While that may be the case, it is merely one usage of the word. "Git" on the other hand has a singularly offensive meaning, but that hasn't done much to derail the success of the tool.
We brought up our concerns about it in development, but they resisted. Their product displaced the skin disease search results in a matter of weeks after launch.
My point being: names are just names, but they can make or break through connotations depending on how well delivery is executed.