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.
There’s clearly a time and place to say fuck Hexbear, but them standing up for minority communities isn’t it.
You’re of the opinion that people didn’t know and so it’s okay. But it’s not, the second even one person explains, that’s when you say shit my bad. I used to use terms a lot which people deemed offensive and I stopped when I learned better. There’s places in America where they still think it’s normal to use the n-word in reference to black people and that’s never okay and never will be okay. We learn things and move forward.
Personally, if I have a choice over this issue, I’m standing with the anti-racists rather than the racists who are demanding the right to use a slur.
There’s clearly a time and place to say fuck Hexbear, but them standing up for minority communities isn’t it.
You’re of the opinion that people didn’t know and so it’s okay. But it’s not, the second even one person explains, that’s when you say shit my bad. I used to use terms a lot which people deemed offensive and I stopped when I learned better. There’s places in America where they still think it’s normal to use the n-word in reference to black people and that’s never okay and never will be okay. We learn things and move forward.
Personally, if I have a choice over this issue, I’m standing with the anti-racists rather than the racists who are demanding the right to use a slur.