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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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[–] LinuxSBC@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's a good point. What do you use instead?

[–] inasaba@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Polished," "tweaked," or if we want to reclaim a term from the crafters, "bedazzled."

[–] eskimofry@lemmy.ml -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, it has to work as a adjective, verb and a noun. (Check out my rice, Look how riced my setup looks, How do I rice my Linux Mint Cinnamon desktop the same way as this other rice?, etc)

[–] Blamemeta@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Probably mayo or some shit like that.

[–] Kuori@hexbear.net 12 points 1 year ago

oh look, it's a whiny little cracker! that puts your racism elsewhere in the thread in context