The GIMP name controversy, explained
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GIMP was named after a character in Pulp Fiction. More than 20 years later, the name remains controversial and could be holding back the project.
  • Liz@midwest.socialEnglish
    14·
    6 months ago

    A gimp is any of the following:

    1. A cripple
    2. A particular kind of BDSM role
    3. Twisted silk, worsted, or cotton with cord or wire running through it, used chiefly as upholstery trimming.
    4. (in lacemaking) coarser thread which forms the outline of the design in some techniques.
    5. fishing line made of silk bound with wire.

    The last three I got from the internet.

    • Mint@lemmy.one
      12·
      6 months ago

      Gimp is a slur for people with physical disabilities in the UK at least

      • ultratiem@lemmy.ca
        3·
        6 months ago

        Same in Canada and the US. If someone calls you a gimp, it’s a derogatory term that belittles your physical abilities.

      • Liz@midwest.socialEnglish
        3·
        6 months ago

        It’s kinda a slur in the US in the sense that people claim it’s a slur, but I’ve never heard anyone actually use it that way.

      • reka@beehaw.org
        2·
        6 months ago

        “Eww, like the coarser thread which forms the outline of the design in some lacemaking techniques!? That is just a bit gross don’t you think?”