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The 'gun-toting bro' situation doesn't exactly seem to be about the name 'NIPS' per se. It might just be a sexist (in general) dude feeling insecure and annoyed by what he might think is a charade. It could have happened over any other acronym.
And as expected we have the apologists who refuse to see the giant problem right in front of them. Oh no it is not about the name..the incident happened over name change.
People's overreaction to a discussion is neither an argument for or against a cause.
Painting people who disagree with your argument as "apologists" doesn't help anything. I say this as somebody who actually AGREES that NIPS should probably change its name.
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