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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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[–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"It's not common knowledge that this term has racist origins, but it does and we should stop using it" == "Y'all racist"

yes thanks

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

Yes, clearly, that is the cool an levelheaded contributions hexbear brought to this thread. Absolutely no gaslighting here.

[–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

idk man I'm just reading OP and the only thing called "racist" is the word itself

[–] DrRatso@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I never had a single problem with OP itself, the sauce is in the comments.