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minus-squaresem@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down4·4 days agoUnfortunately GNU Image Manipulation Program, when shortened to its 4-letter acronym and common name, is also a slur against people with disabilities. The developers didn’t name it after the slur on purpose, but they also refuse to change it for some reason :/
minus-squareSubArcticTundra@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 days agoI always thought it was named after the character from Sex
minus-squaresem@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoIs that a movie called Sex? Pretty sure the developers didn’t know about that either
minus-squareSubArcticTundra@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoYes, a whole franchise actually. Very popular online. Many of the films star the Gimp
minus-squareGrass@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 days agoShould have at least been GNUIMP. Maybe people would have used it.
minus-squaresem@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoWhy not just GIP Gnu Image Program? Manipulation is honestly kind of a given.
minus-squareGrass@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoyeah that’s way cleaner. Student me would have used it just to not be using photoshop or ms paint
minus-squareMalfeasant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoBecause it’s not commonly used that way. If we avoided anything that had at some time been used as a slur, we’d only have about 3 names to pick from. (Of course I exaggerate, but it’s better than saying “it would retard growth”, isn’t it?)
minus-squaresem@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoMaybe people don’t say it around you. I’ve heard it, especially as a verb.
Unfortunately GNU Image Manipulation Program, when shortened to its 4-letter acronym and common name, is also a slur against people with disabilities.
The developers didn’t name it after the slur on purpose, but they also refuse to change it for some reason :/
I always thought it was named after the character from Sex
Is that a movie called Sex? Pretty sure the developers didn’t know about that either
Yes, a whole franchise actually. Very popular online. Many of the films star the Gimp
Can you link the IMDb? ;)
Should have at least been GNUIMP. Maybe people would have used it.
Why not just GIP Gnu Image Program? Manipulation is honestly kind of a given.
yeah that’s way cleaner. Student me would have used it just to not be using photoshop or ms paint
Because it’s not commonly used that way. If we avoided anything that had at some time been used as a slur, we’d only have about 3 names to pick from. (Of course I exaggerate, but it’s better than saying “it would retard growth”, isn’t it?)
Maybe people don’t say it around you. I’ve heard it, especially as a verb.