Topic: Report: Swearing in Online Games (Read 844 times)

Xbox-Scene · « **on:** February 17, 2006, 04:09:00 PM »

Report: Swearing in Online Games-- Posted by XanTium on February 17 17:33 EST
From next-gen.biz:

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An online games player has conducted a limited study into swearing on Xbox Live.
In a period of about 30 hours of play on Xbox Live, blogger Josh Smith heard cussing, an average 20 times an hour; once every three minutes. The word 'fuck' was the most common swearword, rating 8.11 uses per hour.
Highly offensive racist, homophobic and sexist language also featured prominently.

Read More: next-gen.biz and imjosh.com.

nectar12 · « **Reply #1 on:** February 17, 2006, 03:43:00 PM »

is this a challenge? lets get the word "fuck" up to at least 12.33 uses per hour! im gonna start tonight.

Allen626 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 17, 2006, 04:19:00 PM »

And this is why I never turn the voice overs through speaker. Thank god for headphones.

This post has been edited by Allen626: Feb 18 2006, 12:20 AM

stratocaster · « **Reply #3 on:** February 17, 2006, 03:44:00 PM »

A friend and I were playing over Xbox Live and my friend got called a "Chinese Nigger." To this day, I still get a laugh that someone actually thought that this was a valid insult.

Saint17 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 17, 2006, 04:30:00 PM »

I have to say who cares? I don't want to start censoring my self. If you swear during a game so what? thats life, If you don't like it too bad. Living in Utah, if I so much as say "hell" instead of "heck" it's met with atleast the three or four people telling me to watch my language, so of course I kindly tell them to kiss my ass. I can't see what the big deal is, no matter your word choice the ideas are still represented.

This post has been edited by Saint17: Feb 18 2006, 12:43 AM

edwinmcdunlap · « **Reply #5 on:** February 17, 2006, 03:58:00 PM »

Wow, I read this article like 2 weeks ago.

I think it's just sad how people swear so much. I hate it.

metaldevil · « **Reply #6 on:** February 17, 2006, 04:38:00 PM »

Unless the game requires teamwork, I keep my headset on mute. Most of the time, I don't even wear it because it's annoying, and the cord always likes to knot itself.

The swearing doesn't bother me. When someone starts swearing angrily, that's usually an indication that they're messing up. While they're fighting about whose mom's a whore, I take advantage of it.

QUOTE(stratocaster @ Feb 17 2006, 05:51 PM)

A friend and I were playing over Xbox Live and my friend got called a "Chinese Nigger."

I'm not trying to steer this topic into the gutter, but would that be shortened to "Chigger?"

This post has been edited by metaldevil: Feb 18 2006, 12:43 AM

Aurahead · « **Reply #7 on:** February 17, 2006, 04:07:00 PM »

Have only one word to say about this.
"LOL"

bucko · « **Reply #8 on:** February 17, 2006, 04:09:00 PM »

One of the reasons why I have never had a headset or Xbox Live for either of my Xboxs. To many stupid kids on Live thinking there cool by swearing all the while. Heck if I had a mic I'd probably end up doing it so I never got one. I wish people on Live would just say good shot or nice try and just be all round nice, but of course we don't live in a perfect world.

C o s m o · « **Reply #9 on:** February 17, 2006, 04:09:00 PM »

The American vocabulary has been reduced to this...a Geroge Carlin bit.

adeon · « **Reply #10 on:** February 17, 2006, 04:14:00 PM »

fuck fuck fuck.. !? < I just increased it to more

?

hah...

WHy the hell.. do they even care?

rabbitstroker · « **Reply #11 on:** February 17, 2006, 04:16:00 PM »

QUOTE

I'm not trying to steer this topic into the gutter, but would that be shortened to "Chigger?"

Or maybe a
CHINIGGER

yourM0M · « **Reply #12 on:** February 17, 2006, 05:03:00 PM »

heh....look at my name and imagine being in a lobby with me.....i only play h2 so its even better.......i just love hearing ppl yell my name with any expletive behind it.....LMAO im sick like that

wow thats crazy rabbitstroker (heh) joined 2 days after me

This post has been edited by yourM0M: Feb 18 2006, 01:05 AM

MN-Mod-Man · « **Reply #13 on:** February 17, 2006, 04:33:00 PM »

This is why Micro$oft should have an Adult version of LIVE and a PG-13 and under version LIVE, I'd hoped for more this time around,

but I guess this would be just too difficult to implement for big ole M$ [sarcasm\] This alone is the reason I only subscribed to the original LIVE for 1 year then opted out in favor of KAI, although there's cheaters on KAI, it seems the user base was much more mature, and funner to play with / against on KAI.. Just my $0.02. ... .. MN MOD MAN 06'

ILLusions0fGrander · « **Reply #14 on:** February 17, 2006, 04:35:00 PM »

wonder if he was playing call of duty.. because most of my swearing is done after dying... which you cant hear.

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