Apparently the word 'Wolf' is an insult

RinOkumara · September 2016

My friend had to change his @ name for having the word wolf and Jew in the name. They said that because wolves are a predatory animal it is wrong to use it in the same word/name as the word Jew. His reasoning behind his name was simply:
1. He liked wolves
2. He is Jewish
The exact quote reads, "The word "wolf" can mean ferocious, cruel, aggressive, or violent. Wolf can also be used as a verb to describe 'greedy consumption'". Along with this they said in the email back to him, "The use of the religious member 'Jew' in combination with wolf, a well known predator of the wild, can be seen as derogatory, defamatory, and/or offensive to others."-ZOS Customer Support
To wrap it up he has been playing since the launch of the game and it has never been a problem until now.

Moltyr · September 2016

RinOkumara wrote: »

My friend had to change his @ name for having the word wolf and Jew in the name. They said that because wolves are a predatory animal it is wrong to use it in the same word/name as the word Jew. His reasoning behind his name was simply:
1. He liked wolves
2. He is Jewish
The exact quote reads, "The word "wolf" can mean ferocious, cruel, aggressive, or violent. Wolf can also be used as a verb to describe 'greedy consumption'". Along with this they said in the email back to him, "The use of the religious member 'Jew' in combination with wolf, a well known predator of the wild, can be seen as derogatory, defamatory, and/or offensive to others."-ZOS Customer Support
To wrap it up he has been playing since the launch of the game and it has never been a problem until now.

Maybe the GM liked molesting wolves or something and felt hurt? That's the only logical explanation.

Judas Helviaryn · September 2016

Well it's probably not the smartest thing to contest it in the public forum. Shameful all the same that someone would be offended by that.

..We all know The Bear Jew is running around somewhere in ESO.

Rexx · September 2016

I am thinking that the new world order will so politically correct that we will not be allowed any such latitude in our daily lives. Its only the beginning, only the beginning.

Caligamy_ESO · September 2016

I once had to change one of my character names for being too similar to a lore name about halfway to vet rank. So.. this doesn't surprise me.

When I asked to see where this was in the TOS I was sent a copy of it with a few words highlighted in scattered sections throughout the entire body of it that was supposed to clarify/justify it but...

Rohamad_Ali · September 2016

I don't get it .

Aliyavana · September 2016

RinOkumara wrote: »

My friend had to change his @ name for having the word wolf and Jew in the name. They said that because wolves are a predatory animal it is wrong to use it in the same word/name as the word Jew. His reasoning behind his name was simply:
1. He liked wolves
2. He is Jewish
The exact quote reads, "The word "wolf" can mean ferocious, cruel, aggressive, or violent. Wolf can also be used as a verb to describe 'greedy consumption'". Along with this they said in the email back to him, "The use of the religious member 'Jew' in combination with wolf, a well known predator of the wild, can be seen as derogatory, defamatory, and/or offensive to others."-ZOS Customer Support
To wrap it up he has been playing since the launch of the game and it has never been a problem until now.

I think he is in my trading guild

alephthiago · September 2016

That is a dumb response from ZOS, they are becoming more and more authoritarian.

lexior12 · September 2016

WhitePawPrints · September 2016

I'd just change the translation of Wolf or Jew. That would make it not "derogatory", somehow.

UrQuan · September 2016

IMO wolves are badass. Not derogatory at all. Sounds like a cool user name to me, and I'm really struggling to see how anyone would have a problem with it.

But yeah, posting about it here won't do anything but get the thread closed.

WhitePawPrints · September 2016

RinOkumara wrote: »

The exact quote reads, "The word "wolf" can mean ferocious, cruel, aggressive, or violent. Wolf can also be used as a verb to describe 'greedy consumption'". Along with this they said in the email back to him, "The use of the religious member 'Jew' in combination with wolf, a well known predator of the wild, can be seen as derogatory, defamatory, and/or offensive to others."-ZOS Customer Support
To wrap it up he has been playing since the launch of the game and it has never been a problem until now.

The meaning of "wolf" as a verb is greedy consumption of food! "I wolfed down that sandwich." Vastly different from what ZOS Customer Support is suggesting, which the suggestion itself is far more offensive.

And the word wolf can also mean strength, teamwork, protective or family.

yodased · September 2016

Only room for one jewish wolf, sorry op.

ArchMikem · September 2016

Jew is commonly used as a derogatory slang for the Jewish. I can see that as their main reasoning.

desciviib14_ESO · September 2016

I can say that attempting keep the name by simply changing or rearranging some letters or synonyms will still result in a suspension.

I've disagreed with their hammer on what qualifies as inappropriate but to no avail.

FYI; you cannot use the word vag even though it is a shortened form of correct name AND taught and used in elementary school Human Growth class. This argument got me nowhere.

Sometimes it feels hard to come up with a creative name that isn't offensive in at least a far flung sense.

Chew_Magna · September 2016

Wow that's reaching pretty hard to find that offensive. I've seen plenty of straight up belligerent names in the game that should never have been allowed, yet this gets reported? Pretty sad.

MasterSpatula · September 2016

Someone undoubtedly complained. It's not exactly an outrageous thing to complain about, honestly. If I, scion of the McAllisters, encountered a player named ScotsmanSheepLover I might think he was making fun of Scots, not that he was a Scottish person who adored cute, cuddly sheep.

Also, this thread will not last long.

Night_Wolf2112 · September 2016

Um.... well I guess I.... um.... night....um....

Majic · September 2016

The word "wolf" is not an insult, but trying to drum up sympathy in the forums over a GM decision that none of us can change is pretty wolfed up.

WalksonGraves · September 2016

Maybe try Wolfenstein?

Chew_Magna · September 2016

Good thing I didn't put my last name in my @name. I'd probably get hit with all kinds of racial hate mail.

UrQuan · September 2016

ArchMikem wrote: »

Jew is commonly used as a derogatory slang for the Jewish.

You might want to do some reading on the word Jew. Here's a starting point for you:
http://www.aish.com/sp/ph/48955566.html

Panzyfaust · September 2016

You say he had the words "Wolf" and "Jew" in his name, but like, how? What was the full name?

Arora · September 2016

dude the words Put a is freaking blanked out.
I put a guild message up that said I put a bid on a GT and it came up I p******a bid

catsgomeow · September 2016

wolves are a strong noble intelligent animal, ive seen this kind of thing before in other games when some precious flower gets their feeling hurt, ive seen someone have a forced name change from Darkmessiah which fit well law wise in another game to his character but again some poor little precious flower got their feeling hurt and got all pouty and reported it as offensive, people like this need to get their priorities straight and find something proper to complain about.

TheWolfJeW · September 2016

Panzyfaust wrote: »

You say he had the words "Wolf" and "Jew" in his name, but like, how? What was the full name?

Like this. Apparently this Forum account is fine...for now.

RAGUNAnoOne · September 2016

Moltyr wrote: »

RinOkumara wrote: »

My friend had to change his @ name for having the word wolf and Jew in the name. They said that because wolves are a predatory animal it is wrong to use it in the same word/name as the word Jew. His reasoning behind his name was simply:
1. He liked wolves
2. He is Jewish
The exact quote reads, "The word "wolf" can mean ferocious, cruel, aggressive, or violent. Wolf can also be used as a verb to describe 'greedy consumption'". Along with this they said in the email back to him, "The use of the religious member 'Jew' in combination with wolf, a well known predator of the wild, can be seen as derogatory, defamatory, and/or offensive to others."-ZOS Customer Support
To wrap it up he has been playing since the launch of the game and it has never been a problem until now.

Maybe the GM liked molesting wolves or something and felt hurt? That's the only logical explanation.

I am really surprised that word isn't filtered out.

Panzyfaust · September 2016

TheWolfJeW wrote: »

Like this.

I don't know what I expected, really.
But yeah, that's not blatantly offensive or anything. Seems like they're just playing it too safe.

Kram8ion · September 2016

its not about what your friend is or likes its about how others are going to see it

WhitePawPrints · September 2016

Kram8ion wrote: »

its not about what your friend is or likes its about how others are going to see it

Others see my username sometimes as "White Power". I don't cater to others because they're stupid.

rotaugen454 · September 2016

All I can think is that they see it as a jab, calling them predators. They are very afraid of anything being taken the wrong way, so they err on the side of caution apparently.