"A virtual joystick for touch capable interfaces."
Tune out the Twitter peasants. The name is perfect.
Ask HN: I made a JavaScript library called NippleJS and people are getting angry
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Re: Ask HN: I made a JavaScript library called NippleJS and people are getting angry
#22Here's an article of a developer who went through something similar: http://findingscience.com/ruby/2014/11/17/why-im-renaming-a-...
The bit that stands out to me is an e-mail he received from a female engineer:
> While the idealist in me would love to aim for a world where sex was treated more equally and openly, the unfortunate reality of tech is that it has been a haven for misogynistic men and the environment is heavily male dominated. While in an ideal world the name SexMachine would be something that both genders could joke about, the reality is that the tech community is not ready or capable of that today.
Re: Ask HN: I made a JavaScript library called NippleJS and people are getting angry
#23Baby bottles have nipples.
Also, those little nuts in a bicycle wheel rim that hold the spokes in place and apply tension to them? They are called spoke nipples.
This numbnut that is harassing you will have a heart attack if he ever brings a bike with a broken spoke into a shop.
Some sort of short connector in plumbing is called a nipple, also.
Re: Ask HN: I made a JavaScript library called NippleJS and people are getting angry
#24And the customary xkcd:
(nsfw language)
Re: Ask HN: I made a JavaScript library called NippleJS and people are getting angry
#25It did take an unfortunate turn.
Good luck with the library, whatever you decide.
In a curiously pertinent piece of timing, you are not the only one rejecting calls to rename:
https://mobile.twitter.com/hardmaru/status/10548722327222231...
Re: Ask HN: I made a JavaScript library called NippleJS and people are getting angry
#26Yeah just ignore. His initial tweet ('precious white dudes...') is borderline racist even. Reading the github issue, you handled things well even if others didn't, regardless of the merits of renaming the library or not.
Not sure how colour/race and gender come into the issue at all.
The fact that he's bought them into the argument to emphasise his point shows his point has little merit.
Re: Ask HN: I made a JavaScript library called NippleJS and people are getting angry
#27Here's an article of a developer who went through something similar: http://findingscience.com/ruby/2014/11/17/why-im-renaming-a-... The bit that stands out to me is an e-mail he received from a female engineer: > While the idealist in me would love to aim for a world where sex was treated more equally and openly, the unfortunate reality of tech is that it has been a haven for misogynistic men and the environment is…
From the comments on that thread:
> RapeLiberalSluts • 4 years ago
> For your own mental health, stop believing this nonsense about misogyny. Your peers are brainwashing you.
That's even 4 years ago when it wasn't quite as popular to be so edgy/hateful outside of certain communities.
Re: Ask HN: I made a JavaScript library called NippleJS and people are getting angry
#28Let the people who are complaining maintain a rebranded fork, then we'll see if they really care or not.
Re: Ask HN: I made a JavaScript library called NippleJS and people are getting angry
#29Here's an article of a developer who went through something similar: http://findingscience.com/ruby/2014/11/17/why-im-renaming-a-... The bit that stands out to me is an e-mail he received from a female engineer: > While the idealist in me would love to aim for a world where sex was treated more equally and openly, the unfortunate reality of tech is that it has been a haven for misogynistic men and the environment is…
From the comments on that thread: > RapeLiberalSluts • 4 years ago > For your own mental health, stop believing this nonsense about misogyny. Your peers are brainwashing you. That's even 4 years ago when it wasn't quite as popular to be so edgy/hateful outside of certain communities.
Edgy?
Re: Ask HN: I made a JavaScript library called NippleJS and people are getting angry
#30> https://twitter.com/lazerwalker/status/1054768005249462272
One of the tweets in response to this one:
> Thanks for doing this. It is especially tone deaf at this moment in time when trans rights are under direct attack in the US for a group of cis men to feel entitled in how they talk about other bodies.
What the hell does this have to do with trans people? "entitled in how they talk about other bodies"? What?
It's a nipple. Men have nipples. Women have nipples. Everyone has nipples. My cat has nipples. This has nothing to do with trans people.
At worst, the name is unprofessional, but definitely not worth changing.