• baines@lemmy.cafe
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    26 days ago

    and yet even the non religious find it in bad taste

    calling your company Jesus in a small southern town would get you dirty looks at best

    still surprised palantir has not caused a law suit

    hell calling anything Mohhamed would start violence in many places

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      26 days ago

      People should stop getting so offended over a simple name. I’ve seen lots of “Jesus” in USA small business names. Especially in the Southwest, haha.

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        25 days ago

        how about we just dont use random names from other cultures, completely separate from their actual meaning

        i mean its not that big a deal to me but it is kinda lazy

        again the palantir example would be rage baiting though

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          25 days ago

          Well, I agree that they shouldn’t use this name. That’s not even a mermaid right? I have no problem with them using a Hawaiian mermaid name for a markdown mermaid app.

          I don’t agree with the name usage. Mustang is a Horse, isn’t should t be used outside of the equestrian scene? What about the white gods, I bet you’re fine using those.

          Pick your favorite:

          Nike, Hermes, Apollo, Zeus, Athena, Ares, Artemis, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Atlas, Titan, Triton, Eros, Helios, Hyperion, Pegasus, Pandora, Dionysus, Aphrodite, Hercules, Mercury, Achilles, Morpheus, Nemesis, Iris, Selene, Demeter, Prometheus, Kronos, Gaia, Pan, Echo, Nyx, Orion, Phoenix, Ajax, Argus, Olympus, Perseus, Medusa

          There’s an Orion web browser…. I’ll bet you’ve got some words for them.

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            25 days ago

            no it is a goddess as opposed to a mythical creature

            closer to the greek gods yea but far as i know no one practices that religion, regardless those are pretty lazy names as well