Re: Proposal: DNS change irc.gnome.org becomes A record and irc.gimpnet.org starts getting phased out.

[meg ford <meg387 gmail com>]

Hi Bastien,

On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 10:51 AM, Bastien Nocera <hadess hadess net> wrote:

On Fri, 2013-05-10 at 16:47 +0100, Richard Hughes wrote:

> On 10 May 2013 15:55, Bastien Nocera <hadess hadess net> wrote:
> > I've never heard the word "gimp" used as a slur against handicapped
> > people
>

> If it helps, I've never heard the word used this way either. However,
> my understanding of the common use of the word isn't any better
> (warning; possibly NSFW):
>
> https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=gimp+mask&tbm=isch

I think a majority of people on this list will be familiar with Pulp
Fiction ;)

And I wasn't arguing that "GIMP" is a nice name, it's just that I don't
understand the reasoning enunciated in the original e-mail. Saying "I
don't want GNOME to be associated with SM leather bound dudes" is better
than (possibly) creating connections that don't exist between 2 words.

That isn't the common meaning of the word, though. SM players use it specifically because it's offensive. Which is fine in their context (let's not debate it, at least, TMI), where it is understood that it is not real life and is never directed at someone who is not consenting. The general meaning of the term irl is a slur. 

Meg

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