Gearslutz

Freebird

Are changing their name to Gearspace.

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DefaultM

Why? Most the members are men. Having male sluts is very progressive and breaks stereotypes.

Roland

@sniperschool ;

skunkwerx

So womens who are not sluts have became offended because a website features the word ‘slutz’?

Jesus, Joseph and doggy style Mary. 

WiresDreamDisasters

gearcuntz

Freebird

I would feel incredibly insulted if somebody called me a spacer ...

Spacer: A person who is prone to casual daydreaming, devil-may-care carelessness and forgetfulness. For most purposes, the word is synonymous with stoner.

WiresDreamDisasters

Freebird said:

I would feel incredibly insulted if somebody called me a spacer ...

Spacer: A person who is prone to casual daydreaming, devil-may-care carelessness and forgetfulness. For most purposes, the word is synonymous with stoner.

Fits perfectly!

NorthernStomps

Good

Springywheel

There was actually a campaign for the name change...backed by 5000 dickheads people

Winny_Pooh

I fear future "show us your spacey setup" or "spaciest mic under $1000" threads are inviting the wrong kind of nerds... modular synth nerds....

PolarityMan

Meh..a bit stupid but dont care.

digitalscream

LOL.

Because nothing improves the world quite like a massive distraction a few hundred people can argue over while making zero change to any problems experienced by people who live in reality.

Springywheel

Shame on 'gearspace' for caving into the pressure. 

Stuckfast

I don't understand why anyone would be sentimentally attached to a name that was always crass and off-putting. Mind you Gearspace is just boring.

hollywoodrox

Pussywhipped space more like 

Grumpyrocker

I wonder why there are few female members here. I can't quite put my finger on it. 

Gassage

Errr.....I actually find this very sexist- gays often refer to each other as sluts, sometimes as a badge of honour, sometimes in jest, sometimes during play.

I simply don't understand how the word can become genderised and find that pretty discriminatory. 

(PS this might be mock outrage...)

WiresDreamDisasters

Freebird

Stuckfast said:

I don't understand why anyone would be sentimentally attached to a name that was always crass and off-putting. Mind you Gearspace is just boring.

GibSON is next. 

horse

I suppose it's possible that they have commercial ambitions and felt that the name might now be detrimental to that?

Maybe this place could rebrand as fretslutz if it makes a few outraged souls feel better?

WiresDreamDisasters

horse said:

I suppose it's possible that they have commercial ambitions and felt that the name might now be detrimental to that?

Maybe this place could rebrand as fretslutz if it makes a few outraged souls feel better?

That would involve people around here being more excited by gear than tandem bikes and ventolin!!