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 @techpengu @georgebaily @GIMP Notice the order. The most common meaning is listed first. I have a lot of respect for the project and the program, but the name is not the best. I suggested GNU IMP as it then still expands to GNU Image Manipulation Program. There are other possibilities. @not2b @georgebaily @GIMP The order is still biased on region, right? English these days becomes such a global language to the point each region makes it own rules and meaning. In English Asia, Singaporean English, or Malaysian English, gimp as a slur is simply irrelevant. Forcing American or British English as the default is racist. @techpengu @not2b @georgebaily @GIMP Forget the order, NONE of the definitions have anything relevant to the program. Also please watch the film Pulp Fiction, it was a major release in the 90s with viewers across the globe, and anyone who has seen it has a horrible horrible character brought to mind by this name. @techpengu maksudnya si George, Joe itu sama aja kaya pakai kata "lonte" terus itu dijadiin nama aplikasi 😂. Banyak native english-speaker gak suka nama "GIMP" karena itu emang culturally gak enak didengar dan bermakna negatif. Kalau kamu mikir "artiin suatu kata dalam english = rasis" itu gak benar. Rasis darimana? Toh kalau misalkan ada app buatan bule yang pakai nama "kont*l", kamu sebagai orang indo mungkin gak bakalan suka karena bagimu culturally itu bermakna jelek. |
@not2b @georgebaily @GIMP But a word can have different meaning right?
Even the dictionary listed four different meaning.
As long not being used for a context of insulting, that should be okay, right?
As an Indonesian, I don't get your mindset. People in SEAsia can simply accept that an exact word can have bad meaning while others interprete it neutral or even positive, mitigating any unnecessary cultural clash.
I guess that's typical weird Western mindset of cultural purity ┐(￣ヘ￣)┌
@not2b @georgebaily @GIMP But a word can have different meaning right?
Even the dictionary listed four different meaning.
As long not being used for a context of insulting, that should be okay, right?
As an Indonesian, I don't get your mindset. People in SEAsia can simply accept that an exact word can have bad meaning while others interprete it neutral or even positive, mitigating any unnecessary cultural clash.