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GIMP - Interview with Liam Quin
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"It was then renamed to the General Image Manipulation Program, and then to the GNU Image Manipulation Program. They referenced a character from the movie “Pulp Fiction” which was trendy at the time."
From the FAQ on the GIMP website someone else posted. It was a reference to bdsm or specifically the Pulp Fiction character.
Is that similar to, “When I say the N word, I’m not being disrespectful. I’m quoting an Ice Cube song which was popular at the time.”