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We are taking Confederate statues out of public areas in most places and we have made some Nazis materials illegal because they are offensive to some people and belong to an era that is best to be left behind, but amazingly some people still want to keep the Daddy name even though it might be politically incorrect and offensive to a lot of people.

Before the over 700 GoDaddy employees who are active members here go on the offensive I would like to ask them how long they think they can keep up with this double standard and what better time to think of a new name for one of the leading companies in the domain Industry to change its name to than right now that we are at the start of a whole new era of empowering people as domain and website owners.

So as a community of domaining and branding experts what do you all think is the best name for Godaddy to switch to.

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Again I have nothing against the word Daddy or Mommy being used in the proper context at home, it's when you add the word Go which is supposed to be a motivational and a call to action word to the word Daddy which then leaves a big portion of the population out when it comes to empowering all the people through owning domain names and websites.

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Just for kicks.

define:daddy - the oldest, best, or biggest example of something.

They changed up the name a bit. It went from Go Daddy to GoDaddy, one word.

A daddy can have both female and male children.

https://www.mamma.com/

But seriously, the name has nothing to do with empowering people from owning domain names and websites. Nothing. How about with your next post, link to an actual woman having an issue with the name. I can't recall that ever coming up from years of reading this forum and domain blogs. And you're completely disregarding everything else mentioned and just focused on the name and nothing else.
 
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It could be interpreted "God Addy" (Addy meaning address). The exact same letters and a great reinterpretation for an existing brand.

Or is this a whole different kettle of fish? (No offence to any non aquatic life out there) :bag:
 
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Theres nothing offensive about the term, it shouldn't be held to only being used in the home. It should be used outside of the home with no prejudice.


So if the word "Go" is a call to action, what's wrong with the innocence of the word "Daddy"?


There are many businesses named after female names, should those be changed? Are those fair?

It shouldn't be that hard to understand what I am trying to say here,

The word Daddy although might be okay in certain context but in the case of GoDaddy it needs to be changed with something that is more inclusive that represents the idea of empowerment through owning domain names and websites for All People.

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It could be interpreted "God Addy" (Addy meaning address). The exact same letters and a great reinterpretation for an existing brand.

Or is this a whole different kettle of fish? (No offence to any non aquatic life out there) :bag:

Yeah, I kind of joked about that before:

This thread spiked my curiosity. Lord wanting somebody to start a registrar, as if registrars and Christian sites didn't exist already. So I tried the term christian news, first 2 pages of Google. Here a registrar, there a registrar, 0 on Epik but:

cbn.com - GoDaddy.com, LLC
christianitytoday.com - GoDaddy.com, LLC
worthynews.com - GoDaddy.com, LLC
newsforchristians.com - GoDaddy.com, LLC
jpost.com - Network Solutions, LLC

The lord has spoken. If you love the lord as he loves you, GoDaddy is home. God is down with GoDaddy. It was there right in front of your eyes all this time:

GoDaddy.

addy means address

GoDaddy is god's address

I'm not sure how it went from the Lord wanting a registrar, then the next sentence talking about some hate site in Gab but we've been over all that already. So that really doesn't make any sense to me.
 
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What about moving the conversation from sexism to racism. I am about to order take out from Mama Rita's Mexican Restaurant. Is it fair to call a restaurant that serves Mexican food as being unfair? Oh, my, it's also named Mama Ritas....Is there offense with identifying with any thing that separates our race, sex, age, etc.?
 
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It shouldn't be that hard to understand what I am trying to say here,

The word Daddy although might be okay in certain context but in the case of GoDaddy it needs to be changed with something that is more inclusive that represents the idea of empowerment through owning domain names and websites for all people.

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It doesn't need to be changed, it works fine. Maybe your thinking is what needs changing. Who made you the spokesmen for all people? As a man, you know that women are offended or disadvantaged by this, based on what?

https://www.rewindandcapture.com/why-is-it-called-godaddy/
 
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Yeah, I kind of joked about that before:
Sorry I didn't see that before, either it was my interpretation or I read it and it entered my subconscious.

Either way, I think it could really solve the (albeit non-existent) problem.
 
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Bingo! We should celebrate and honor the differences. We should not make one more inferior.

Spot on! To add some (personal) context, I've kinda been the stay at home dad for a couple of years, running my business outside the office hours and at night giving my wife the opportunity to persuade her calling as a teacher and to take on another study while taking care of our kid.

Honestly, when she (my daughter) has to be put to bed she literally says go go go! Daddy! (But in Dutch, I may add ) What else could you wish for as a dad?

Yet, whenever she wakes up from a nap or after a stroll, walking the dog, she's asking about mommy.

Women are a perculiar species :) they're strong and we can learn from each other and respect our differences.

So no, I don't take offense to the GoDaddy brand :)
 
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It shouldn't be that hard to understand what I am trying to say here,

The word Daddy although might be okay in certain context but in the case of GoDaddy it needs to be changed with something that is more inclusive that represents the idea of empowerment through owning domain names and websites for All People.

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1. It's not your company
2. Nothing you can do about it
3. Why waste so much time ???
 
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What about moving the conversation from sexism to racism. I am about to order take out from Mama Rita's Mexican Restaurant. Is it fair to call a restaurant that serves Mexican food as being unfair? Oh, my, it's also named Mama Ritas....Is there offense with identifying with any thing that separates our race, sex, age, etc.?

Well racism probably needs its own thread,

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How is GoDaddy empowering only to some, specifically? You have the attention of many here. Please provide a thorough and thoughtful response. If you do so sufficiently, and effectively, you will achieve what you set out to achieve with this thread. You've received some pushback. Now is your opportunity to explain why you are right and we are not. Or, I'll speak for myself only. I think you're wrong. GoDaddy is not an offensive name. Please explain why it is, in detail.
 
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Actually, those are two separate things. Someone can be empowered by taking offense by something. So, let's just stick to the empowerment issue and leave the "offensive" part out. How is GD not empowering to some?
 
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It's disappointing that the Mods whom I am very sure are monitoring this thread every second are allowing personal attacks and off topic posts and references to continue.

I guess we can never have a professional discussion on NsmePros.

PS: Oldtimer is a personal name that I have the right to choose as my username and it refers to wisdom and experience.

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your disappointment should now vanish
as the cleaning is done

all that is left is your wisdom
and experience

and free speech has won again

and really GoDaddy is a strange name
I want them to change, too

I have avoided them for so long
and now I know why

deep within myself
I knew it was the name that always annoyed me

thank you for finally exposing it to daylight
 
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How is GoDaddy empowering only to some, specifically? You have the attention of many here. Please provide a thorough and thoughtful response. If you do so sufficiently, and effectively, you will achieve what you set out to achieve with this thread. You've received some pushback. Now is your opportunity to explain why you are right and we are not. Or, I'll speak for myself only. I think you're wrong. GoDaddy is not an offensive name. Please explain why it is, in detail.

Haven't you read any of my posts, I am not going to keep repeating myself over and over.

For the last time:

The word Daddy might be okay in certain context same as with the word Mommy, but when you combine it with the word Go which is supposed to be a motivational and call to action word then it leaves a big portion of the population out when it comes to empowering people through owning domain names and websites. It needs to be changed to something like this (just using this as an example):

GoPeople

So that it will be inclusive of all who are meant to be empowered in this new era through digital presence and representation.

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So, GD only speaks to men who are fathers, you mean?
 
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So, GD only speaks to men who are fathers, you mean?

It doesn't matter whom you personally think it speaks to, all I know is that it's not inclusive and it doesn't speak to All the People who are supposed to be empowered through owning domain names and websites.

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It doesn't matter whom you personally think it speaks to, all I know is that it's not inclusive and it doesn't speak to All the People who are supposed to be empowered through owning domain names and websites.

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You cant have it both ways. If it dosent matter who we think it speaks to thrn it dosent matter who you think it dosent speak too as well. Any other way would be a double standard.
 
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You cant have it both ways. If it dosent matter who we think it speaks to thrn it dosent matter who you think it dosent speak too as well. Any other way would be a double standard.

So why leave any doubts, change to a name that we know for sure is inclusive of all people when it comes to this new era of empowerment.

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Have you ever thought that Godaddy may sue you (for publicity) because you humiliate their name?
 
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So why leave any doubts, change to a name that we know for sure is inclusive of all people when it comes to this new era of empowerment.

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I have no doubts. It seems only you do. And I highly doubt that will convince them to change their name.
 
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Anyways lets get back to the original topic of this thread,

Does anyone have any positive and constructive suggestions as to what a suitable name would be for GoDaddy to switch to that would be politically correct and inclusive of all people when it comes to this new era of empowerment.
 
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Anyways lets get back to the original topic of this thread,

Does anyone have any positive and constructive suggestions as to what a suitable name would be for GoDaddy to switch to that would be politically correct and inclusive of all people when it comes to this new era of empowerment.
GoDaddy. Its politically correct and non offensive. Stick with that.
 
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It doesn't matter whom you personally think it speaks to, all I know is that it's not inclusive and it doesn't speak to All the People who are supposed to be empowered through owning domain names and websites.

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I'm not proposing you comment on who I believe GD speaks to. What is relevant here is who you think it speaks.to. Your claim is that it doesn't speak to everyone, so my question is, among everyone, who do you think it speaks to? ...and who doesn't it speak to, if you'd care to clarify.
 
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Here I am again, mixing up my words. Specifically, who does the brand empower, and who does it not empower? This is what you will first need to explain if you are to convince anyone here that the problem you propose needs to be solved even exists.
 
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