• Shady_Shiroe@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

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

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        9 months 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.