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minus-squareunderscores@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·3 days agoIt was a term for modded crappy japanese motorcycles and cars, that derived from a slur for asian people.
minus-squareTerraRoot@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up15·3 days agoI think the important bit people miss here is “was”, language changes, it was an insult, now it just means adding shiny stuff to your desktop.
minus-squareJumuta@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoI think the modern usage also has the nuance of fragility and temporality. You wouldn’t call a polished and extremely stable customisation a ‘rice’, you’d probably call it a theme
minus-squarezarkanian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 days agoI’m all for using “theme” as a replacement.
minus-squareJumuta@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·12 hours agoI just said ‘theme’ has different connotations?
minus-squareTerraRoot@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoHow about “farkle” to take another term from the motoring world?
minus-squareunderscores@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 days agoPlenty of people still know or use the other meanings, and it’s still based on common stereotypes. Reclaiming slurs only really works when it’s done by the targeted group, and when the word is being used with positive connotations.
minus-squarezarkanian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoIt isn’t cool if it’s offending people, though. And clearly it is.
It was a term for modded crappy japanese motorcycles and cars, that derived from a slur for asian people.
I think the important bit people miss here is “was”, language changes, it was an insult, now it just means adding shiny stuff to your desktop.
I think the modern usage also has the nuance of fragility and temporality.
You wouldn’t call a polished and extremely stable customisation a ‘rice’, you’d probably call it a theme
I’m all for using “theme” as a replacement.
I just said ‘theme’ has different connotations?
How about “farkle” to take another term from the motoring world?
Plenty of people still know or use the other meanings, and it’s still based on common stereotypes. Reclaiming slurs only really works when it’s done by the targeted group, and when the word is being used with positive connotations.
It isn’t cool if it’s offending people, though. And clearly it is.