Ok, now the name is actually weird.
Comment on The problem with GIMP
Liz@midwest.social 4 weeks agoA gimp is any of the following:
- A cripple
- A particular kind of BDSM role
- Twisted silk, worsted, or cotton with cord or wire running through it, used chiefly as upholstery trimming.
- (in lacemaking) coarser thread which forms the outline of the design in some techniques.
- fishing line made of silk bound with wire.
The last three I got from the internet.
Martineski@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
reka@beehaw.org 4 weeks ago
“Eww, like the coarser thread which forms the outline of the design in some lacemaking techniques!? That is just a bit gross don’t you think?”
Mint@lemmy.one 4 weeks ago
Gimp is a slur for people with physical disabilities in the UK at least
Liz@midwest.social 4 weeks ago
It’s kinda a slur in the US in the sense that people claim it’s a slur, but I’ve never heard anyone actually use it that way.
ultratiem@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
Same in Canada and the US. If someone calls you a gimp, it’s a derogatory term that belittles your physical abilities.