https://discourse.gnome.org/t/anime-girl-on-gnome-gitlab/27689 this entire thread is giving me an aneurysm

Anthropy

why are some people like this? imagine being upset at a neko girl, who by the way can be removed if you just financially support the project to begin with, or with ublock if you're really that salty of a person

this reeks of unwitted bigotry and xenophobic intolerance tbh, maybe they're the ones who need to be removed :v

Phillip :usa_distress:

@anthropy “Please don’t change the image. I want to see an anime girl when I access Gnome Gitlab.
My girlfriend also wants me to see her.”

This. This right here

The Orange Theme

@anthropy Half of the comments on "Hacker" "News" threads about Anubis are the same. I assume it's either some sort of repressed feelings or unregulated anger because all of those techbros work for slop companies. Amazing what sets off those precious, sensitive babies.

Personally, I think kitty ears are delightful. :3

func_doggoλt_rotating :vp:

@anthropy the anime girl is bad but the foot fetish can stay /s

Kohrokho

@anthropy@mastodon.derg.nz I just think it's really, uh, tone deaf.

"Oh, a person made my software? I have to think about them for a few seconds because they put a PNG on my screen? Ew!! Get them away!"

mage_of_dragons

@anthropy > Also: if you’re intimidated or put off by a drawing that appears, on average, for less than 5 seconds, I strongly recommend you turn off your computer and go outside for a while.

Most important excerpt from this entire thread.

Evelyn Estelle

@anthropy

My girlfriend is gonna be mighty upset is she thinks I’m into that kinda thing.

They have their priorities wrong. And the girlfriend too.

The correct answer is buying fake ears, not being upset.

Robots can be gay deal with it

@anthropy
"My girlfriend is gonna be mighty upset is she thinks I’m into that kinda thing."

This man both has no girlfriend, and has a belief that women are irrational so he will never have a girlfriend.

King_of_Ooo

@anthropy The best argument I heard against it was that it could (theoretical) be used to DDOS the server with GET requests for the image. Idk if that is reasonably possible.

The1goit

@anthropy the anime girl tells me that the software was made by humans.

Anthropy

honestly thinking more about it, the person sounds kinda young maybe, like early teens? that would explain a lot about it, teen angst and pretense, not exactly understanding the world but wanting to participate and have opinions and all that. I hope they're not too shaken by the angy replies

Refalm

@anthropy they're offering a version with no anime catgirls and uwu messages for just 50 dollars a month

Anthropy

@refalm yea exactly, that's what I meant with "can be removed if you just financially support the project to begin with"

Refalm

@anthropy I always hated this dumb kind of "professional". So anime gurl is unprofessional, but screwing your customers is considered professional because it's "just business" said by people in suits.