Jules was asked about the petition on the forum, and his response is pictured below. You  can also check it out directly, here: https://www.gearslutz.com/board/gear-free-zone-shoot-the-breeze/1339233-lol-so-whats-whole-change-gs-petition-thing.html

He does not believe that slut is a derogatory word for women. Unfortunately, ‘slut’ is a word that is defined, when you look it up on google, as “a woman who has many sexual partners.” It is a word that has been used to degrade women for a long time. 

There has been a lot of backlash about asking for this simple name change, and a lot of name calling, but thanks for supporting! Not sure what will come of this but at the very least it seems to have sparked a discussion about sexism in the workplace, particularly in the live sound field. 

Thank you! 

UPDATE: This original thread regarding the petition was deleted from the Gearslutz website, so the link no longer works. Wonder why they deleted it?