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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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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

TIL the origin of the word.

But I am confused. Anyone offended for using the word?

When repos changed to main from master, I got problems.

People are hypersensitive over these words now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'm Asian American. I'm offended by this word. In my experience, it has always been a racist perjorative every time it's been used.

Like you mentioned in your other comment, you don't have the American racial experiences with how this is used to understand why this hurts me, so I'd like to clarify that it does.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No Asians are.

This is more about power and control than racism.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

One of the top-rated replies so far is an Asian who expresses they are offended, so that can't be right.

What power and control does this even give someone?