Based on readily-available information, it may take some lengthy expounding and evidence sharing to demonstrate conclusively that the ICSA is a hate group. So let’s ignore that at this time.

The author of the software does blatantly make derogatory and slanderous statements against a major religious group directly on his web site where he makes the software available.

In fact, the word “Xenu” was chosen for the name of the software specifically because it is upsetting and hateful to Scientologists (he says so right on his web site). It is used against them as a slur.

To religious people, this is the equivalent of the KKK developing a software and naming it “N word.” You wouldn’t want to promote that on the BlueFur site, right? Nor would you promote software written by an author who overtly publishes slanderous statements on his web site claiming Judaism is a dangerous pseudo-religious cult that should be abolished. Whether or not you agree with the author’s opinions is beside the point. It’s just not a good business practice to associate yourself with it.

So I’m not necessarily saying that you should take the link down — I don’t believe in censorship — but I do think it would be a bad decision to associate BlueFur with individuals and organizations that have a negative agenda. It’s a bad business practice to do so. And I like BlueFur hosting and don’t want to see you unwittingly make a bad PR move. I’m a proud BlueFurian and wouldn’t want to see the brand tarnished by something silly like this.

I take offense to this whole discussion, who really cares if a software creator thinks Scientologists are nuts? The truth is that the download is a direct download and no one would have had a clue about the creators opinions had you not gone snooping and looking for dirt.

Do you do this with everything you ever use? I am going to guess that you would live in a cave without any possessions if that were the case and I can guarantee that you would not be using a computer or for that matter the internet, haven’t you heard? They are evil and Bill Gates actually IS the Devil..

If Microsoft came up with a patently offensive name for a product, I might notice it as well.

I wouldn’t “sell” products through my own business (even for free) if I knew the product or its creator was blatantly forwarding some negative agenda (especially if they went so far as to name the product after a hateful slur). Maybe in the corporate world there are people who separate business from ethics, but in the small business world we and our customers have consciences that make a difference not only socially, but also business-wise.

Last I checked, BlueFur was a community of users, not a sterile ethic-less corporation. So why should we promote things that can be hateful and hurtful to our community members? Just because you didn’t recognize the slur in the product name doesn’t mean that other users won’t.

That said, I’ve actually offered the above discussion about this software mainly from a business perspective, not a social one. It doesn’t make business sense to promote a product with a questionable background.

I’m sorry if you take offense to the issue.