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It is unarguable that there will be people who have that immediate association. I stand as an existence proof for that. It is also unarguable that not everyone has that association - you are proof of that.

How many have the association? A few? A lot? From the fact that I did, my inclination is to suspect that it is not uncommon. Perhaps I'm wrong.

Will the name be a barrier to success? Possibly, possibly not. But it is important to know that some people will have that association. Perhaps you think that using the name anyways is a worthwhile public service. Perhaps you think that anything that causes people to get curious is good. Perhaps you think it is not the image you want.

The authors of the tool should take it however they want to. It is their product, not mine. But they should at least KNOW that, for better or for worse, there are people out there who will have the reaction that I did.



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