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.
This data suggests there’s only 20 hexbear subscribers to unixporn (if I’m reading it right), but I’m guessing the influx comes from their members browsing All by ‘New Comments’. For me, the word ‘brigade’ invokes the idea of it being co-ordinated in some way, rather than that there’s a lot of them, and the subject matter is close to their hearts.
Anyway, the Community rules have been updated to dis-allow the term, so drama over I suppose.
This data suggests there’s only 20 hexbear subscribers to unixporn (if I’m reading it right), but I’m guessing the influx comes from their members browsing All by ‘New Comments’. For me, the word ‘brigade’ invokes the idea of it being co-ordinated in some way, rather than that there’s a lot of them, and the subject matter is close to their hearts.
Anyway, the Community rules have been updated to dis-allow the term, so drama over I suppose.