On Friday 28 May 2021 11:55:17 S. via gimp-user-list wrote: > I first heard this name other than the software in the movie Pulp > Fiction, and didn't even know what the hell it meant. Grow a pair, > don't be so sensitive, else they might change it to WIMP
That almost makes sense since the mascots name is Wilber. Wilbers Improved Manipulator Program? Nah, never happen. Too much common sense. ;o) > > On Friday, May 28, 2021, 11:50:56 AM EDT, Michael Richards via > gimp-user-list <gimp-user-list@gnome.org> wrote: > > Dear Gnome and Gnu Image Manipulation Program community, > > I formally request that the GIMP name be changed on the basis that it > violates the GNOME Code of Conduct. > > I make this request, not to cause trouble but to stand up against > unintentional - but no less harmful - discrimination. > > I want to be able to this software but I don’t feel morally able to > because of the name. > > I know this is under the FAQ - and that perhaps makes it even more of > a worthy conversation to revisit... because if you’re talking > frequently asked then these concerns are not just mine. > > I am a person with multiple disabilities. I, and others like me, face > many barriers, structural violence, and overt discrimination. All this > together creates great suffering for many. > > The response I read in FAQ about changing this software’s name is not > sufficient. > > https://www.gimp.org/docs/userfaq.html#i-dont-like-the-name-gimp-will- >you-change-it > > I don’t think that this is intentional but it comes out of ignorance > and doesn’t reflect what I see as the spirit of the FOSS community. > > It essentially says, ‘we came up with a name we knew (or came to know) > was offensive 20+ years ago and we refuse to change or evolve.’ > Moreover, it is typical of the attitude towards people with > disabilities as a marginalized group - it says, ‘Your pain and > suffering are not important. Our branding is more important.’ > > This is in violation of the Gnome.org Code of Conduct. > https://wiki.gnome.org/Foundation/CodeOfConduct > > Sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist language or otherwise > exclusionary language. This includes deliberately referring to someone > by a gender that they do not identify with, and/or questioning the > legitimacy of an individual's gender identity. If you're unsure if a > word is derogatory, don't use it. This also includes repeated subtle > and/or indirect discrimination. Think of how quickly this software’s > name would change if the name was a derogatory term for another > marginalized group. Terms I will not use even for example because they > are generally considered so offensive. The name of this software is > just as offensive. > > So, in the spirit of inclusion and doing no harm - I formally request > that the name be changed. It’s 2021, the world is hurting, we need to > work together. > > I am not asking this because I don’t want to support this software and > the community that uses it and develops it. I requesting this because > I want to support it. > > Sincerely, > > Michael Richards, BSc, (he/him) > Victoria BC, Canada > _______________________________________________ > gimp-user-list mailing list > List address: gimp-user-list@gnome.org > List membership: > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: > https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list > _______________________________________________ > Hangout mailing list > hang...@nylxs.com > http://lists.mrbrklyn.com/mailman/listinfo/hangout > > _______________________________________________ > gimp-user-list mailing list > List address: gimp-user-list@gnome.org > List membership: > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: > https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. - Louis D. Brandeis Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list List address: gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
