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Hey, we should all really stop using racist slang to refer to customozation (hexbear.net)
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Meta post I've decided to make. I enjoyed the unixporn subreddit a lot when I used reddit more. I enjoy customizing my linux de as much as the next nerd.

But you definitely shouldn't use racist slang to refer to the process.

To be clear, I didn't know the origin of the term 'ricing' until fairly recently. I was chattimg with my friend and used it to describe my de setup. They informed me that apparently it's from car customization, and is a pejorative against generally asian men who customize their car to look like a racecar.

After learning this I was sad to realize just how engrained it is in linux de customization culture. I personally have stopped using the term, and I would ask everyone here stop as well.

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[–] unix_joe@lemmy.sdf.org 103 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It's a stupid term that is based on an antiquated mindset where Asian people are not creative and cannot invent anything of substance; we are only able to poorly imitate what the West develops. It needs to die.

Also, I've been using and customizing the X Window-based desktop for 25 years and I'm not sure that the term "ricing" was ever used anywhere before Reddit and even then only within the past decade or so. Let it die with that culture.

[–] xXthrowawayXx@hexbear.net 43 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’m with you especially on that last part. My most insane privately racist lug-mate called it modding or customization. Even in the windows shell hacking scene no one described it like that.

I do like using “tuning” though, fond memories of import tuner magazine and my dearly departed first car and first computer.

[–] Grownbravy@hexbear.net 16 points 1 year ago

If you cant put a set of rays on your pc can you even call it done? 😤

[–] roguetrick@kbin.social 15 points 1 year ago

Now they need to just find an Asian person saying it's not a big deal so they can dismiss your comment.

[–] El_Rocha@lm.put.tf 0 points 1 year ago

It's a stupid term that is based on an antiquated mindset where Asian people are not creative and cannot invent anything of substance; we are only able to poorly imitate what the West develops. It needs to die.

The term at least since the 90s means to modify stuff to your heart's content and literally creating something new, unique and personal.

Idk where you went to get that "can't invent anything of substance" thing, but you might want to check your internalized racism.