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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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[โ€“] SaltyIceteaMaker@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

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

[โ€“] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I first heard the term "ricer" from some Asian kids I knew in high school so I've never really considered it racist. But then... The N word is also mostly used by black guys (in my experience; don't run into too many super racist non-black people who use it) and it is racist so... ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ

[โ€“] Eggscellent@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I think the racists connotation came first, but I also heard it explained as an acronym - "Race Inspired Cosmetic Enhancement"

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[โ€“] PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

It's not a pejorative toward asian men at all. Not everyone is as racist as you.

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