Question of the Day, March 24, 2010
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i'm all for it being an option, mostly for the sake of freedom of choice and the ability to include as much information about oneself as one's ego requires. i'm also of the opinion that it doesn't matter what anyone "is" unless they're there to hook up, and sexual preference is about as trivial as eye color or favorite breed of dog, but if people want to include it, they should be able to.
Only if it's actually their sexuality. Otherwise there'll be lots and lots of people using "gay" in their names (HUR HUR HOMOSEXUALITY IS SO FUNNY GUYS AM I RIGHT DUUURHAAAY) when they are not actually homosexual.
Only if the option exsists to not say. The best policy has always been "don't ask, don't tell" if people don't know, then there's no issue.
So long as they can be tasteful about it. Let's face it: way too many people are going to go with the vheap laughs for this one.
Why is there a need you don't everyone your ethnicity, soon it will be:
Gamertag: John3424
Sexuality: Bisexual
Ethnicity: Caucasian
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Favourite Cheese: Cheddar
etc.
There is no need to put these thing there!!!!
Gamertag: John3424
Sexuality: Bisexual
Ethnicity: Caucasian
...
...
Favourite Cheese: Cheddar
etc.
There is no need to put these thing there!!!!
I have a friend who designates himself as gay in his tag. I've been playing with him when people started giving him shit over it... then watched them quit when he starts whupping their asses. He does it specifically to drive those kinds of assholes out of the games, and I applaud it. His self-identifying as a real-life homosexual means that when I play with him I don't need to deal with the sort of people I try to avoid in real life, because they appear to be afraid to catch the gay from playing with him. This, in general, seems to cut down on the amount of racial slurs and other bullshit that comes screaming out of my headset when I play public FPSs. Besides, if who someone wants to bugger DOESN'T bother you, then really... why not?
Sure. Of course you also have the problem of the fact that the first thing gamers try to do is abuse any privilege you give them. I'd imagine 1 out of 10 will use the right properly and the rest will abuse it to gush hate. Still, ideally they should be allowed to but, that might not work in practice.
*laughing* If they want to!
My guess is, since most people consider that information 'private' or at least 'not casual conversation', they wouldn't do it. But I'm all for individual freedoms; better they have the choice and choose not to than not have the choice and want to.
Also, it could result in some really weird gamertags, which is always good for a laugh...
My guess is, since most people consider that information 'private' or at least 'not casual conversation', they wouldn't do it. But I'm all for individual freedoms; better they have the choice and choose not to than not have the choice and want to.
Also, it could result in some really weird gamertags, which is always good for a laugh...
I have nothing against any type of sexuality, but I think it opens the door to really offensive mockeries by twelve-year-olds who don't understand that the world hates them and that mommy regrets seeing them every day.
you were going to say Lesbian101? or something like that, its really not as bad as you probably think it isDaystar Clarion said:
I was thinking of something a little less tasteful than that. Because you can guarantee that someone will have a rather rude username and then play the whole "repressing my sexuality" card when someone finds it offensive.Quiet Stranger said:
I thought it was about having a name like "GayLord_665" or something like that. In that case I'm for it, since every form of censorship in written media is bad, imo.Quiet Stranger said:
If it's about a separate field, then I don't understand the need for it at all.
My favourite cheese is pecorino.
Yes it should. Who cares what someones sexuality is? Except ..you know if you're interested in "being with them". I never got how someones sexuality can offend someone else. "Hey you're gay, you're trying to ruin my marrage!" or something just as bad.
Well, apparently I was thinking along a completely different trail of thought then the rest of you. I wasn't thinking of homosexuals, but more along the lines of some straight adolescent males and their need to express their thoughts in gamer tags that are completely inappropriate.
I laugh at them and their need to prove their masculinity to the internet.
I laugh at them and their need to prove their masculinity to the internet.
