Posted on 09/08/2010 10:30:19 AM PDT by antiRepublicrat
(AP) MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Microsoft Corp. and the chief rules enforcer for Xbox Live are apologizing to a small West Virginia town and a 26-year-old gamer accused of violating the online gaming service's code of conduct by publicly declaring he's from Fort Gay - a name the company considered offensive.
The town's name is real. But when Josh Moore tried to tell Seattle-based Microsoft and the enforcement team at Xbox Live, they wouldn't take his word for it. Or Google it. Or check the U.S. Postal Service website for a ZIP code.
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I'm in total agreement with you here. I'm old enough to remember what I consider the rightful meaning of ``gay''. And I'm enough of a fuddy-duddy to NOT use ``gay'' when describing that perversion. It's homosexuality and it's a disgusting, sinful, sad way of life -- anything but ``gay'' in my lexicon.
I'm just waiting patiently for the rest of the world to catch up with me in that regard. :-)
Storming the rear gates of Ft. Gay...the only military offensive the Dims can fully support.
“Then Bing it....”
Careful how you do that.;-) LOL
Especially in Ft. Gay, West (by God) Virginia!
Storming the rear gates of Ft. Gay...the only military offensive Bawny Fwank can fully support.
FIFY
Hey, that works two ways: you could be saying to buy the new Move motion controller, or you could be telling them to move to a town with a better name.
Fort Gay, WV...All our problems are behind us.
How ‘bout Fort Fudgepacker ?
so when are they going to ban someone from Queer Lake, NY?
I used to know a very beautiful girl in high school named Gay.
It’s ironic that Xbox Live blocks almost anything that could be considered remotely offensive, yet in-game voice chat is often nothing but 12 year olds calling people “faggots” and “homos.”
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