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By that logic they should rename GNOME too. There's no problem with the name other than with people looking for cultural issues that don't exist to bang on abo

By that logic they should rename GNOME too. There's no problem with the name other than with people looking for cultural issues that don't exist to bang on about and fill their "do good" bank.

echelon 2y ago
Gnome isn't even in the same ballpark. We have gnomes in fantasy and hold them in high esteem. Gimp is a term used to mock people that can't walk. It's not a medical term, it's strictly a pejorative like the n-word. Gimp is also a term for someone who gets pegged up the ass while wearing a rubber suit. Not a good brand.
- decremental 2y ago
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- ChocolateGod 2y ago
  > Gnome isn't even in the same ballpark. We have gnomes in fantasy and hold them in high esteem. I've heard Gnome used as an insult far more than Gimp.
- panza 2y ago
  And it's also the name of a venerable piece of software that stands for GNU Image Manipulation Program. This is just a ginned-up non-controversy that should have stayed in 2019.
  - mixmastamyk 2y ago
    ^1999
soerxpso 2y ago
I think the name concerns are legitimate just on the basis that it sounds awkward, regardless of whether it's offensive or not. An image editor named Gnome or Goblin, or even Midget (widely regarded to also be offensive), would be fine, because those make me think of cute little people. A 'gimp' is a weird guy in a leather suit or a guy with a messed up leg, and I don't really want to think about any of that when I open my image editor.
- panza 2y ago
  When I open up GIMP I think of the image manipulation program I'm opening. I think most people do.
- johnnyanmac 2y ago
  Tech isn't the best at naming thing but it hasn't really stopped much. A version control system is named after an insult in UK English. The tip tech companies are a fruit, a name thst sounds like clown sounds, and a rain forest (so, pretty horrible communication on what they do). The name of this site sounds like some kind of silk road at firs blush. There can be some absolutely dreadful, politically incorrect names, but I don't think any of GIMP's significant problems came from it's namesake.

By that logic they should rename GNOME too. There's no problem with the name other than with people looking for cultural issues that don't exist to bang on about and fill their "do good" bank.

echelon 2y ago

Gnome isn't even in the same ballpark. We have gnomes in fantasy and hold them in high esteem. Gimp is a term used to mock people that can't walk. It's not a medical term, it's strictly a pejorative like the n-word. Gimp is also a term for someone who gets pegged up the ass while wearing a rubber suit. Not a good brand.

decremental 2y ago
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ChocolateGod 2y ago
> Gnome isn't even in the same ballpark. We have gnomes in fantasy and hold them in high esteem. I've heard Gnome used as an insult far more than Gimp.
panza 2y ago
And it's also the name of a venerable piece of software that stands for GNU Image Manipulation Program. This is just a ginned-up non-controversy that should have stayed in 2019.
- mixmastamyk 2y ago
  ^1999

soerxpso 2y ago

I think the name concerns are legitimate just on the basis that it sounds awkward, regardless of whether it's offensive or not. An image editor named Gnome or Goblin, or even Midget (widely regarded to also be offensive), would be fine, because those make me think of cute little people. A 'gimp' is a weird guy in a leather suit or a guy with a messed up leg, and I don't really want to think about any of that when I open my image editor.

panza 2y ago
When I open up GIMP I think of the image manipulation program I'm opening. I think most people do.
johnnyanmac 2y ago
Tech isn't the best at naming thing but it hasn't really stopped much. A version control system is named after an insult in UK English. The tip tech companies are a fruit, a name thst sounds like clown sounds, and a rain forest (so, pretty horrible communication on what they do). The name of this site sounds like some kind of silk road at firs blush. There can be some absolutely dreadful, politically incorrect names, but I don't think any of GIMP's significant problems came from it's namesake.