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If you care so much about etymology, at least refer to a resource that isn't biased:

"GIMP" is merely an unfortunate consequence of the editor being named "GNU Image Manipulation Editor". GIMP is the obvious acronym.

Your source agrees with my source: gimp is a word used to refer to a person with a disability.

However, you claim that it originated as a "slur", without any evidence to support that.