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It's not easy being a gay gamer — and apparently that holds true even if you aren't actually homosexual.
Microsoft recently banned a 26-year-old gamer from Xbox Live, accusing him of violating the online gaming service's code of conduct by publicly declaring that he's from the town of Fort Gay.
A customer service rep from the company told Josh Moore, an unemployed factory worker, that the town's name was considered offensive.
But Microsoft now finds itself having to issue an apology not only to Moore but to the entire town of Fort Gay, West Virginia. Yeah…turns out it's a real place.

http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/09/08/5071101-xbox-live-gamer-suspended-for-saying-he-lives-in-fort-gay?GT1=43001

EDIT: Fixed link

that sounds like a Microsoft stunt :P

@Jackolas:

I heared about this on the local radio station today...funny that this went national.

LMFAO omg

i would shot my self if i lived in a town called that xD

Silly Microsoft, too much assumptions.

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Fort Gay is a community of about 800 in Wayne County

omg :D

@Zarakk: Go

Yes... Microsoft...

• looks out the window at the snowy storm*

There's so many shit about this article I don't even know where to begin complaining about it.

Why is it up on MSN? I though Microsoft owned MSN and wouldn't want to get this out? Why does the guy scream "OMG DISCRIMINATION!!!"? That only works if you're black and even then is the worst argument ever. Why is Xbox live so full of people with their heads up their asses? This wasn't just a mistake, this was an employee having his head up his ass. Saying it was a 'mistake' and that 'training has been adjusted' is having your own head up your ass and failing to see the other head up the other ass. Heck, why does Xbox live even try to 'control' and censor its community to this extend? Do they have their heads so far up their asses they don't realize you're ALWAYS going to offend someone, ergo it's better not to bother with bullshit rules like these in the first place?

Seriously, I could go on longer about heads being stuck up asses, but, bweh... Microsoft.

@Mozared: Go

Umm they banned him because they thought he was making fun of gay people.......

This thread should be deleted before I show you how real men bash gay people.

Hey, I know a company that doesn't allow the name of their game to be placed in MODS FOR THAT GAME, and bans people for images of an arm-wrestling Jesus! :O

Quote from SouLCarveRR: This thread should be deleted before I show you how real men bash gay people.

Speaking of childishness,

I had penis in my gamertag info for the longest time. When I went to edit it (but still retain the penis) it wouldn't let me save the changes due to the word. I must have made it in before they implemented the filters.

My next map will be called "Life in Fort Gay."

@RodrigoAlves: Go

lmfao wtf

i will Laugh at you if you get baned by blizzard

Quote from KiwiWarrior: Go

@RodrigoAlves: Go

lmfao wtf

i will Laugh at you if you get baned by blizzard

That will be an offense to people in Fort Gay.

@RodrigoAlves: Go

lol who names there city fort gay lmfao, you would think they would change there name =P

Quote from zeldarules28: Go

2- some guy decided to name his town "fort gay"...lol.... "Hey mayor, I know what to call this town. How about fort gay?"

The town was known as "fort gay" before the word gay was widely recognized as a synonym for homosexual. :P

Still funny nonetheless.