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Indeed, your post has no meaning either way.

You can be coy all you want, software named BIGFATCOCK isn't going to be used in K12 setting or government/corporate environments in English-speaking countries, and neither is GIMP.

To get things out of the way: BIGFATCOCK does not mean anything offensive in languages other than English, and there's nothing wrong with big, fat cocks.

It's just a bad name for e.g. spreadsheet software, as the established meaning of the name has nothing to do with the functionality of the software.

Same with GIMP. You can stick fingers in your ears and scream "la la la" all day long, and wonder why GIMP isn't picking up steam like Blender did for the next 20 years — your call.

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Blender ? You mean, the kitchen stuff ? We are a serious corporation, there is no place for such toys here.

But you know, the real question is : how the hell would you know such slang

I do not care

>But you know, the real question is : how the hell would you know such slang

You people thinking that kink shaming is a great way to popularize a graphics editor named after the said kink will never cease to amaze me.

The answer is: I googled "gimp", and things other than the graphics editor came up. Curious, huh?

>I do not care

Oh, but you do. If you didn't, you wouldn't be here, typing nonsense.

"I do not care" is wonderful phrase that adds nothing to the discussion 100% of the time, because the set of people interested in what you, personally, do not care about is as empty as the informational content of your comment.

I do not care how you got BDSM in google's front page, while myself, typing "gimp", has: gimp.org, apps.microsoft.com, wikipedia.org etc

I had to go to page 9 (!!) to get something unrelated with the software: "noun verb (used without object) to limp; walk in a halting manner: a sprain that made her gimp for weeks."

Terrible indeed.

>I do not care how you got BDSM in google's front page

Google, helpfully, explained to me:

"People also ask"

"What is a GIMP?" Meaning of gimp in English

"an unpleasant or stupid person: I can't stand that gimp. US informal offensive. a person with a physical disability, especially one that affects someone's legs. GIMP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

What does the slang word "gimp" mean?

In any of its meanings, deeply insulting, unpleasant, or otherwise, (a stupid person, a person with a physical disability, a sadomasochistic sexual partner, a trimming, a fishing-line), spelt ...

See: https://imgur.com/a/aOXz7D2

>Terrible indeed.

Terrible reading comprehension, I presume?

Try putting "gimp" into image search (in a fresh browser / private window, to avoid seeing personalized search results).

Also, try looking it up in a dictionary.

One needs to be an incredible gimp to not get the point by now. Have your development been gimped in childhood?

(I hope you won't find this offensive just because I called you a gimp, since you see nothing negative about the word otherwise)

Between blenders and BDSM gear, guess which one is usually OK to discuss at a workplace, and which one creates a potential for a hostile work environment or sexual harassment.

Compare and contrast:

-"Hey Lauren, check out this new blender I got yesterday!"

-"Hey Lauren, check out this new gimp suit I got yesterday!"

Or:

-"Hey Mary, the facilities put a new blender in the kitchen area, I just tried it, and really enjoyed it! Give it a go, I know you're into that kind of stuff."

-"Hey Mary, the facilities put a new gimp suit in the kitchen area, I just tried it, and really enjoyed it! Give it a go, I know you're into that kind of stuff."

There's a bit of a difference, see.

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