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.

  • Sasuke [comrade/them]
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    1 year ago

    sicko-biker NEW POSTER REPORTING FOR DUTY!

    do you ''different-opinion-havers'' also take shifts whenever there's a racist term to defend?

      • silent_water [she/her]
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        1 year ago

        because it's racist. learn to take mild criticism and adjust behavior. it's not hard and it's a basic part of living with other people.