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.

  • NormalC [he/him, comrade/them]English
    17•1 year ago

    “Imma show those western imperialists that I’m not a crybaby and continue to use their racist slang they invented/popularized for people like me in this tiny niche community.”

    Really beat the racists here by co-opting their dogwhistle. It doesn’t matter though, the mods of this comm made their decision and have stopped using the word “rice” with their new comm-wide rule. If you have a problem with it you should take it up to them instead, if not, you can always quietly leave and go back to Reddit.