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I thought rice was an acronym that stood for Race Inspired Car Enhancment. I can see how it might have ~~had~~ racist orgins but wouldn't the racists win if we accept the word to have a different meaning?
No, racists don't "win" if we retire the word. In fact, this thread actually revealed a lot of racist attitudes/users. This actually helps weed out racists rather than embolden them.
There's no winners or losers, just a conflict with the group identity where a clear decision has to be made.
This word already had that racist meaning from the beginning of it's use. Just because you were ignorant of it doesn't make that untrue. And as part of the targeted minority, I will only be offended if you decide to try to force the use of this word on me. You don't have the right to dismiss the pain that racist terms cause to me and decide to rehabilitate them by your pleasure.