I posted the below information in General Discussions, however, the apology I am looking for, from EA, has not been forthcoming. Do I have to write, personally, to the CEO of EA to raise this issue.
I am a proud Australian, More than that, I am a proud Queenslander. Queensland is a state within the country of Australia. Each state has an acceptable nickname for it's residents. In the case of Queensland, the nick name is 'bananabender'. Below is the explanation as to why.
I am seeking an apology because someone from another culture has deemed the name 'bananabender'as offensive. I cannot understand this. Obviously research has not been done to find out what the term means.
I am VERY insulted by EA calling me 'Offensive'. I am not offensive, however I am very upset an disturbed by EA referring to me as that. In fact EA has now called ALL Queenslanders 'Offensive'because EA has rejected the username 'bananabender'.
I demand an apology from senior management, otherwise I will make a formal written complaint to EA CEO.
Yours very sincerley,
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(CM: Edited to remove copy/paste of opening post, and merged into existing thread)
Hi
Imo I think you know why part of the name was deemed offensive.
To put it in perspective for you I will copy paste a reply from an EA CM (with a link to their post below) that is pertinent and may perhaps help you understand the situation a bit better.
"Re: Why is this phrase blocked?!
while I wasn't aware that the word "gay" is banned, it does make sense to me - sadly it's about the people using it and the context it is used in, which is the problem, not the word itself. In my friend group, as example, we use the word gay to describe each other, as we are indeed all queer, but when someone yells it across the street on a night out, it's sadly generally speaking not used in the positive sense.
In an online game, where you get randomly matched with people from all kinds of demographics, the chance that the word gay is being used to insult someone is far more likely than not. And I don't know about you, but being called a word that you identify as, but which is used in a way meant to hurt you, is not a good feeling.
Banning a word is not necessarily meant to marginalize it, it's actually meant to keep it from being misused and reappropriated back into a negative connotation.
Pythia"
I got no idea what you are thinking. Obviously you are not an Australian. Saying "Imo I think you know why part of the name was deemed offensive."you really need to explain yourself, as in Australia the term is NOT offensive. As for your example I am really dumb struck as to what relationship it has to what I am talking about.
In the UK the second part of the username is often used as a derogatory slur. That's, unfortunately, the most likely reason why you're not able to use it, since the username filter isn't region specific.
