Gay's too gay for phone giant [female named 'Gay' inappropriate for business-like communication]

news.com.au ^ | 04-30-2007 | staff writer

[bedolido]

A WOMAN'S email to the help desk of Telecom New Zealand was rejected by a computer system because her name was Gay and "inappropriate for business-like communication".

Gay Hamilton, from the northern South Island town of Nelson, said while she was actually gay, she was concerned that the country's biggest public company was spending its time and resources on trifling issues, the Herald on Sunday reported.

"If they do have to put content filters on, then maybe they should ensure that it only gets genuinely abusive words," she said.

[TommyDale]

I guess we are now required to rewrite all the dictionaries, old songs, Christmas Carols, anything that uses the word “gay”.

[Dumpster Baby]

Well, I guess I can't email them.

signed,

Mr. Porno Viagra Stocks

[Allegra]

Oh, for cryin’ out freakin’ loud with a cherry on top.

[Sister_T]

I think “gay” is becoming an abusive word, at least the people who identify themselves as such.

[Allegra]

ROFL!!

[P-40]

She should just change her name to....Lesbian.

[martin_fierro]

Actual HR website

[Uncle Miltie]

She’d best steer well clear of bundles of sticks.

[Slings and Arrows]

Gay agenda ping!

[KosmicKitty]

How’s about this

We go back to ‘gay’ meaning happy and we call homosexuals, ‘homosexuals’.

Problem solved

[tacticalogic]

So, what do they do with people named Dick?

[sargunner]

Hey,

Watch it that ‘cherry’ reference.

LOL

[sargunner]

Hey,

Watch it WITH that ‘cherry’ reference.

LOL

OOPS

[bedolido]

I guess we are now required to rewrite all the dictionaries, old songs, Christmas Carols, anything that uses the word “gay”.

I really don't like the way we've lost words to perversion. Like gay, queer, booty... and now the newest (well for me and old guy) "hit it"

[Liberty Valance]

Uh-oh, had a girlfriend in the 60’s in Jr. High named Gay Reeves. As I recall that was a fairly common name for girls back then...before they changed the water. ;^)

[End Times Sentinel]

What a shame.  Look what happened to my favorite real estate agent, Gay Horney

 

She had to take her name off her agent's profile, 'cause of all the hits she was getting, probably harrassment too. I can't help but feel somewhat personally responsible.

Owl_Eagle

If what I just wrote made you sad or angry,
it was probably just a joke.

What a shame.  Look what happened to my favorite real estate agent, Gay Horney

[raccoonradio]

Despite the name, this soul legend was actually straight...

[bedolido]

your kidding... that was her real name? I new a guy from Hawaii named... Kamon Iwanna Layya (I know old joke)

[Pikachu_Dad]

1) The company is not ‘spending its money on trifling issues’. Most likely, they just bought an ‘off the shelf’ content filter. The company itself probably has limited awareness of what it bans and does not ban.

2) The inventiveness of the spammers knows no bounds. The company writing the filters has to constantly update them to keep the 200-300+ daily spam messages getting through to its employees. Or perhaps it is 2000 to 3000? or 20000 to 30000?

3) If the company lets too many inappropriate things get through, they end up with upset employees and possible harassment suits from them.

4) Once the company makes her a ‘known sender of ok mail’, her emails will get through.

This is much ado about nothing.