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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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[–] eskimofry@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (10 children)

My Opinion is this:

  1. Racist/Able-ist words were once normal words. Gay used to mean "Happy" (this applies for other words probably, but I am not able to recall at the moment)
  2. Many people had no idea that ricing was a racist slang. They wanted to use it to describe a cool new thing that's inclusive.
  3. Would you agree that a word whose racist meaning is forgotten and it now referring to something inclusive and cool is a good thing in general?
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[–] kaizervonmaanen@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It is not racist and have nothing to do with asian men. But white men who riced asian cars.

[–] rog@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

I thought it was Racing Inspired Cosmetic Enhancement, that is putting shitty race decals and spoilers onto some piece of shit car. Its probably a reverse acronym though to fit the unital racist term.

Unlike calling an Asian car a rice burner, which is just straright perjorative.

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[–] SaltyIceteaMaker@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

This is the same shit as with r/animemes and the word trap back on reddit.

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

Maybe a pretty popular food should not be used as a racist slang. You barking up the wrong tree bud

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[–] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago

I just realized that "racer" with an Australian accent is "ricer" with an American accent. That makes it sound less mean.

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