Microsoft Bans Fort Gay Man
Be careful where you live.
Published: 9:45, 09/09/2010 by Kovacs.
None.
Not the first time Microsoft and gay have appeared in the same sentence, Eurogamer have picked up on a story from the Associated Press regarding an Xbox 360 user banned for having the word gay in his profile. The problem? He’s from Gay, Fort Gay in fact, a happy little hamlet of 800 well-dressed folk in West Virginia.
Explaining it’s a place and nothing to do with his sexual preference, Josh Moore’s declarations of heterosexuality fell on deaf ears when speaking with Microsoft customer service. He was promptly banhammered. Even the Mayor of Fort Gay got involved.
Eventually Stephen Toulouse, chief of Xbox Live police (not an ominous title at all), was contacted and reversed the ludicrous suspension. Toulouse apologised and said:
“Someone took the phrase ‘fort gay WV’ and believed that the individual who had that was trying to offend, or trying to use it in a pejorative manner. Unfortunately, one of my people agreed with that. When it was brought to my attention, we did revoke the suspension. In this very, very specific case, a mistake was made and we’re going to make it right.”
Fair warning to the inhabitants of Balls Town, Shitville (where I live) and Cape Cock. Microsoft (probably) does not like where you live.
Source: Eurogamer
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09/09/2010 at 09:50
Member since: Mar 2010
Lol at the last bit!
09/09/2010 at 09:51
Member since: Dec 2009
I do try to brighten up your morning.
:)
09/09/2010 at 10:18
Member since: Nov 2009
be fucked if they discovered you lived in birmingham wouldnt you…
11/09/2010 at 09:48
Member since: Aug 2009
you forgot Fucking in Austria :-D
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fucking,_Austria
09/09/2010 at 09:51
Member since: Aug 2008
Haha, what a fantastic Daily Mail parody headline. Noice
09/09/2010 at 09:52
Member since: Dec 2009
I was waiting for someone to mention the headline.
;)
09/09/2010 at 09:54
Member since: Aug 2008
Can I ignore the story and be outraged for my own, made up version of it based solely on that?
09/09/2010 at 09:51
Member since: Aug 2010
I live in Slough (and I’ve not been banned…yet) – nuff said.
09/09/2010 at 10:07
Member since: Forever
There’s a place in Scotland called Twatt ….. God I wish I lived there!! :-)
09/09/2010 at 10:40
Member since: Jan 2010
lol, not quite related but there is a town in the Scottish borders called newbie, I’ve a photo of me sat beneath the sign there :D
09/09/2010 at 11:35
Member since: Sep 2008
Near where I live:
Fartown, Thongsbridge, Upperthong.
Not surprising, knowing people around here, I’m sure whoever named these places was drunk.
10/09/2010 at 09:04
Member since: Jul 2009
There’s a place near me called ‘Wyre Piddle’, ouch! I kid you not, Google it.
09/09/2010 at 09:52
Member since: Jan 2009
This post just opens itself up for dodgy place names :)
However, here at Mt. Buggery in Australia, we’re above that ;)
09/09/2010 at 09:56
Member since: Mar 2009
I like to generally fly between my two homes in Fucking, Australia and Condom, France. :)
In addition, thats pathetic of anyone, banning someone just because of the word Gay, its not exactly sexually explicit or an offensive term..
For all MS knew he could have been using the literal use of the word, Gay meaning Gleeful etc.
09/09/2010 at 09:57
Member since: Dec 2009
Fucking is in Austria.
:)
09/09/2010 at 10:03
Member since: Mar 2009
*Jokefail* :(
09/09/2010 at 11:00
Member since: Oct 2008
see here:
http://www.sagen.at/texte/gegenwart/images/fucking.jpg
the sign below with the children says “please, not so fast”….
09/09/2010 at 09:54
Member since: Aug 2008
Why don’t they survey the world and banhammer the most likely locations from which you may be pounded with obscenities for no real reason, then maybe I’d enjoy social gaming with randoms.
I love the smell of social cleansing in the morning ;)
09/09/2010 at 09:54
Member since: Aug 2008
I am PSN friends with comedian Ray Peacock and he said his surname is constantly censored when doing stuff online.
09/09/2010 at 15:57
Member since: Nov 2009
Lol! Funny name indeed =). But this MS incident is pretty classic.
09/09/2010 at 09:55
Member since: Jul 2009
I was going to move to Twatt in Scotland but shall now refrain.
09/09/2010 at 10:17
Member since: Forever
Damn you. Didn’t see this comment. So I’ll try again …. I’ve been to a place called three cocks, can’t remember where that was tho, and there’s a place near me called Shitterton! :-)
09/09/2010 at 09:56
Member since: Sep 2009
Well I live not too far from a place called ‘Nobber’ though that’s nothing compared to some people’s town name: http://www.muffdivingclub.ie/
Wonder are they on XBL?
09/09/2010 at 09:57
Member since: May 2010
I live in Bigend….. i mean Bridgend :P
09/09/2010 at 10:00
Member since: May 2010
Lol, my city has nothing i can change it to
09/09/2010 at 10:07
Member since: Jul 2009
Bridgend? You poor thing! :-)
Ooo, in the Lake District there’s a place called Cockermouth.
09/09/2010 at 10:15
Member since: Jun 2009
My wife likes Cockermouth……alot.
09/09/2010 at 10:29
Member since: Jul 2009
and you? Not so much? :-)
09/09/2010 at 10:30
Member since: Dec 2009
Oh dear. You’re so dead if your wife she’s that comment.
09/09/2010 at 10:31
Member since: Jul 2009
Yay… everybody, Sean Connery is posting!
09/09/2010 at 10:41
Member since: Jan 2010
LOL
09/09/2010 at 09:57
Member since: Dec 2008
Funny place names are… well, funny. Case in point – Cocking, West Sussex. Upper Dicker, East Sussex.
09/09/2010 at 10:17
Member since: Jun 2009
Dont forget the village called Cocks