Cat call whistle emote removed, but chestless transmog allowed

[Ghorum-moknathal]

It’s a free speech issue because if words are spoken that don’t urge violence then it’s covered by free speech. I work in the legal profession so I feel adequately educated on this part of the convo.

Also, on the daughter scenario you eclipse what I saw ISN’T harassment. I said it’s not harassment for a single incident of cat calling. Meaning, my daughter walks by and gets a single crass response from the construction site and moves on. What you describe may actually rise to harassment, although legally you have to inform the other party of your wish for them to discontinue their harassment.

In the construction scenario I’d educate my daughter on how the world is and how different people act differently. Then, if sufficiently piqued I’d go and talk to the workers. Education all around and no need for government intervention.

[Ghorum-moknathal]

Also this. Very good point. My argument was something like:

Someone whistling at you isn’t harassment IRL, so it’s darn sure not in a game

[Astrius-dalaran]

Hey, I hate censorship, I absolutely do. But when I first played the game and used the /whistle emote, I didn’t expect it to be a catcall. It’s a good change that it’s no longer a catcall, but to be fair they might have made a new emote, but it would sorta look bad to have an emote in the game called /catcall.

[Lasin-ravenholdt]

Never noticed the game had it - not sorry it is gone.

[Motors-korgath (Motors)]

fyi, I discovered this during a raid when a group member decided to get naked while we waited for everyone to get into the instance. I /whistled at the character, and noticed that the cat call was gone, apparently the fun police had to intervene.

A reflection of the world we live in, men are not allowed to be men and women can’t be women. Women don’t really have a problem with catcalling if the guy looks like Brad Pitt, they only get offended when they feel the man is beneath their social status…ergo guys shouldn’t do it and they should know the threshold for what women want by reading their mind so they don’t “offend” them. Guys of course don’t care as with most social/policitally correct garbage, so it is a non-issue for them.

[Rhielle-sentinels (Rhielle)]

@Atheaoakclaw-sisters-of-elune

tell us why you use it.

Because it’s been fun to do to friends and guildies in the most hilarious places. Like over their corpse after an embarrassing death in a raid.

@Atheaoakclaw-sisters-of-elune

And yes you are trolling.

No they’re not. See this thread? It’s been a thing for a long time now. People do care.

BRING BACK OUR /whistle EMOTE!

I get that it needed a change. I get that /whistling at the rams during that one dwarf quest was awkward because of the sound it produced. What I don’t get is why it was seemingly removed from the game completely. My partner used to do this to me all the time after I mogged my toon into an outfit he liked and that I felt embarrassed to wear. He would whistle at me and I’d tell him to shut up and giggle like a silly school girl and it was cute and fun. It became a ‘thing’ for us, and we’d do it…

[Rhielle-sentinels (Rhielle)]

I’m a chick so I’m happy they took it off.

I’m a woman and I’m ticked they took it out.

I ignored people who tried to use it in RP or randomly with my characters. No reason to be upset, because I’m capable of moving on with my life. A whistle to my character is meaningless.

And my friends and guildies used it to have fun and screw around with each other. We’d have silly mog contests, or tease someone for doing something silly or whatnot.

I feel like some things just get blown way out of proportion when it comes to pixels on a screen. Though I’m also the type to not care if it happens in life, either. I don’t need to address that it’s happened if I don’t want to.

[Stompypotato-durotan (Stompypotato)]

You are right. It is just a matter of time before our weapons are modified to do a 1/3 of the damage least we hurt someone.

[Lovefool-alterac-mountains (Lovefool)]

Whistle at me please. Thicccc

Not sure if serious…

I don’t want to see either gender’s nipples in real life

I think if you get offended by an in game wolf whistle, than you you have too much free time. I can get it if it was in real life, but in a computer game?

I am kind’ve obligated to go with this. I’m male and I’ve been the target of some really creepy uncomfortable crap both in real life AND this game…

[Vîîruz-arthas]

“Gamers” are becoming so damn sensitive I thought we were playing a video game

[Aeroaxx-stormreaver]

Don’t you know? This game is a hugbox for poor SJWs.

Just like Overwatch.

[Peryll-thrall (Peryll)]

What about Classic? When I played during the stress when you whistled it was the wolf whistle. I’m not sure why it’s inappropriate for one version but not for another?

[Lîlithvia-moon-guard]

California.

Like that one in 30 million chance to get cancer from a oil commonly used to made railroad ties?

[Kurddran-stormrage]

I am in control of how I dress. I am NOT in control of you treating me like meat.

See the difference?

Would you be willing to meet half way and keep the whistle removed but have the /HeyBaby emote added into the game?

[Lepermessiah-thunderlord (Lepermessiah)]

To me, /spit is more offensive than /whistle ever was.

[Sóra-aggramar]

also we are now using water guns, foam swords, and you can no longer kill anyone. they are just asleep with huge zZzZz coming from their bodies till they wake up from nap time.

[Alfgerdhr-moon-guard]

Calm down, its just a game!
A ga,me where we commit warcrimes, slaughter each other for gold and devastate other civilizations; but the legendary ‘wolf whistle’ bothered you?
Have a nice drink, on me

[Alfgerdhr-moon-guard]

SOUTHERN Cal! They are nothing but weird down there; that’s one of the main reasons I don’t go to BlizzCon.

[Vyranti-stormrage]

Oh no. Character customization options were added.
The sky is falling.

[Alfgerdhr-moon-guard]

Draenei.
that’s all