Why did they have to call it "flickr" ?

I've been meaning to write this question online for years, and surprisingly nobody really ever dares to mention it. Obviously I do; Apart from the missing "e" of what should be called flicker, which looks like a really stupid mistake (artsy wanna-be trendy) or something, couldn't these asshats have checked the meaning of the word internationally before making it so big? Here's my wake-up call for the flickr team: Flickr sounds exactly like flikker, which is rather negative Dutch slang for gay, homosexual. You know, like: faggot, queer, fruit, fudge-packer, flower boy, pansy. What a tremendously foolish choice, you idiots! Honestly, flickr looks like a great service, except for the rosey-blue-white theme I don't understand at all, I'd rather have images hosted with a dark grey, dark brown,…

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