Objectively you are right. A name doesn’t mean anything.
But it’s 2026 - it’s delusional to still view human beings as rational creatures who make decisions or judgments on an objective, logical basis.
If there were an Android app that cured cancer, 20% of patients would still die waiting for an iOS port. The reality is that getting people to accept something en masse means tailoring it to their philistine, banal, pedestrian expectations.
No, I got your point. I’m rejecting the comparison because paedophilia isn’t a kink and comparing it to one is harmful.
If you renamed Blender to PUSSYLICKER BOOBINATOR 9000, I’d still use it. It’s a good piece of software for the price of nothing. Before you ask; I’m turbo gay. I’m one of those gays who get turned off by tits.
I do use GIMP from time to time. It’s rare for me to need it. The name doesn’t bother me.
Well, Blender if you work with 3D or using Bforartists (compatible Blender fork with improved and optimized UI), maybe along with MakeHuman (also FOSS) if you use it for games to create NPCs.
You named it GIMP. It’s a joke to YOU, too.
A lot of free software has silly names, it’s part of the 80s/90s nerdy computing culture
Google too 🙃
Aww, I remember that. Back when it was fun.
There’s a difference between naming something silly and naming something after a well known fetish
Oh noes! A word!
Objectively you are right. A name doesn’t mean anything.
But it’s 2026 - it’s delusional to still view human beings as rational creatures who make decisions or judgments on an objective, logical basis.
If there were an Android app that cured cancer, 20% of patients would still die waiting for an iOS port. The reality is that getting people to accept something en masse means tailoring it to their philistine, banal, pedestrian expectations.
So you’d use a software called “Child Molester 9000” so long as it’s FOSS and kinda replaces Photoshop?
Paedophilia isn’t a fetish, it’s a psychiatric disorder.
Way to miss the point
No, I got your point. I’m rejecting the comparison because paedophilia isn’t a kink and comparing it to one is harmful.
If you renamed Blender to PUSSYLICKER BOOBINATOR 9000, I’d still use it. It’s a good piece of software for the price of nothing. Before you ask; I’m turbo gay. I’m one of those gays who get turned off by tits.
I do use GIMP from time to time. It’s rare for me to need it. The name doesn’t bother me.
Well, Blender if you work with 3D or using Bforartists (compatible Blender fork with improved and optimized UI), maybe along with MakeHuman (also FOSS) if you use it for games to create NPCs.