I main horde so I never really saw gnome hate outside a meme post here and there.
But I’ve been leveling an alliance woid elf warlock recently and was in a group last night who actually told a gnome mage that he was garbage for being a gnome. They tried to vote kick him 5 times just for being a gnome. I hit no every time but I guess someone got tired of the spam and clicked yes.
Then they kicked the next person who joined for being a gnome.
Kind of a crappy thing to do to a solo dps who probably just sat in queue for 20 minutes and now has a 30 minute debuff.
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People love to hate, my friend.
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I see nothing wrong here.
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gimme a reason to NOT hate gnomes
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Gnomes are cools.
Mecha gnomes are really cool.

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Possible jerk playing at a meme.
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They are likely asking why we hate everyone and everything. And I can only make a simple response.
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Yeah, I was gonna say something like this, some people take the meme to the extreme.
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They used to do the same thing if you didn’t have kingslayer title back in wrath
We need a better system. Instead of vote to kick on gnomes it should be vote to punt. If its successful the whole party plays hacky sack with the gnome for 5 minutes and then finishes the instance.
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Why does main stream media create racial division? Nobody knows… Hate is bad.
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I like my gnome friends and think they are one of the more fun races we have an option of choosing from
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It’s an old, tired meme from vanilla kept alive by edgelords.
/hugs the nearest gnome
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Oh yeah! Well I’m a mechagnome AND a hunter. HA-HA!
I’m honestly surprised it’s still a thing. I shouldn’t be, I know, stupidity and hate can be more enduring than any empire. Still, it’s just something I haven’t seen or thought about in a long, long time.
Sure, originally there was backlash back in the dawn of WoW. Gnomes? Really? They retconned these bloated headed ankle biters out of existence in WCIII! Why are we wasting an entire racial slot on them…? People didn’t want deformed nerd Hobbits - they wanted High Elves. Yes, even back then.
But… again, this is still well over a decade ago. This was a complaint to be had in the Bush era. How are we still hung up on this? …
I shouldn’t be surprised, yet still I am. There should be no novelty to be had in this, but apparently for some there is. Sometimes things and people both just suck.
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They’re a comic relief race in every single most annoying ways.
I very much enjoy gnomes.
An average sized gnome, if prepared properly, can feed a family of four for a week. They go well with gravy, or smoothered in BBQ sauce and grilled. I know one guy who liked his gnome deep fat fried. Gnome-kabobs are also an option.
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I’ve never personally experienced any hate (that I can recall) and I’ve been playing Gnomes since the beginning of WoW. Maybe one or two punt jokes in all that time and I don’t take it personal. Most players have been very nice to me. Perhaps I’ve had a unique experience?
I’m going to let you in on a little Gnome secret. We started the punt joke! It’s a free form or travel!
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they only thing we have to gnome punting lol
Randy Newman sums it up pretty nicely…
In Classic I was running around SM on my 60 warrior, came across a team of mid 30’s Allies heading to the Monastery. I killed the gnome, and left the rest alive…to send a message.