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Yes, it is a derogatory term from car modification. Taking away the context doesn't make it any less racist.
How doesn't it? I would argue most people who use the term 'rice' aren't even aware of its origins.
I defenitely didn't until this thread, and I've been following the custom desktop scene for a few years now.
I just assumed some weird relation to playing with your food by drawing pictures in your rice with chopsticks.
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Pink cars with massive spoilers and 200db exhausts shouldn't feel threatened with arrests every time they forget to signal, they should have the same opportunity to use the roads everyone uses withouth getting honked by honda civics