It’s a debate that has intensified over the last year or so and following on from the noble choice of GearSpace to leave behind their Benny Hill mentality, Muff Wiggler has finally decided that maybe there’s a better way to be. But for privately owned things that welcome the public or individuals like enthusiast websites, grocery stores, event facilities, restaurants, hotels, airlines, personal vehicles, homes, etc, I feel you have only two choices, either accept things as they are and follow the owner’s rules. :-/įor places that are public and paid for by the public through taxes, like government websites, government buildings, city parks, highways, public transit, etc I think the tax paying people should speak up and seek change through legal methods if there is something that seems offensive or wasteful etc. I’ll never understand why people just don’t leave if they are uncomfortable? If you didn’t like the old name, why not leave and join a group of like minded people? And if you don’t like the new name, why not leave and join a group of like minded people? But people say “it’s the best site, I just don’t like the name, and it’s unfair to me to have to either put up with the name or use a “lesser” site”. You put so much effort into distancing yourself from Trumptards I have only now realized you are forced to do so precisely because in reality, nothing distinguishes you from the MAGA crowd. Unless, of course, you hate on ‘the other side’, or you focus on one specific company run by one specific individual. Yeah, sure: no hate is allowed in this utopia of positivity, and nothing can be criticized. The same people who casually label any dissenter as ‘self-appointed arbiters of good taste’, ‘negatives’, ‘grouchers’, ‘incels’, ‘KKK/MAGA haters’ etc., are completely free to throw around ad hominem attacks (such as ‘maggot’) and categorically dismiss anybody else’s opinion they happen to dislike – and do so with absolutely zero consequences – on the same board that’s become infamous for censuring the slightest personal attack when it comes from people they perceive as ‘not-their-side’. Maybe this is about business.Ĭompletely regardless of the question at hand… I absolutely adore this display of unbridled hypocrisy by all the glorious progressive warriors here. Maybe this isn’t about you and your god-given right to have things never ever change. Two companies made decisions that would ultimately increase sales (and if they’re particularly cynical, profiting off the inevitable outrage)Īnd then you’ve got GearSlutz who - sensing a theme here? - voluntarily change their name…and the predictable shit-losing commences but just like the previous examples it’ll ultimately be good for business. Potato Head’s mustache be ripped from his plastic face. No one banned the Seuss books, no Woke Army broke down the doors of Hasbro demanding Mr. Sounds like it’s good for business.Īnd then you’ve got Hasbro who voluntarily change the name Potato Head…and conservatives lose their shit and buy up a bunch of them, and in the long run broadens their sales base. Seuss voluntarily removes a few of it’s least popular and most cringy books, causing conservatives to lose their shit in the short run and buy a bunch of their products, and in the long run broadens their sales base. The changes are expected to be completed by mid-April 2021. Gearspace says that “Our aim is for the new name to be more inclusive and better suited to professional environments and the audio education world.” Site owners announced plans in January to change the name, in response to a petition. It’s blocked at work – the fact that the name incorporates ‘slut’ means that it’s blocked by many company’s proxy servers/firewalls – so you can’t check out the site at work.It’s sexist – the inclusion of ‘slut’ in the name is offensive and exclusionary and.It’s unprofessional – the site has grown from being a gear forum to being one of the world’s most important resources for musicians, so many think that they name should evolve along with the site.The site, which describes itself as ‘The No.1 Website For Pro Audio’, has come under criticism for years for its name.Ĭommon complaints about the ‘Gearslutz’ name include: Popular online gear forum Gearslutz has announced that it is rebranding as ‘Gearspace’, after more than 18 years.
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