Wolverines

So I started leveling an ally hunter on my buddies realm for shits and giggles.  While I was in STV I decided to tame a gorilla (a white one at that), and name him....well....OBAMA.

If this ain't a bunch of BS if I ever seen it.  The woosification of america continues....


Greetings Carlo,

Account Name: CEMANUELE
Realm: Moonrunner
Pet Name: Obama

Account Action: Warning
Offense:  Offenses: Naming Policy Violation - Racial/Ethnic/National
This category includes both clear and masked names which:
   * Have any racial/ethnic connotations
   * Have any national connotations

The name selected for this pet has been deemed as inappropriate for the World of Warcraft by the In-Game Support staff of Blizzard Entertainment. Your pet's name has been reset to the original tamed name and you will be able to choose a new name for your pet upon your next login.

For further information, please view the World of Warcraft Naming Policy and Terms of Use Agreement: (http://www.blizzard.com/support/wowgm/?id=agm01722p) and (http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/termsofuse.shtml).

Any disputes or questions concerning this account action can only be addressed by Account Administration. To learn more about how Account Administration is able to assist you, please visit us at http://www.blizzard.com/support/wowaa/.

If you feel that you may have any additional names on your account that violate our Naming Policy, please submit an In-Game Petition with the name(s) in question. Doing so may prevent further actions on your account. Should you have any other names on your account that violate our Naming Policy and they are reported, the names will be changed and your account may incur further penalties. We will allow you a 7-day grace period to notify us of any potential naming violations on your account. Please take this opportunity to inform us of any further naming violations on your account so they can be resolved without further penalties to your account, by submitting an In-Game Petition on one of your characters that does not violate our Naming Policy.



Regards,
Jeydolen
Game Master
Blizzard Entertainment
www.worldofwarcraft.com

hmm....that's really shocking to you?

Holy shit

......

The guy has obtained the highest civil position, and highest position of prestige in the United States, yet is still able to obtain the race card, as played by him and his followers.

For fucks sake.

pwnd by the man

Darkemoon Faire Card: Race
Equip Gives enemies guilt. Often increses guilt by 395
Use Win any argument

1) REPORTED


2) Seriously, games have had policies about naming characters after real people for years.  SOE nerfed one of our <Eighty Thousand Eighty-Five> toon names, I think it was JessicaSimpsons80085. 


3) And really seriously, you think it should be ok to name a gorilla Obama?  Come on.

Yo dog, I hurd u like race baiting with your race baiting.


I am not sure how you can be surprised that some one is offended by this, it's like you did it so you'd have an excuse to complain about 'the race card'

Personaly I don't give a shit, since I think offencive jokes are hillarious but that is probably why I am not in charge of anything the public sees on a regular basis. 

Buncha ignant cracka-ass-crackas around here...

REPORTED!

Thrun's a PAWN!

It was a white gorilla.  The man is half white isn't he?  But hey I don't care, if people can't take a joke that's their problem.  I renamed him "Bama"...

i remember seeing a stingray from zangermarsh named steveirwin once. and a giant snake named trouser.

This statement has been reported to the moderator as racism. According to our terms of service it is not allowed. However, it is a true statement so I will allow it to stand. :-)

How can i get some ignant?

My 3 black sisters have granted me honorary membership in the black community, so I can say whatever I want and it's not racist.  Honkey-tonk bitches.

This is unacceptable language

Choke on it on it you Celine Dion-looking muthafukka!

I'M RICK JAMES BITCH!

Really Night?  Reporting me?

Moar like REPTOIDING you, amirite?

All racists will be reported. This is a new PC society as laid down by your President.

Continue further and I will be forced to report you to whitehouse.gov

if it was a free game stall no one would care. blizz is not going to be sued or have any back lash that could cost them
money. its pretty clear that naming like that is against the rules. but......try AMABO or something close lol.
they do it in the game with celebrities names. like haris  pilton's  gigantic sac or something like that lol.


this is a tuff one for me, i don't support racism, cant stand censorship, but if it was my company, ban that name in a second :)

is hard to be liberal and not a hypocrite :)

I thought Liberal an Hypocrite meant the same thing? ;) On second thought.. I think Hypocrite and "any political view" mean the same thing.

QFT.

I'm just leaving what's fair on the table.

I report, you decide.

This.

Wow zing go get em Jester, thats awesome.

The reporter has made the following comment:
Racial overtones. This guy(Night) clearly is in camp for David Duke :(