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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 :/

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Grass@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Should have at least been GNUIMP. Maybe people would have used it.

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- sem@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨34⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago
  Why not just GIP Gnu Image Program? Manipulation is honestly kind of a given.
  
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SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I always thought it was named after the character from Sex

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- sem@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Is that a movie called Sex? Pretty sure the developers didn’t know about that either
  
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  - SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Yes, a whole franchise actually. Very popular online. Many of the films star the Gimp
    
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    sem@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨33⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago
    Can you link the IMDb? ;)
    
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Malfeasant@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
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?)

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- sem@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨35⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago
  Maybe people don’t say it around you. I’ve heard it, especially as a verb.
  
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