I originally started a website to point the finger at poorly parked cars. It was one of those 10 minute ideas that I just decided to go ahead with. I decided on a name quickly without really thinking about it at all.
After some tweets pouring in, I decided to dig deeper into the definition of the word mong.
Web Definition: a mixture, a crowd (e.g. mongcorn means maslin)^[1]; A mongrel dog^[2]; Shortened version of Mongoloid, a person with Down’s syndrome; ‘mong is an aphetic for among^[1]
After reading the definition, I’m not going to lie, my heart sank a little bit. It’s extremely disrespectful and against all my morals to use such a crass word for the website. I should have done my homework better.
I’ve removed the site now and hopefully to anyone this has effected, I’m truly sorry. It was never intended this way.
It takes someone with heart and intelligence to hold their hand up sometimes. You mightn’t even realise how powerful your action just there is, but you can take it from me that it matters. Thanks for the leading example.
I think one of your co-workers has a more generic domain that would achieve the same purpose (and it’s not me!)