It’s a joke: gimp as derogatory slang [0] should not be used, so you use... Photoshop.

[0] https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/gimp

Ok so before today I thought the issue was gimp masks and such.

Is this not the same as 'cripple'

If I call you a cripple, that's an insult, if I call some software crippled, that's acceptable?

The first definition I got btw was "A limp".

Saying some software is crippled (adjective) is fine as you're using the word as its meant to be used (perhaps someone intentionally removed some critical capability). If you, for some reason, referred to some software as a "cripple" (noun), some people might find that offensive as you're using a deragotory term for someone with a physical disability as a way to express something as being undesirable or bad.

I don't know if you're a native English speaker or not, but one letter in this instance can make a big difference. The context is subtle but very different.

Gimped is an adjective just like crippled, thus my comparison.

I am (literally) a native English speaker, gimp isnt used much in the UK, as I said, I associate it more with gimp masks, so I'm trying to work out if it's a legitimate grievance, or if it's someone being overly PC for humours sake.

Fair enough. In this case it seems like it was intended as a joke, but I could see somebody actually getting offended.

Also upon rereading my comment, I hope it didn't come across as condescending in any way, I didn't mean it to but it does line of read that way.

You could perhaps claim that perspective (gimp masks) as well, since they typically reduce motor range or flexibility.

To gimp something means to severely reduce it's functionality. The photoshopped part is a joke; it doesn't mean anything.

Using gimp as a verb can also be a sly reference to Pulp Fiction: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bring%20out%...

You've got it backwards. "Gimp" is also a BDSM term, which is what it's used for in Pulp Fiction.