Quote:Is this just another example of people being oversensitive to everything?

(11-06-2012, 05:15 PM)Kreekakon Wrote:

Obliviator27 Wrote:This IS Xbox Live we're talking about. Where 12 year olds sleep with my mother and everybody calls each other a faggot because your general Live player is a generic douchebag, particularly if it's a game such as Call of Duty or Halo.

Is this just another example of people being oversensitive to everything? The moment a sandwich joke pops up, somebody gets offended? (Which, by the way, taking offense is little more than whining, I feel)

Just because a fanbase is full of jerks doesn't mean we should just accept it, and let them go on with it with the reason being "There's no use stopping them anyways". Rules should still be enforced. Not doing so would be like letting criminals run loose because people claim "that's just how society is".

Well, sometimes people like to have nice fun chatting with the more friendly strangers on a server, and it would really stink for it to be ruined by some silly kid. You could stop him by muting him, but that doesn't stop him from going to cause ruckus elsewhere. He could be muted there as well, but it's generally causing inconvenience for tons of people.

On the other hand, if bans are handed out to people who really deserve them, I'd say it's well in place, and doesn't give jerks chances to be jerks somewhere else.

Quote: But if the kids are behaving like this, that shows pretty clearly that
they do not yet possess the mental maturity required to play games that
were made for adults. Therefore, banning them from playing the game
might be just the right thing to do.

Quote: Really?

(11-06-2012, 06:27 PM)Statyk Wrote: While it's great that they are trying to keep the arrogant assholes out of the gaming community, because, I mean c'mon... Everyone wants to have fun while playing a game. It's also necessary to point out that people like to compete as well. And that competition is brought out by picking at the bull, insulting and mocking. It's been around for YEARS, and not even in video games! They do it in sports, they do it in board games, they do it in competitions such as a hot dog eating contest for crying out loud. Sometimes it's fun to pick at a few players, and if a woman can't handle it, it's not fair to call judgement on them and have them banned.

(11-06-2012, 06:27 PM)Statyk Wrote: I'm all for equality, but I'm not sure if taking it in a feministic direction is necessarily "equaling" the balance. =\ But I applaud what they are doing because some girls aren't comfortable enough playing around with guys, and if this makes them more comfortable, fine. But I don't think it's necessarily a fair step.

(11-06-2012, 06:45 PM)CorinthianMerchant Wrote: So according you, if a woman can't handle some creepy dude on the bus or in the store, she should stay at home, thus not getting the same access to public domains as men?

(11-06-2012, 07:05 PM)DogFood Wrote: If the parents cant give them a lesson than a good ol' ban will.

Quote:It's a good step forward, but I don't know if I see it as needed.

Quote:This IS Xbox Live we're talking about. Where 12 year olds sleep with my
mother and everybody calls each other a faggot because your general Live
player is a generic douchebag, particularly if it's a game such as Call
of Duty or Halo.

Quote:Is this just another example of people being oversensitive to
everything? The moment a sandwich joke pops up, somebody gets offended?
(Which, by the way, taking offense is little more than whining, I feel)

Quote:I also read that the author (A woman) noted that she had more fun
playing online games with her friends. So, as a solution, why not just
go into a party chat? Those have been available for a while and it's
quite easy to mute other players.

Quote:For one, I've had quite enough of feminists claiming sexism everywhere.
However, if the permabans apply to those who insistently call somebody a
faggot, or threaten them (Commonplace things that are said to males)
then I say they're definitely taking this in the direction it needs to
go.

Quote:As a life-long male feminist, seeing stuff like "go back in the kitchen"
and "tits or GTFO" makes me cry a little on the inside. I'm ashamed
that so many people of my own gender are socially and emotionally
retarded.

Quote:I do agree here. Perhaps I mudded up my own viewpoint. I agree with
these bans, as long as they're also extended further than sexist trash
talk. If they're solely going to be used for that purpose, then I
disagree with them.

Quote:While it's great that they are trying to keep the arrogant assholes out
of the gaming community, because, I mean c'mon... Everyone wants to have
fun while playing a game. It's also necessary to point out that people
like to compete as well. And that competition is brought out by picking
at the bull, insulting and mocking. It's been around for YEARS, and not
even in video games! They do it in sports, they do it in board games,
they do it in competitions such as a hot dog eating contest for crying
out loud. Sometimes it's fun to pick at a few players, and if a woman
can't handle it, it's not fair to call judgement on them and have them
banned.

(11-06-2012, 07:25 PM)nackidno Wrote: And who are you to dictate what is a joke or not? You are not the one that gets sexually harrassed, You are not the one that gets rapethreats, You are not the one that gets offended, You are not the one that gets slimy and sexual invitations in your inbox, You are not the one that have to hide your identity because other people will insult you for being what you are. It's the people who get offended who are the ones to dictate what is offensive and what is joking. And as long as people keep blaming the victim, we will only take more and more steps backwards, and not forward.