nasi_goreng comments on GIMP is gearing up for a massive upgrade

[–] nasi_goreng@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago (3 children)

English is diverse language and each regional English have their own offensive world that have different meaning in different English speaking area.

Maybe you should meet more Indian English speaker and Singaporean English speaker. Heck, Australian English invent various offensive word.

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[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (2 children)

Yes but we don't use them in professional contexts.

There is no Dickheadsoft, no Drongo Ware. We haven't call any software C.U.N.T.

GIMP means the same thing here and it's just as unprofessional.

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[–] nasi_goreng@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 months ago* (1 child)

My point is that due to British colonialization, English is now a diverse language that have diverse new word and regional meaning.

GIMP in English Asia doesn't have bad connotation. Not in Singaporean English, not in Indian English.

Making one standard of English is just reeks language colonialism.

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[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago

No it's just regular PR.

We avoid 4 in products due to negative connotations in Asia, even though it means nothing here.

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