http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/breakin...ing-153075.php
Lambda Legal has issued a warning to Blizzard implying that the company would face litigation for violating Gay rights if they did not adjust their practices.
For those who are unaware, last week blizzard came down on a WOW player who was trying to create a gay friendly guild citing a violationof their harassment policy because there is a full blanket ban on mentioning subjects such as sexual orientation.
Lambda Legal had this to say:
"Although Blizzard is well within its rights to insist that players avoid referring to other gamers in an “insulting manner,” Blizzard cannot issue a blanket ban on any mention of sexual orientation or gender identity. "
While i understand why people can have an issue with a blanket ban i have to admit it makes sense.
A sad fact of life is that there is a reasonably large number of racist, sexist, assholes online and openly expressing homosexuality is just asking for trouble.
While turning a blind eye to the issue of online descrimination certainly doesn't help solve the problem, it is a very reasonable preventative step.
I've never been one to support censorship of beleifs or view of any kind, but that's a 2 sided coin. If you want to express your sexuality then you should be prepared to face all the assholes who will voice there unwanted opinion.
You can't control an online user like you can a real person because you just don't have the authority. In real life harassers can be fined or even face jail time, but in a game all you can do is ban there account and in that case they'll just get another one.
It's a very complex and controversial subject no matter how you look at it. I've voiced my oopinion but how do the rest of you feel.