Nelson from a post at Gay Gamer.
The internet is a very confusing place.
Not quite right
Michael, we'll get this right eventually.
Major Nelson listed the things that could be done to protect players from this treament or prevent it altogether. All of which was quoted from a post at Gay Gamer which originally reported the video and which Nelson contacted.
Jonathan, the blogger at Gaming Today, wrote the opening and closing paragraphs of the piece. The rest of it is directly quoting Major Nelson as reported on Gay Gamer.
Here's the original Gay Gamer article http://gaygamer.net/2007/11/major_nelson_responds_to_halo.html
Reading articles like this
splashes some cold water on my optimism that things are getting better for gays. Once some people (especially young males) have anonymity the homophobic slurs start getting hurled. Pretty pathetic behaviour to say the least.
Cheers
JBE
Tell me he was joking
Yes
Again, this is not Major Nelson talking but the guy who is reporting this at Gaming Today. And, yes, it's a joke.
One of the reasons I'm not a
Indeed
Well your friend should
Well your friend should beware the Warcrack, as right now my entire house is addicted to the game (which is totally not my fault because it's not like I showed them all the game and played it around them until they picked it up...)
But as I've said before, I had a really wonderful experience in WoW with my sexuality. Actually, at one point I was in a guild for nearly a year where nearly all of the officers were either gay (myself and the guild leader) or women, with only one straight male officer. Needless to say, it was awesome. For fun and games, I've named my current hunter pet Bunberry. Name that Oscar Wilde reference!