Re: [Gimp-docs] Pimp my GIMP

[Andrew Douglas Pitonyak <andrew pitonyak org>]

On 05/29/2012 05:18 AM, Roman Joost wrote:
> There is currently a proposal to change the heading of the 'Pimp my
> GIMP' section to something less controversal, as it may put off people
> with it's political incorrectness ("pimp").
>
> I know that GIMP as well already gets people into arguments, but I think
> changing it to "Improve my GIMP" or something similar will simply
> increase the acceptance of the manual and lower the possibility for
> people feeling offended.
>
> Any objections?
I am surprised. At least in the USA, the usage of "Pimp My" is in pretty 
common usage to mean "make something overtly / excessively fancy / 
gaudy". This is so widely used, that it had never occurred to me that 
someone might find it offensive. So...... I asked my wife, who said "I 
don't like the phrase", and my six year old said "what is a pimp?" I 
told her it was a mean horrible criminal who usually dresses very fancy 
to stand out.

No objections...

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Andrew Pitonyak
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