• @Shady_Shiroe@lemmy.world
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      11 year ago

      It is from car terminology, Race Inspired Cosmetic Enhancemen, or RICEing, basically means customizing your setup to perfectly fit you.

        • Montagge
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          21 year ago

          It was indeed. It was used to disparage Asians modifying their cars and then anyone modifying an Asian car. Because haha Asians eat rice so funny.

          Apparently a bunch of the Linux community thought this was a good term to adopt for reasons I don’t understand. The mental gymnastics I see trying to make this not racist is tiring.

          • Possibly linux
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            01 year ago

            Its not racist if your not using it in a racist context. I didn’t even know it was “racist” until today