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Xbox Suspends Gay Gamer For Calling Himself A "Homosexueller" Who "Likes Cupcakes"

Xbox Suspends Gay Gamer For Calling Himself A "Homosexueller" Who "Likes Cupcakes"

By Ben Popken September 2, 2010

Despite Xbox recently changing its policy to allow folks to describe their sexual orientation in their gamer profile, Super Street Fighter IV fan Shmoo found his Xbox Live account suspended for breaking their Code of Conduct. His gamer bio states, “Bio Ich bin ein homosexueller Mann in einer großen schlechten Stadt. Ich mag kleine Kuchen und Cheeseburgers.” Which translates from German to, “I am a gay man in a big bad city. I like cupcakes and cheeseburgers.” This, apparently, was verboten. [More]

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Facebook Bans Guy For No Reason, Acknowledges Error, Re-Bans Guy For No Reason

Facebook Bans Guy For No Reason, Acknowledges Error, Re-Bans Guy For No Reason

By Phil Villarreal June 15, 2009

Matt was kicked off of Facebook for no reason in March, got the social networking site to admit its error and reinstate him after a few weeks in April, then got the boot again and has been floating around in outer darkness ever since. His tale of despair:

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