@GoodNewsGreyShoes@mastodon.art
Post #1990392
2026-03-13 16:56 UTC
@only_ohm @dallo @Khrys
Still blows me away that *thirty years* of pushback hasn't been enough to convince the community maintaining GIMP that naming their software after a common ableist slur - for no good reason - was a bad idea that severely hampers its growth, engagement, & accessibility, not only back then, but even now & ever onward.😮💨
I hate that the discomfort of admitting they were wrong matters more than the pain their choice caus[ed/es].😞
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@only_ohm@mas.to 2026-03-13 18:30
@GoodNewsGreyShoes @dallo @Khrys Must confess I wasn't aware of the term as an ableist slur - I thought the list compilers were just bashful about its BDSM meaning.
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@bluetea@ioc.exchange 2026-03-14 15:37
@GoodNewsGreyShoes @only_ohm @dallo @Khrys agreed. Neither common interpretation of the GIMP name belongs in a professional context; I generally recommend Krita. The gimp project need to take a look at themselves. It's ridiculous.