There is no trademark or other intellectual property claim to the word or concept of "Pirate".
"Pirate", as it's universally understood, outside of a movement that, pardon me saying, is relatively obscure even in the countries that recognize the party, has nothing to do with politics. In the USA and worldwide, amongst 98%+ of the population, the term Pirate is more of a theatrical/historical concept that is widely appealing.
"Booty Coin" with its sexual connotations would severely limit the potential market.
I strongly advise keeping PirateCoin as it is and removing any connection to the political party. That's my vote.
Start Booty Coin if you want, they can complement each other.
But PirateCoin can stand alone, without any connection to anything other than the "Ahoy, Matey!" image that it conjures up to the vast majority of people on the planet.
Exactly, changing the name to bootycoin basically makes it a new coin with new intentions. When I think of pirate, I think of arrgh, ahoy there mateys! Never heard of pirate party until it appeared in this thread. Guarantee 99+% of people think of ships, beards, parrots, cannons, rum, treasure, etc when they hear the word pirate. When I started the pool for this coin, I wasn't thinking about fat bouncing asses. Keep it about pirates please. On a side note, I do enjoy fat bouncing asses.