[Metalgate] Women offended by guitar pedal toneprint named "Pussy Melter" get it taken down and push sexism narrative on Reverb.com

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Some background:

TC Electronic are a music gear manufacturer known for having a sense of humor. They frequently have guitarists come in to create "toneprints" (downloadable presets) for their guitar pedals. They allow the players to choose any name they like for their preset. Satchel is a member of Steel Panther, a band that parodies 80's hair metal style sex, drugs, and rock and roll. They have many female fans and anyone with two brain cells to rub together understands that it's parody. Probably the most beloved female journalist in the guitar scene Rebecca Dirks even dressed up as him at one point However, on Instagram another female guitarist took offense to the toneprint name "Pussy Melter" and wrote a long post about how her day was ruined by sexism. A major gear trading website called Reverb that I frequent picked up the story and is now pushing the narrative that sexist bros are keeping women out of music. TC Electronic has removed the toneprint from their website.