Comment by lynndotpy

> And to enforce tolerance, indeed it may be needed to view those who fail at this as childish.

No, it's not necessary to denigrate other people under the belief you can police others by proxy.

"Is this derogatory or offensive?" is a basic localization question that is constantly asked in many languages. Yes, including Arabic.

I generally agree about the evils of linguistic imperialism. But I'm describing the world I live in, not the one I want to create.

But that's beside the point. "Linguistic imperialism" is the wrong lens to use here to defend the name. GIMP is not a sordophone, it's the opposite.

GIMP was named by American-born English speakers with the intent to have an edgy name. GIMP was chosen in reference to the full-body sex garment, because they were college kids and that's funny when you're 23.

The intent was offense. It worked well. It's no surprise that GIMP is only well-adopted where the word doesn't carry its offensive meaning.